By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — National Golden Gloves champion and former world-ranked boxer Angel Martinez is set to...
Rock River Current Get our newsletter CHERRY VALLEY — The Illinois High School Association’s girls bowling state finals will be hosted in the Rockford...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Football players from Northern Illinois University took over a nonprofit’s home construction site...
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Northern Illinois University football coaches will have their eyes on Rockford athletes during...
By Matt Hall B103 Get our newsletter Brothers Anthony Markanich and Nick Markanich of the Northern Illinois University men’s soccer team have been selected...
This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed, limited edition bobblehead featuring Rockford, Illinois native, former Illinois State standout and current Jacksonville...
Just two weeks after being named the Chicago Bears High School All Star, Harlem quarterback James Cooper Jr. has broken the NIC-10’s passing record....
Friday’s Games: Belvidere (0-3) vs Belvidere North (0-3) 6pm kickoff Guilford (2-1) vs Freeport (2-1) 6pm kickoff Jefferson (0-2) vs East (2-1) 7pm kickoff...
Congratulations to all the talented athletes who were named to the NIC-10 (Northern Illinois Conference) all-conference teams! MVPs and coaches were named as well....
NIU women’s basketball rides a five-game winning streak into this weekend’s make-up series with Kent State at the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies defeated...
After a slow start, the IceHogs decided to make some moves. They have released goaltender Scott Darling from his Professional Tryout Agreement. The former...
What Super Bowl champion will host ‘Jeopardy!’? The answer…”Who is Aaron Rodgers?” On Tuesday, January 12th, the Green Bay Packers Quarterback announced that he...
Former Blackhawks and IceHogs netminder, Corey Crawford is hanging up his skates. After 13 seasons and two Stanley Cup Championships with the Chicago Blackhawks,...
The NIC-10 boys and girls high school basketball season has been indefinitely postponed. They made the announcement on Thursday. Student safety in the face...
It sounds like rumors flying around that Chicagoland Speedway was being torn down are not true. The rumors started right after NASCAR announced that...
The Chicago Blackhawks acquired defenseman Calvin de Haan and forward Aleksi Saarela from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for goaltender Anton Forsberg and defenseman...
The NFL on Thursday announced the league’s competition committee unanimously recommended the rule for instant replay of pass interference for this season only, after...
The inaugural Chicagoland Summer Showcase high school boys basketball tournament tips off this weekend with plenty to top teams from around the country as...
The Jefferson football program has a new coach. Jacob Arnold, who served as JV coach from 2014-2016 and as assistant offensive coordinator last fall,...
Senior Gabe DeBenedetto, who helped lead Boylan to an undefeated NIC-10 title in boys volleyball, was named Most Valuable Player by the conference coaches...
Senior Tyler Statler, the area’s most dominating pitcher, was named the NIC-10’s Most Valuable Player after leading Hononegah to a 17-1 conference title. He...
It’s late May. That means the Rock Valley College softball team is priming for another national championship. Darin Monroe, in his eight season with...
Rockford University junior Zack Jones, a Harlem gradutate, was named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year, highlighting Rockford’s two all-conference selections....
This week’s winner of the Sportsfan 1330 Student/Athlete of the Week Award, brought to you by Forest City Dental, is Hononegah senior Hannah Haefner....
Former Rockford Lutheran standout basketball player Stephanie Raymond is among the athletes who will be inducted in the the Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall...
The Chicago Blackhawks named Derek King head coach of the Rockford IceHogs. In addition, Anders Sörensen received a multi-year contract extension to remain an...
Magic Johnson abruptly stepped down as the organization’s president of basketball operations on Tuesday night, less than two hours before the Lakers’ regular-season finale...
Led by De’Andre Hunter, the Virginia Cavaliers turned themselves into national champions Monday night, defeating Texas Tech for an 85-77 overtime win to take...
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has announced his retirement. The three-time Super Bowl champion — whose 79 receiving touchdowns ranks third all-time...
Gabe Kalscheur scored 24 points to lead 10th-seeded Minnesota to an 86-76 victory over seventh-seeded Louisville on Thursday in the first round of the...
According to multiple sources, the Los Angeles Angels are finalizing a 12-year, $430 million contract extension with MVP centerfielder Mike Trout. The deal would...
Major League Baseball and the league’s Players’ Association have announced some notable changes for the 2019 & 2020 seasons. According to an official release,...
Jon Jones defended his light heavyweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Anthony Smith at UFC 235 on Saturday night, overcoming a two-point...
Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry has been fined $25,000 for his comments regarding New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis. Davis had requested to be traded...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke at a press conference on Wednesday, discussing the possibility of expanding instant replay to allow it for penalties like...
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has been suspended for nine months and fined $500,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his role in...
On Monday, Major League Baseball announced a partnership with the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) to create a year-long schedule of events aimed at honoring...
Free-agent catcher Yasmani Grandal agreed to a one-year, $18.25 million deal with the Milwaukee Brewers, joining the reigning National League Central champions on a...
The Houston Rockets have traded point guard Michael Carter-Williams to the Chicago Bulls for a future conditional second-round pick and cash considerations. The Bulls...
The WWE announced Wednesday that longtime World Wrestling Entertainment personality Gene Okerlund has died at the age of 76. WWE did not specify the...
Major League Baseball, the players’ association and the Cuban Baseball Federation have all reached an agreement that will allow players from Cuba to sign...
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford was diagnosed with another concussion on Sunday. Crawford, 34, was forced to exit Sunday’s game against the San Jose...
The Chicago White Sox have acquired veteran right-hander Ivan Nova from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league pitcher Yordi Rosario and international bonus pool...
Major League Baseball has become the newest U.S. sports league to partner with a gaming operator on Tuesday. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced a...
On Monday, the Chicago Bulls announced that Denzel Valentine is suffering from ongoing ankle instability and will undergo surgery that will keep him out for four...
This week, Prep Spotlight shines on Lutheran senior linebacker Christian Bonacquisti, who sits third in the nation in total tackles after leading the nation...
UFC fighters Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor are being suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission for a brawl that occurred after their lightweight title...
For the third consecutive year, the Los Angeles Dodgers will return to the National League Championship Series after defeating the Atlanta Braves 6-2 in...
The Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 Tuesday in a wild game that kicked off the Major League Baseball postseason. Colorado’s Tony Wolters’...
BrookeLyn Messenger is having another great season as an outside hitter for defending NIC-10 champion Belvedere North. And she hopes to keep her volleyball...
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy told reporters that the team continues to collect information about quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ knee injury, and have made...
This week’s Prep Spotlight shines on Rockford Christian senior soccer player Max Cincinnati. Max has been a scoring machine for the Royal Lions, with...
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will become the highest paid player in NFL history, after agreeing a four-year contract extension reported to be...
Major league baseball will return to Monterrey, Mexico, for six games in 2019, starting with spring training games between Colorado and Arizona in March....
Kurt Busch claimed his sixth-career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win at the Bristol Motor Speedway short track on Saturday night. His triumph at the Bass Pro...
Conor McGregor pleaded guilty on Thursday to disorderly conduct and will perform five days of community service to resolve charges stemming from a backstage...