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News Thu Oct 23 2008
Short Hops
- Not a big fan of the ultimate fighting myself (Saturday nights in Wrigleyville about 10 years ago... Been there, done that). But for those who are, this is a big weekend in UFC-land, including a weight-in and Q&A open to the fans on Friday at the Chicago Theater. The main event, of course, is Saturday at the Allstate Arena.
- If you think you want to give it a shot yourself, there are tryouts on Monday. Note: There will be blood.
- Not to be outdone, UFC's bastard cousin, pro wrestling, has a bunch of events lined up in the coming days as well on the local level.
- USA Today is as surprised at Kyle Orton as we are.
- A Chicago woman is at the center of a controversy on how marathons are timed. The recent Chicago Marathon also has a mini-controversy base on the timing system.
- Chicago State University has a new AD and a new conference.
- A new fan joins Bear Nation...but hangs on to his Detroit Lion allegiance. Why?
- Cool Hunting has a story on Chicago's new Dutch Bike shop.
- The Windy City Rollers crack the seal on their new home, the UIC Pavilion, with a match against the Carolina Rollergirls. Oh, and there's supposed to be free beer!
- The bye-week Bears talk about their scariest Halloween costumes. Probably not as scary as their game against Atlanta, but still...
