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) …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …