My alarm went off at 4:25 am. Hawkeyes Bryon, his wife and daughter were picking me up at 5:00 am to make the three hour and 45 minute drive to Iowa City to watch the Northwestern Wildcats take on the “first time in school history 9-0” Iowa Hawkeyes. In my opinion this game was just a warm-up for Iowa’s game next week against Ohio St. However, Bryon and Julie were not as confident as Northwestern had won in Iowa City in 2006 and 2008. In a scheduling fluke, Northwestern was …

Tonight there are multiple professional sports to choose from as the past week has been mainly filled with college basketball exhibition games. Today there are six games sporting events taking place in the Chicago and Milwaukee area.
1) Chicago Fire vs. New England Revolution in a conference semifinals playoff game at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL. Game starts at 7:30 pm (CT).2) Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Bobcats at the United Center in Chicago, IL. Game starts at 7:00 pm (CT).3) Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks at the Bradley Center in …

With the weekend come many more sporting events to attend. Tonight there are five games to choose from in the Chicago and Milwaukee area.
1) DePaul Blue Demons Men’s Basketball vs. University of Chicago in an exhibition game at McGrath Arena in Chicago, IL. Game starts at 7:30 pm (CT).2) Milwaukee Admirals vs. Peoria Riverman at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI. Game starts at 7:00 pm (CT).3) DePaul Blue Demons Women’s Basketball vs. Illinois Wesleyan in an exhibition game at McGrath Arena in Chicago, IL. Game starts at 5:30 pm …

There are just two games going on in the Chicago and Milwaukee area tonight.
1) Northern Illinois Football vs. Eastern Michigan at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, IL. Game starts at 6:30 pm (CT).2) UWM Women’s Basketball vs. UW-Stevens Point in an exhibition game at the Klotsche Center in Milwaukee, WI. Game starts at 7 pm (CT).
In addition, you can attend thoroughbred horse racing at Hawthorne Racecourse in Cicero, IL (post time 1:20 pm) or harness racing at Maywood Park in Maywood, IL (post time 7:20 pm).

Tonight I attended my first exhibition college basketball game. I only attended because I bought season tickets to Northwestern men’s basketball Tuesday afternoon and the game was included.
Northwestern Season TicketsThe last time I bought season tickets was for the 2004-05 basketball season. That was Nicole’s first year as a graduate student and we were hanging out on campus a lot. That year I bought the graduate student season ticket and each game cost $4.
For the first time since that season, I bought graduate student tickets this year. …

Today is a bigger day for sporting events in Chicago and Milwaukee – although the Bulls, Blackhawks and Bucks are not playing. There are five events to choose from including horse or greyhound racing at three tracks.
1) Northwestern Men’s Basketball vs. Robert Morris in an exhibition game at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL. Game starts at 7 pm (CT).2) UIC Women’s Basketball vs. University of Chicago in an exhibition game at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL. Game starts at 7 pm (CT).3) Milwaukee Admirals vs. Chicago Wolves at the …

Tonight Luol Deng had 20 rebounds. It was just the eighth time I have seen a player bring down 20 or more rebounds in a single game. The other seven can be found here. The Chicago Bulls ended up winning the game 83-81 but neither team wanted to win the game down the stretch.
The Bulls took the 83-81 lead with 21 seconds left. With 14 seconds left Derrick Rose blocked Brandon Jenning’s 12-foot jumper, Joakim Noah rebounded the shot and drew the foul. Noah proceeded to miss both free throws …

Tonight there are three games to choose from if want to attend a sporting event in the Chicagoland or Milwaukee area.
1) Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks at the United Center in Chicago. Game starts at 7 pm (CT).2) Notre Dame Women’s Basketball vs. Indianapolis in an exhibition game at the Joyce Center in South Bend, IN. Game starts at 7 pm (ET).3) DePaul Women’s Basketball vs. St. Xavier in an exhibition game at McGrath Arena in Chicago. Game starts at 7 pm (CT).
I am attending the Bulls game as an …

If you are interested in attending a sporting event in the Chicagoland or Milwaukee area tonight your only choice is the Loyola Ramblers men’s basketball exhibition game versus Robert Morris at the Gentile Center. Game starts at 7 pm (CT).

It was a perfect day for an NFL game – sunny, cool and relaxing. Even though the Bears offense stuttered at times, they still defeated the Browns handily 30-6.
Pre Game DiningI met my friend and neighbors at Wabash Tap (located at 1233 S. Wabash Ave.) before the game. Today they had a Sam Adams Winter Ale special for $4 and PBR drafts for $3.
Wabash Tap is not my favorite pre game bar but its location on Wabash Ave. and Roosevelt Rd. makes it the closest bar along the long walk …