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After a very entertaining encounter between Notre Dame and Miami-Ohio in the Hockey City Classic Wisconsin and Minnesota had quite the task ahead of them. But it turned out that they would not disappoint the 52,051 in attendance at Soldier Field.
The first period was scoreless despite Minnesota outshooting Wisconsin 13-5 and winning more faceoffs. The Badgers were able to counter with solid defense and keep the Golden Gophers from scoring.
Over the last year or so, there has been a lot of talk about the DePaul Men’s Basketball program getting a new arena closer to campus. Before we talk about a new DePaul basketball arena, let us travel back in time for moment…..
Since the program first began in the 1920′s, DePaul had always had a home in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Their first home was the university auditorium, but it wasn’t exactly made for athletics.
Then in 1956, the legendary Alumni Hall opened and that’s when the program began it’s rise to college basketball stardom.
Wrigley Field is the second oldest ballpark in the major leagues. It is also one of the most historic and one of the few old school stadiums still standing. When the Ricketts Family bought the team in 2009, they promised sweeping changes were coming to this franchise.
While those sweeping changes still have yet to translate to the product on the field, other changes are already being made. In January, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts announced a new $500 million plan to renovate the 99-year-old ballpark.
Here is what these renovations could look like when all is said and done. Among the changes that will be coming will be a new Cubs clubhouse, new press box, widened concourses, more restaurants and bars, and merchandise shops among other things.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will start Super Bowl XLVII next Sunday.
With just seven days remaining until Super Bowl XLVII, I thought I’d take some time to reflect. The 2012 NFL season has been the breakthrough year for the “Read-Option” offense.
It began in 2010 with Tim Tebow when he was a Denver Bronco. It continued in 2011 with Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers. This year, rookies Robert Griffith III, and Russell Wilson have taken this philosophy to new heights.
The most successful quarterback to run this type of offense so far is San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick. The 49ers signal caller will start next week’s big game. When Alex Smith was injured some 10 weeks ago, Kaepernick was called upon and the offense was adjusted for his abilities.
