Rock Island Post 200 began its defense of its Leo Brunner Invitational by splitting its two Friday games, rallying from a 4-3 loss to Galesburg to edge tournament host Moline 5-4. Galesburg also beat Milan 6-3 for a 2-0 start to tourney play, while East Moline won its lone Friday game by edging Milan 3-2.
Bettendorf swept Assumption 3-2 and 13-0 on Thursday night to remain a game back of league-leading Muscatine.
A recap of Thursday night's MAC softball and baseball action.
The Pleasant Valley baseball team repeated as Mississippi Athletic Conference champions by sweeping Central DeWitt Thursday evening, taking the first game 14-4 in six innings and prevailing 7-2 in the nightcap. Now 22-10, the Spartans finish MAC play at 17-1 and edged Assumption (26-6, 16-2) by a game for the title.
Kennise Johnson-Etienne, a 5-foot-7 guard from Plainfield, Ill., announced her verbal commitment to sign with the Hawkeyes on Thursday.
The addition of Seton Hall to the Iowa nonconference men’s basketball schedule for the 2022-23 season as part of the Gavitt Games adds to the number of tests the Hawkeyes will face.
Meetings in the past have been limited, but Iowa, Illinois welcome new Big Ten rivals.
The decision by the Los Angeles schools — two of the NCAA’s most decorated athletic programs — comes almost a year after Oklahoma and Texas formally accepted invitations to join the SEC in July 2025.
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Two groups were having a little more fun than everyone else Friday. Read how the duo of Maverick McNealy and Emiliano Grillo, as well as Denny McCarthy and Vaughn Taylor moved up the leaderboard.
J.T. Poston holds a four-stroke lead over Denny McCarthy after the second round of the John Deere Classic. The pair will tee off at 12:40 p.m. Saturday.
In the field via sponsor exemptions, Chris Gotterup and Patrick Flavin are making some noise in this week's John Deere Classic PGA Tour event at TPC Deere Run in Silvis.
The top-ranked golfer in the field and the defending champ both fell shy of the cut Friday at the John Deere Classic. However, Zach Johnson earned his way to the weekend. Read about some of the biggest names at the JDC.
Now that Deshaun Watson’s disciplinary hearing has concluded, the best solution for the NFL and the quarterback's legal team is to reach a settlement before retired judge Sue Robinson issues a decision. Watson was accused of sexual misconduct by 24 women and has settled 20 of the civil lawsuits. A settlement with the NFL would avoid an appeal that undermines the collectively bargained process with a disciplinary officer and prevents a potential court case. The longer the process drags, the messier it can get. And, it’s already ugly.
A prominent American remains detained in Russia because Brittney Griner is not as prominent as her supporters want to believe.
Deshaun Watson’s disciplinary hearing concluded Thursday with the NFL adamant about an indefinite suspension of at least one year and the quarterback’s legal team arguing there’s no basis for that punishment, two people with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press. Both sides presented their arguments over three days before former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson in Delaware, according to both people who spoke on condition of anonymity because the hearing isn’t public. Watson was accused of sexual misconduct by 24 women and settled 20 of the civil lawsuits.
For years, Mark Cuban hasn’t been able to sign someone else’s big free agent. Now he can’t keep his own.