Sports
Local sports news from WVIK Quad Cities NPR.
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EconomyTournament Director Andrew Lehman says people came out in force throughout the week.
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Davenport is ready for the 30,000 RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) riders who will end their ride here later this month. The city is also prepared for the Quad-City Times Bix 7 Road Race.
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Iowa women's basketball star, Caitlin Clark, played in the John Deere Classic Pro-Am with fellow Iowa native, Zach Johnson. The pair played at TPC Deere Run in Silvis.
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Today, the tournament announced the two musicians will perform during an annual series called, "Concerts on the Course."
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EconomyDeere will be the title sponsor of the John Deere Classic through 2026.
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Hundreds of bicycle racers will crowd into the Village of East Davenport this weekend to compete in the 56th Kwik Star Criterium.
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CommunityAugustana College and the city of Rock Island are working together to build new tennis courts, for students and the community. Wednesday morning they broke ground at the corner of 38th Street and 11th Avenue, in Lincoln Park.
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That's according to Tournament Director Andrew Lehman who hopes more people will sign up to help during tournament week in July.
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Sports teams from Western Illinois University will move to a new conference, starting in the fall. Friday it announced that its Division 1 programs will become the newest members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
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You can't really tell by the weather, but spring has finally arrived. That's because the new baseball season starts Friday night for the Quad Cities River Bandits and the rest of the teams in the Midwest League.