Big East women's tourney March 7-10
The Big East women's basketball tournament will return to Allstate Arena in suburban Chicago for a second consecutive year.
The 2015 tournament will take place at the 18,500-seat professional arena March 7-10 in Rosemont, Illinois, with all nine games slated to be played at Allstate.
The conference held its women's basketball tournament at Allstate Arena for the first time in March 2014, with quarterfinal, semifinal and final games played in Rosemont following first-round contests at DePaul University's McGrath-Phillips Arena.
The first round will feature two games on March 7, with times yet to be determined. Quarterfinals will follow on March 8, starting at noon and continuing at 2:30, 6 and 8:30 p.m. A bid to the title game will be on the line in the semifinals at 5:30 and 8 p.m. on March 9. The championship game will be March 10 at 7 p.m.
Schools in the conference include Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova and Xavier.
Call 773-325-SLAM ( 7526 ) or visit www.bigeast.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/120314aaa.html to purchase tickets.
Hockey event calls for volunteers
The Chicago Gay Hockey Association will host the Chicago Pride Classic hockey tournament June 25-28, during the city's annual Pride weekend.
The tournament will be held at Chicago Park District's McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N. California Ave. Online registration is open.
Visit www.ChicagoGayHockey.org/ChicagoPrideClassic or email anthony@chicagogayhockey.org .