College Football, Michigan St. Football, San Antonio, Texas Tech Football »
The drive from Dallas to San Antonio took four hours, which was perfect timing for the 8:00 pm kick off. I was near the Alamodome at 7:30 pm, but needed to find parking. Even though I have attended a sporting event three other times at the Alamodome, I have never had to find parking for the game. I usually walk from the River Walk.
ParkingAfter driving past a few lots that were already full, I found a parking lot on Crocket St. that was open. For $20 I parked by the …
Dallas, Dallas Stars, NHL, Vancouver Canucks »
While I was on my flight to Dallas I decided my best option was to attend the Dallas Stars game at 1 pm and then drive to San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl. My timing for the day would need to be nearly perfect. I figured the Stars game would last 2.5 hours, giving me enough time to drive to San Antonio.
My flight was scheduled to land at 11:45 am and Dallas Love Field is only a 10 minute drive (5 miles) to American Airlines Center. Thus, …
Chicagoland Sporting Events, Location, Prioritization, Scheduling »
There are plenty of sporting events to attend in Chicagoland and Milwaukee today plus a doubleheader at the United Center or the Bradley Center. I have ordered the events by priority to attend.
1) Chicago Bulls vs. Orlando Magic at United Center (7:00 pm) in Chicago, IL.2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder at Bradley Center (7:30 pm) in Milwaukee, WI.3) Northwestern Men’s Basketball vs. Michigan State at Welsh-Ryan Arena (5:30 pm) in Evanston, IL.4) Illinois Men’s Basketball vs. Gonzaga at United Center (12:00 pm) in Chicago, IL.5) Chicago Wolves vs. …
Dallas, Location, San Antonio, Scheduling »
As with any trip, last minutes issues occur and ideally you have made your plans flexible enough to change your trip if necessary. Originally, the Ultimate Sports Wife and I were planning to spend four nights in Dallas to attend the Cotton Bowl, Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks games. Of course, we were planning to visit one of Nicole’s friends from graduate school which made the trip worthwhile to her.
However, tonight (our flight is tomorrow morning) Nicole was not feeling well and wanted to know if she could …
Chicagoland Sporting Events, Location, Prioritization, Scheduling »
With all of the college football games and the NHL Winter Classic to watch on television today, there are two sporting events to attend on New Year’s Day in Chicagoland and Milwaukee.
1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. Houston Aeros at Bradley Center (6:00 pm) in Milwaukee, WI.2) Chicago Steel vs. Lincoln Stars at Edge Ice Arena (7:30 pm) in Bensenville, IL.
If racing is your thing, you can attend thoroughbred horse racing at Hawthorne Racecourse in Cicero, IL (post time 1:05 pm) or harness racing at Maywood Park in Maywood, IL (post time …
Chicagoland Sporting Events, Location, Prioritization, Scheduling »
There is a busy sports day on New Year’s Eve today with quite a few afternoon games taking place. Here are your options:
1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. New Jersey Devils at United Center (7:30 pm) in Chicago, IL.2) UIC Men’s Basketball vs. Detroit at UIC Pavilion (12:00 pm) in Chicago, IL.3) Loyola (IL) Men’s Basketball vs. Wright State at Gentile Center (3:00 pm) in Chicago, IL.4) Northwestern Women’s Basketball vs. Ohio State at Welsh-Ryan Arena (3:00 pm) in Evanston, IL.5) Milwaukee Wave vs. Baltimore Blast at U.S. Cellular Arena (2:00 pm) …
Chicagoland Sporting Events, Location, Prioritization, Scheduling »
There are three games to attend in Chicagoland today. As usual I have ranked the games in the order in which I would attend them.
1) Chicago Wolves vs. Houston Aeros (7:00 pm) at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.2) Notre Dame Men’s Basketball vs. Providence (9:00 pm ET) at Joyce Center in South Bend, IN.3) Northern Illinois Men’s Basketball vs. Temple (7:00 pm) at Convocation Center in DeKalb, IL.
In addition, you can attend thoroughbred horse racing at Hawthorne Racecourse in Cicero, IL (post time 1:05 pm), harness racing at Balmoral Park …
Chicago, Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, NBA »
After attending Monday Night Football some fans may take Tuesday night to relax and recover. I chose to recover at the Chicago Bulls game.
Obtaining TicketsI am not sure if I would have actually attended tonight’s game if I did not already have a ticket. However, I had bought $10 tickets to a few games before the start of the season. The reason I bought the tickets is that my general theory is that you should pay as little as possible to just get into the game. Then you can sit …
Chicagoland Sporting Events, Location, Prioritization, Scheduling »
One doubleheader is possible today as the Harlem Globetrotters are playing at the Allstate Arena at 2:00 pm this afternoon. You could combine this game with any of the other games this evening.
1) Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers (7:00 pm) at United Center in Chicago, IL.2) Harlem Globetrotters vs. Washington Generals (2:00 pm) at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.3) Harlem Globetrotters vs. Washington Generals (7:00 pm) at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.4) Milwaukee Admirals vs. Rockford IceHogs (7:00 pm) at Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI.5) UI-Chicago Men’s Basketball vs. Toledo …
Chicago, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, NFL »
It’s not every weekend that one gets to attend Monday Night Football after attending an NFL game on Sunday. But that is what happened this weekend. At the beginning of the NFL season, I knew the Chicago Bears were playing on the Monday night after Christmas. I also knew the San Francisco 49ers were home Sunday afternoon where Nicole and I were planning to spend the holiday. Thus, in order to attend both games, I booked a 6:50 am flight from Oakland to Chicago on Southwest Airlines.
Our flight landed in …