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It's official. The NFL will release a sixth-round pick from Rock Island on Sat., April 27, between 2-4:30

The NFL is coming back to Rock Island.

Imagine if this year's Super Bowl was played on 11th Street in Rock Island, on land cleared for a stadium instead of a Walmart. Imagine if the Quad Cities had an NFL team.
They did.
The Rock Island Independents were a real football team, and a founding member of the National Football Le…

A Packer fan still smarting from Sunday's controversial call recorded a video mocking the NFL's treatment of quarterbacks.

With the NFL season kicking off on Thursday night, it bears remembering that Rock Island was the location of the first ever NFL game, between the Rock Island Independents and the St. Paul Ideals. I've written before about Rock Island's pedigree as a founding member of the Nationa…

This weekend, the Putnam Museum opens a new exhibit called 'Gridiron Glory: The Best of the NFL Hall of Fame.'

Another drizzly day...
1 - More misty, drizzly stuff this morning with cool temps. Sun and warmth return for Friday. Forecast details are here.
2 - Thursday Night Football will be postponed on our sister station ESPN 93.5 so we can bring you NLDS Game 5 between the Cubs and Nationals...

~~~doin' a little weekend dance right here~~~
1 - Another run of spectacular weather begins today. Sunshine is on the docket for the next 5 days with temperatures hovering around the 80º mark through next Thursday. Forecast details from the National Weather Service are here, such …

Despite the ubiquity of hi-def screens and surround sound in our homes, there is still something about listening to live sports on the radio that can't be matched. Whether you're working, on the road, or in the yard, you can still tune in the game on the radio...

Despite the flu, I'm muddling through... and apparently have taken up poetry.
1 - It will feel more like late September or early October than August the next few days. Sunshine will dominate the next two days, with showers on the docket for Sunday...