Jumer’s has rolled the dice for the last time on its old name and has officially drawn a new moniker — Bally’s Quad-Cities Casino. The casino announced the following on its Facebook page: Our name has changed and we are officially part of the Bally’s Corporation family! We would like to present to you Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel, formerly known as Jumer’s Casino & Hotel. Welcome to the Ballyverse…we can’t wait for all the exciting things to come! #BallysQuadCities #jumpintothethrill #welcometotheballyverse  Read More

Rookie goaltender Bailey MacBurnie has signed a training camp contract with the Quad City Storm. MacBurnie completed his collegiate career at UMass-Boston in the 2019-2020 season where he performed as a four-year starter and logged a 2.38 GAA and .916 SV%. MacBurnie was signed to a training camp contract by the Storm last season before the cancellation.  Read More

The oldest rivalry in Illinois High School sports is coming together to fight hunger. This Friday, September 17th at Browning Field, Moline High School Football hosts Rock Island Rocks Football and the students of Moline High School and Rock Island High School are competing off the field for the student hunger drive. All fans that bring canned food to the game will get in free, it’s 3 cans for students and 5 cans for adults. Moline fans give their cans to Moline Student Hunger Drive and Rock Island fans give theirs to Rocky Student Hunger Drive as they compete to see who can get more... Read More

In yet another example of innovative Quad-Cities artists getting creative due to Covid, St. Ambrose University will present a unique filmed theater project tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Galvin Fine Arts Center, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport. Previously released online in three individual episodes, Romeo and Juliet – A Web Series in Shadow will be screened in its entirety for the first time at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17, at Galvin on the SAU campus. Tickets are $8 and on sale to the public at the door and ShowTix4U. KALA, the public radio station at St. Ambrose, will rebroadcast the performance as... Read More

Riverside Park is set to host a major Midwest pickleball tournament this weekend, bringing in more than 200 players from several neighboring states and beyond. The Quad Cities Classic will kick off under the lights at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 with mens singles matches. Mens and women’s doubles will continue Saturday morning at 8 a.m. and the tournament will wrap up Sunday.  This is the third year for the tournament, which was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. It is being hosted by the Quad Cities Pickleball Club. Tournament director and club member Cindy Wiseman said Moline’s Riverside... Read More

On Wednesday September 15from 5:00 till 7:00PM there will be an open house for the Youth Shooting Sports Association at “King Plaza” 3654 Avenue of the Cities, Moline IL 61265 YSSA was formed in early 2013.  Applied and received a 501c3 non-profit, tax exempt charitable organization status.  YSSA offers an array shooting sports programs including:  Shotgun, Archery, Small-Bore and AIR Pistol, Rifle, and Outdoor Skills, to youth of the greater Quad Cities area. Participants range in age from 8 to 23, enrolled in school.  Our shooting sports programs help to build self-confidence while instilling... Read More

The Quad City Storm has signed forward Joe Widmar to a training camp contract. Widmar is a native of Northbrook, Illinois and played in six games with the Storm in the 2019-2020 season before departing to play in the French Professional League. During the cancelled 20-21 season Widmar rostered with Cracovia Krakow in the Polish elite league where he scored 11 points in 26 games.  Read More

Skubie Mageza, one of the brightest stars in the local broadcast journalism galaxy, is getting a chance to glow up at a much higher level — on the gold standard for national sports coverage, ESPN. According to a story on the website of Mageza’s local employer, KWQC-TV6, the on-air personality is joining ESPN as a digital sports host, doing sideline reporting for college football and other events nationwide. Mageza had been a sports anchor and reporter for TV6 for three years, and from the time of his arrival, was an engaging and fun on-air personality. Mageza started his new gig on... Read More

Forward Gregg Burmaster has signed a training camp contract with the Quad City Storm ahead of the 2021-2022 season. Burmaster, 26, spent last season with ECHL Tulsa.  In 65 games played he recorded 12 goals and 14 assists.  The Clinton, NY native returns to the QCA after the Storm acquired him from the Huntsville Havoc in the 19-20 season. In 11 games with the Storm he scored five goals and two assists.  Read More

The Quad City Storm have signed Nick Mangone. Mangone has signed a Quad City Storm training camp contract for the second straight offseason.  After the Storm’s season was cancelled last year Mangone joined FPHL Columbus and scored eight goals and three assists in 20 games.  In Columbus Mangone played with current Storm teammates Connor Fries.  Prior to his season in Columbus the 25-year-old played four seasons at Nichols College.  Read More