The Chicago Round Up

There was too much Chicago sporting going on today to limit this post to just one topic

Blackhawks: CHI 4 - FL 0
After losing the season open by means of a shootout, the Hawks came back with a vengeance in day two and picked up 2 points with a 4-0 shut out of the Panthers. They looked fast to the puck and were relentless on defense. They also took advantage of power plays, going 3/5 after going 0/3 in the opener. Antti Niemi, in only his 3rd ever start, stopped 23 shots and looked comfortable on the ice. Major kudos go out to Seabrook for being physical all game long, Jon Madden for helping down and stealing a lot of pucks from behind, and the entire 4th line for just plain outplaying the 4th line of the Panthers. Campbell, Kane, Byfuglien, and Sharp each scored a goal.

Cubs: CHI 5 - ARI 0
The Cubs got a great outing from Randy Wells (7 IP, 3H, OR, 10K) and some good offensive production from Geovany Soto (2-2, 2B, 2BB, 2 RBIs) to beat the Diamondbacks.

White Sox: CHI 5 - DET 1
The White Sox got a good outing from 'Sweaty' Freddy Garcia, who spread 6 H and 1 R over 7 IP. He also struck out 7 while only walking 1. Carlos Quentin went 2-3 with a 2B and HR. Tigers pitching hurt itself by walking 9 over the coarse of the game and allowing the White Sox to steal 6 bases.

Illini: UofI 17 - PSU 35
The Illini kept it close in the first half, going to the locker room down 7-3. But in the 2nd half, it was all Nittany Lions. They scored 28 2nd half points (21 in the 4th quarter) and amassed 338 total rushing yards, allowing 2, 100-yard rushers (Royster and Green). Juice Williams did pass Kurt Kittner as the Illini's career leader in total yards (9,126). But this was overshadowed by 'Boo's' that rained down up on the field early and often.

Chicago Wolves: CHI 2 - MIL 3
The Wolves opened the 2009-2010 campaign with a 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Admirals. They are trying to bounce back to their 2007-2008 Calder Cup champion ways, after a 38-37 campaign last year.

Looking Ahead:
Here's to hoping that the Bears can dominate tomorrow against the Lions and the White Sox can close the season by spoiling it for the Tigers (Danks vs. Verlander at 12:05 CST).