Allison's Sports Corner

 In one of the most emotional homecoming's in sports history, Patrick Kane made his inevitable return to the United Center as the Blackhawks took on the Red Wings, Sunday night. The final week of the NCAA regular season is upon us and MLB spring training has started. The crossover of sporting seasons has begun and therefore, we will have a lot to discuss in following blogs!  PATRICK KANE HOMECOMING You can never say that Chicago doesn't love Patrick Kane. In his return back to the United Center, fans embraced Kaner like he never left. It was an emotional night for Blackhawks fans as they honored Chris Chelios prior to the game and during the first media timeout, shared a heartfelt tribute video . Fans remained on their feet for a 7-minute standing ovation for the man who changed the face of hockey in the city of Chicago. I brought tears to my eyes watching the recognition to my all time favorite player.  The game itself was written like poetry for a Patrick Kane homecomin...

This week was a rather slow for professional sports, however the overlap of spring and winter seasons within the NCAA has commenced. In sporting news, Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading point scorer in women's NCAA basketball, the NBA had their all-star weekend, and the return of Connor Bedard for the Chicago Blackhawks.  CAITLIN CLARK The current face of women's basketball just broke the 7 year old scoring record to etch her name into history. Caitlin Clark scored her 3,527th point of her career to pass Kelsey Plum's original record set in 2017. On the same night, Caitlin Clark broke the single game point record for Iowa basketball with 49 points. Clark is currently chasing the NCAA men's record by 98 points set by Pete Maravich in the 1970s. Caitlin Clark is changing the face of basketball for women and enabling little girls to believe that they can do anything that they set their mind to. Not only is Clark a sensational basketball player but she is changing ...

In one of the most highly anticipated events of the year, the Kansas City Chiefs took home the NFL's top honors to cap off the 2023-24 NFL season.  Now with the NFL out of the way, we are going to focus on other sports of my choosing and this weekend was the Opening Weekend for College Softball.  SUPER BOWL In a defensive battle between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, the Chiefs came out victorious. The 49ers dominated for a majority of the game, Brock Purdy threw 23-28 with 255 yds and 1 TD. Mr. Irrelevant was able to do his part for the 49ers but came up short. Christian McCaffrey also had 22 carries for 80 yards with an additional 80 yards receiving. It wasn't until the third quarter that the Chiefs were able to break through to the end zone where Mahomes was able to find former Packer receiver, Marquez Valdes-Scantling. At the end of regulation, the game was all tied up. In the end the 49ers were able to take their drive down the field for a field goal....

College basketball is gearing up as we inch closer to March Madness. With the NHL on their All-Star Break and the weekend off of the NFL for the Pro-Bowl, college hoops were able to slate their biggest match-ups.  COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 7 Duke v.  No. 3 UNC  In one of the most highly anticipated matchups in college basketball, No. 7 Duke traveled to No. 3 North Carolina in one of the most storied rivalries . This game was electric and a back and forth battle for the entire game but UNC dominated the scoreboard for almost the entire game. Armando Bacot came up big for the Tar Heels as he scored 25 points to ensure them the win. On the other side, Duke's pair of Jared McCain and Kyle Filipowski kept the game close by scoring 23 and 22, respectively. With a final score of 93-84, the Tar Heels came out on top. Indiana State v. Drake In some MVC action, the Indiana State Sycamores took on the Drake Bulldogs to avenge their early season loss. Indiana State came out hot with the...