Dust off your favorite Blackhawks tee and prepare yourselves for some late nights ahead because the Blackhawks are heading back to the NHL Playoffs…for the fifth year in a row. But unlike the previous two years where the Hawks were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, the men in red and black are in a much better position to… Read more
Are you one of those people that I call “tournament tune-outs?” Do you cringe when you hear the term “March Madness?” Instead of bracket bliss, you think of the co-workers’ slack you’ll have to pick up over the next three weeks while they spend valuable office time debating others, watching games (in secret) and bitching about their bracket? Sports fan… Read more
Bona fide hockey fan or not, there is no escaping the buzz and excitement surrounding the Blackhawks’ incredible record-breaking, 19-game winning streak. The Hawks have set a new NHL record with a 19-game streak of scoring at least one point and without a single loss in regulation. If this is what we had to wait three months for during the… Read more
Are you dating, pursuing, crushing on, or married to a Bulls or a Blackhawks fan? If so, have you considered creating your next big date around an upcoming game? You should! With the Bulls and the Hawks playing at such an impressive level, the Madhouse is rocking almost every night of the week – creating an environment chock full of… Read more
#primary .content ol li { margin-left: 20px; } Better late than never! That’s the mantra of NHL fans as the 123-day NHL lockout is now behind us and fans anxiously look forward to a condensed 48-game season. After bringing the Stanley Cup back to Chicago in June of 2010 after 49 years, the Blackhawks have been attempting to return to… Read more
Now that we’ve gotten past the initial shock and disappointment of the Bears’ late season meltdown that resulted in the Bears missing the Playoffs (again), let’s turn our focus to the upcoming NFL Playoffs. Yes, the Bears are done for the season, but that doesn’t mean you should skip the next two weeks of NFL action. Any sports fan will… Read more
Packers vs. Bears. Games don’t get much bigger than this, especially in these current turbulent Bears times. After a solid 7-1 start to the season, the Bears have lost four of their last five games and are now 8-5 and in second place in the NFC North trailing behind none other than the Green Bay Packers. A loss on Sunday to… Read more
By week 10 of the NFL season, there’s a good chance you’ve been tricked into a Sunday Funday (or two, or three). You were told it was just an early, no-booze brunch with just the girls, until the first bloody mary showed up at the table. “Ah hell,” you think, “just one can’t hurt me.” Two hours later you find… Read more
Late October in Chicago just doesn’t feel the same without Blackhawks hockey. Sure, the Bears are 5-1 and leading the NFC North, and yes, the Bulls regular season officially begins on Halloween night, but with the ongoing NHL lockout denying us the start of the NHL season, some of us are beginning to feel real symptoms of Blackhawks withdrawal. You… Read more
They say that of all professional sports, baseball is the most like life. With back-to-back slow innings followed by grand slams and double-plays, the pace of play is a lot like everyday living: filled with highs and lows. Furthermore, baseball is a game of longevity and endurance, also elements of life. With 182 regular season games, the longest of any… Read more
You don’t have to look too far in Chicago to realize that college football season is in full swing. The bars are packed by noon on Saturdays; Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin t-shirts move into the weekend fashion rotation, and a few old faces from your collegiate days slowly come out of the woodwork (for better or for worse). We are… Read more
As Chicagoans, we’re programmed to covet the warm summer days. Living in a city that punishes us with six months of cold, crummy weather, we naturally have an adoration for all things summer: BBQs, boating, street festivals, baseball! Once Labor Day comes and goes, the reality that summer is over begins to sink in. But I’m here to remind everyone… Read more
Playing fantasy. Would you be surprised if I told you more people play Fantasy Football than the other kind of fantasy (the kind we immediately think of as women). I can’t say statistically if this is actually true, but with the way the numbers are growing for Fantasy Football, I’d bet my second draft pick on it. Thirty-two million Americans play… Read more
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