Cubs

A rainy Wednesday starts a cool down. 1 - Showers and thunderstorms are the in the cards today. A cool down is in store for the next few days as well. WQAD Meteorologist Eric Sorensen has the forecast details here. 2 - Kyle Hendricks was in the zone on the mound for the Cubs last night as they squeaked out a 1-0 win over the Pirates...

For the fans, a championship is symbolized by the trophy. The Lombardi Trophy in football, the Stanley Cup in hockey, the O'Brien Trophy in basketball, and the Commissioner's Trophy in baseball. For the players, their part in a championship is symbolized by the ring...

Cubs win! 1 - Anthony Rizzo picked up right where he left off last November, hitting in a walk-off RBI to give the Cubs a 3-2 win in their home opener last night. Details and more scores when we do That Sports Thing at around 7:35am on The Morning KIIK Start...

Monday's don't seem so tough when the weather is nice. 1 - Mild thundershowers are moving out of our area this morning. We'll see clouds and sporadic showers today, and a cold front will bring cooler drier temps for tonight and Tuesday...

Rock Island and Moline have new mayors on this cold, rainy morning. 1 - Moline has its first female mayor in the person of Stephanie Acri, who handily defeated incumbent mayor Scott Raes in yesterday's election. Rock Island residents elected Mike Thomas as their new mayor with a large majority as well...

Shouldn't the first Monday of April be Sleep-In Day? Call your local congressman. 1 - After one measly day of sun, the clouds are back.  Scattered showers will dominate the next few days, and we could even see snow on Wednesday evening...

I have mis-matched socks on, so you know how my Friday is starting off... 1 - Rain, rain go away! We haven't seen the sun since last Friday here in the Quad Cities. WQAD Meteorologist Eric Sorensen says the sun should return by this afternoon and hang around until a least Sunday morning...

One of the great rivalries in sports is baseball's Cubs-Cardinals rivalry. Over the past decades, the Cardinals have always seem to come out on top, if not by winning the games between the two, certainly by racking up some World Series rings...

If yesterday's appearance of the World Series Commissioner's Trophy at the River Music Experience wasn't enough to send Cubs fans over the edge, this ought to do the trick. The Cubs are selling actual seats from Wrigley Field to the public...

Ask any Cubs fan and they will probably tell you they're still pinching themselves over the Cubs World Series victory in November. And if it is a dream, many are hoping it is 108 years before they wake up. One touchstone to the reality of the championship for fans will be the appearance of the World Series trophy in Davenport later this month...