Sports

Almost a decade after the team disbanded and the league closed down, professional indoor football has returned to the Quad Cities. Tuesday, one day after practice began, the Quad City Steamwheelers held a ceremonial ribbon cutting to open their new office in downtown Moline. 

A local company played a key role in creating a traveling exhibit for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  That exhibit will open at the Putnam Museum in Davenport this weekend, just in time for the Super Bowl. 

 Tim Wren, and a team from Silver Oaks Communications, put together the multi-media exhibit called "Gridiron Glory."

Davenport will once again be the finish line for one of the biggest bicycle rides in the world.

Once again, Davenport might be the last stop on a long trip through Iowa.  The Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa, also known as RAGBRAI, will announce the route this weekend.  

Augustana College has selected a new head coach for the men's track team.  Jake Shaver, who graduated from the college in 2006, will replace Paul Olsen, who is retiring this spring.

Shaver has worked as an assistant coach for women's and men's track and cross country at Illinois State University since 2014.  He has also been head coach for both sports at the Fontbonne University in St. Louis and at Millikin University in Decatur. 

St. Ambrose University is introducing a program to accommodate a growing trend in sports. The university in Davenport recently announced the addition of e-sports to its varsity line-up.

Tickets for the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball tournament go on sale Saturday. The tournament will be held March 8th through the 11th at the TaxSlayer Center in Moline.

After five years on the job, Bob McNamara is no longer the president and general manager of the Quad City Mallards. Tuesday a press release from the team said he and the team "have parted ways."

Hockey returns to the Quad Cities this weekend. The Mallards will begin their 21st season overall, and 4th in the ECHL, with home games against Toledo and Tulsa.