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The Blackhawks and Red Wings squared off Friday night at the United Center in the latest clash between the two oldest rivals in the NHL. The Blackhawks were also celebrated Chris Chelios “Heritage Night,” with the former defensemen dropping the ceremonial pregame puck and all was going well until Hawks goon John Scott threw down the gloves at the sight of Chelios.

Retired defenseman Chris Chelios will be honored by the Blackhawks tonight before they take the ice against the Red Wings, another of his former teams. In addition to honoring Chelios, the Blackhawks will add him to their third line for the foreseeable future.

Worried about his third baseman around all the free food and drinks available at the Cubs Convention, new manager Mike Quade tells him to just stay home.

At long last, fan favorite Kerry Wood is coming home to Chicago. In fact, he will never leave thanks to GM Jim Hendry who Thursday inked the oft-injured Wood to a lifetime contract with the Cubs worth upwards of $200 million.

Ticketmaster today sent an email to customers who bought Vikings tickets for Monday night's game against the Bears to remind them about the game telling them it's still happening at the Metrodome, even though the venue has been ruled out all week due to a roof collapse last week.

While teammates and fans were shocked and saddened to learn that big man Joakim Noah will be out for up to an estimated 10 weeks after he undergoes surgery for a nagging thumb injury Thursday, no one was more upset than Noah himself.

Colorado's Tomas Fleischmann is a rather average hockey player on a rather average hockey team but based solely on his last two games -- both against the Blackhawks -- he was awarded the 2010-2011 Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player.