2. Outline
• Football
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Hockey
• Soccer
3. Basketball
The Chicago Bulls are
the only professional
basketball team in
Illinois.
They are not one of the
best teams in the NBA.
They picked up Derrick
Rose, possibly the best
player on their team.
Their best player ever
was probably Michael
Jordan.
4. Football
• The Chicago Bears are
the only professional
football team in
Illinois.
• As of right now the
Chicago Bears are 4-3.
• They are 25 overall in
defense out of the
NFL.
5. Hockey
The Chicago Blackhawks are in the
western conference.
In the Central division
They have won the Stanley Cup and
thirteen division titles since their founding
in 1926
6. Baseball
• The Chicago Cubs and Chicago
White Sox are the only
professional baseball teams in
Illinois.
• The Cubs was founded in
1870.
• The White Sox are in the
Central division along with the
Cubs.
7. Soccer
The Chicago Fire is a soccer team
for Illinois.
They have won the 2000,2003, and
2006 U.S. Open Cups.
The team was founded on October 8,
1997.
8. Softball
• The Chicago Bandits is one of the softball
teams in Illinois.
• The 2008 player of the year was Stacy May.
• The rookie of the year was Rachel Folden.
• Chevrolet sponsors the bandits.
9. Summary
• There are many teams in Illinois, professional
wise.
• The three main sports are basketball, football, and
baseball.
• We also have hockey.
• We don’t have the best sports, but we’re ok.
• We have college teams but they’re not as well as
people say they are.
10. Test Questions
1. Who was the best basketball player that
played for the Chicago Bulls?
2. Who Sponsors the Chicago Bandits?
3. When was the Chicago Cubs founded?
4. When was the founding Of the Chicago
Blackhawks?
5. What month and year was the Chicago Fire
founded
11. Websites
• Basketball: Chicago Bulls .com
• Baseball: Chicago Cubs. com and
Chicago White Sox .com
• Football: Chicago Bears .com
