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Big surprise in sumo. The sport has a new champion — and he’s Japanese
Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, ...
Opponents of French players at the French Open deal with insults and whistling and, yes, even gum
In all sports, there are advantages to being at home. At the French Open tennis tournament, being a visitor playing against a ...
Men face prison for human smuggling after an Indian family of 4 died on the US-Canada border
More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to cross into the U.S. along a remote stretch of the Canadian border in a blizzard, two men ...
California opens track-and-field finals to more girls after success of trans athlete
The governing board for California high school sports is changing its competition rules at this weekend’s state track-and-field championships to allow more girls to take ...
Pleasant Valley Boys Soccer wins 3-1
The Pleasant Valley Boys Soccer team defeated Davenport North 3-1 on May 27. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, ...
Corey Perry’s power-play goal leads the Oilers to 4-1 win over the Stars
Corey Perry scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play in the second period and Stuart Skinner made 28 saves as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Tuesday ...
Haliburton has 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds as Pacers beat Knicks 130-121 for a 3-1 lead
Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds without a turnover in a sensational postseason performance to ...
Rock Island High School students honored with James O’Melia Jr. Award
Students at Rock Island High School were honored with the James O’Melia Jr. Award. Criteria for the award, along with being an outstanding athlete, include the following: leadership honesty ...
Police seek public’s help to find missing Kewanee man
Kewanee Police continue to investigate the disappearance of Catrelle Reed, who was last known to have had contact about 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, according to a Facebook post. Catrelle Reed ...
Alleman Pioneers tennis has eyes on state tournament
Pioneers tennis at Alleman Catholic High School has its eyes on the prize, and Coach Bill Allee has faith in his veteran group heading into the state tournament. Nicholas Patrick is seeded first ...
Help support Team Missy’s Day of Hope, Strength and Love
You can help support community member Missy Minear as she battles cancer. Tom Kettering joined Our Quad Cities News with information about Team Missy’s Day of Hope, Strength and Love. For ...
River Action seeks volunteers for Father’s Day Ride the Island event
River Action seeks volunteers to help with Ride the Island on Sunday, Father’s Day, June 15, on Arsenal Island, according to a news release. Ride the Island (River Action Quad Cities) Volunteers ...