Chicago / Milwaukee Sporting Events: Sat, Dec. 19

There are three doubleheader possibilities today that are in the same arena – not to mention the doubleheaders you can attend if you drove between two arenas.

First, the Northwestern men’s and women’s basketball are playing back-to-back at Welsh-Ryan Arena – one ticket gains admission to both games. By combining the Northwestern games with a night game you could actually attend three games today. Second, Allstate Arena is hosting both the DePaul men’s basketball team (afternoon) and the Chicago Wolves (tonight). Third, the Bradley Center is hosting both Marquette men’s basketball (afternoon) and the Milwaukee Bucks (tonight).

Most likely you will only attend one game today. Below are how I rank the games in order of priority – based on location and stature of the league.

1) Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks (7:00 pm) at United Center in Chicago, IL.
2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings (7:30 pm) at Bradley Center in Milwaukee, IL.
3) Northwestern Men’s Basketball vs. Stanford (1:00 pm) at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL.
4) Chicago Wolves vs. Milwaukee Admirals (7:00 pm) at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.
5) Notre Dame Men’s Basketball vs. UCLA (2:00 pm ET) at Joyce Center in South Bend, IN.
6) DePaul Men’s Basketball vs. Texas State (1:00 pm) at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.
7) Marquette Men’s Basketball vs. North Florida (1:00 pm) at Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI.
8) UI-Chicago Men’s Basketball vs. Northern Illinois (3:00 pm) at UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL.
9) Northwestern Women’s Basketball vs. Chicago State (4:00 pm) at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL.
10) Rockford IceHogs vs. San Antonio Rampage (7:05 pm) at Rockford MetroCentre in Rockford, IL.
11) UW-Milwaukee Men’s Basketball vs. Miami (OH) (7:00 pm) at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, WI.
12) Valparaiso Men’s Basketball vs. Concordia University (7:05 pm) at ARC in Valparaiso, IL.
13) Chicago Blaze vs. Detroit Hitmen (7:00 pm) at West Meadows Ice Arena in Rolling Meadows, IL.
14) Chicago Steel vs. Omaha Lancers (7:30 pm) at Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, IL.

If racing is your thing, you can attend thoroughbred horse racing at Hawthorne Racecourse in Cicero, IL (post time 1:20 pm), harness racing at Balmoral Park in Crete, IL (post time 7:20 pm) or two sessions of greyhound racing at Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha, WI (post times 1:00 pm and 7:15 pm).