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Windy City Sports offer fun pastime

Nathan McMahon
SPORTS EDITOR

Chicago has a rich history with
its sports teams, with some more successful
than others (Looking at you, Cubs). Between
the 8 professional sports teams who call
Chicago home, there have been a total of 26
championships won spanning the 144—year
history of sports in Chicago.

Right now, the most popular team
in Chicago is the Blackhawks, the professional
hockey team of Chicago. They have won two
Stanley Cups in the last four years and worked
hard this season, falling just a few games short
of another. They play at the United Center,
also known as the “Madhouse on Madison,”
along with the Chicago Bulls, the professional
basketball team here in the Windy City.

The Bulls, after struggling in the post—

 

     
 

   
 

   
 

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Michael Jordan era, have flourished under head
coach Tom Thibodeau and are led by stars like
Derrick Rose and Ioakim Noah. The Bulls were
knocked out of the first round of the playoffs,
but are early NBA Championship contenders
for next season.

The Chicago Sky is also a professional
basketball team in Chicago and play in the
Women’s National Basketball Association
(WNBA). They play at the Allstate Arena out
in Rosemont, but represent Chicago as well as
any team as they are inching closer to their first
WNBA Championship.

The Chicago Bears are the professional
football team in Chicago and can be found on
many Sunday afternoons at famous Soldier Field
just down the lakefront from IIT. Da Bears are
a team of new talent and coaching and look to
reassert their title as the Monsters of the Midway
with their always stifling defense. Jay Cutler and
Brandon Marshall are the stars of the offense

Women's Soccer
6 pm.

Men's Soccer
vs. Concordia Illinois
1 pm.

Men's Soccer

  

1 pm.

vs. Benedictine University

while Charles “Peanut” Tillman is a constant
menace on the defense. Look for the Bears as
they begin their search for a Super Bowl title
next fall.

The Chicago Red Stars, whose name
comes from the red stars on Chicago’s flag,
are the professional women’s soccer team of
Chicago and were only formed within the last
10 years. They have done a great job carrying
on Chicago’s traditions and are a fixture in the
playoffs year in and year out.

The other professional soccer team is
the men’s team, the Chicago Fire, who play at
Toyota Park as a part of Major League Soccer.
The Chicago Fire has had legends in their past
like Eric Wynalda and Brian McBride along
with rising stars, including reigning MVP, Mike
Magee. They are just a train ride away from HT

and a great experience to watch in the world- '

class confines of Toyota Park.
The two baseball teams in Chicago

12 pm.

College of Staten Island Fall Classic '(NY)

Women's Soccer
@ John Jay College of Criminal Justice

12 pm.

College of Staten Island Fall Classic (NY)
@ Waynesburg College
Defiance Tournament (OH)

Women's Soccer
@ College of Staten Island

are fierce rivals as demonstrated every year in
the Crosstown Classic between the two sides.
The Chicago Cubs reside on the Northside in
Wrigleyville and play at Wrigley Field. They
have not won a World Series since winning
two in 1907 and 1908. The club is believed to
be cursed and is known by their supporters as
the lovable losers. '

lust across the highway from IIT are
the Chicago White Sox and US Cellular Field.
They are the team of the Southside and the
adopted team of many IIT students. It is very
common for the Office of Campus Life to put $5
tickets on sale for White Sox game many times a
year. The office also often sells discounted tickets
for 'other Chicago-area sports games. HT and
the Office of Campus Life are proud to continue
Chicago’s support of sports teams through the
passionate students of HT.

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