[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 12/2

Roy S. Lamberton rstetson at capps-assoc.com
Thu Dec 2 10:03:15 CST 2004


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** Thursday  Edition **
Disappointing News from the Basketball court. More Coaching Carousel news as it
effects the Big 10. Honors, and speculation from Football. Soccer looks back...

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Men's BASKETBALL

     Wildcats Edged By No. 24 Virginia, 48-44
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120204aac.html 
     + Close Game, No Win: UVa 48-NU 44
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/325308.html 
     $ First off the Bench for NU
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=325313&nid=1224631&fhn=1 
     + Effort evident, but loss results
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-041201colnu,1,420867.s
tory?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Same story for Wildcats
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu02.html 
     + 'Careless' Cats fall to Virginia
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38323136 
     + No. 24 Virginia 48, Northwestern 44
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/024sd1.htm 

     Lowes Line BKB Preview
      http://hailtopurple.com/features/lowesline4k27.html 

     Virginia Got Us...

     They kinda happy they won the game - they weren't sure they would...
     Hoos Escape With 48-44 Win
      http://virginia.scout.com/2/325331.html 
     + Cavaliers outgrind Wildcats
 
http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_Ba
sicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031779464550&path=%21sports 
     + Virginia picks up big win on the road
 
http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_Ba
sicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031779464716&path=%21sports 

Big 10/ACC Challenge:

     Big Ten-ACC Challenge Concludes
 
http://www.fansonly.com/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112804aab.html 

     Illinois turns home battle into no-Wake zone early
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-041201illinigamer,1,25
49272.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Wake Forest just another victim for Illinois
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill02.html 
     + What Challenge?
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intid=38323335 
     + Illini gush over Orange Krush
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38323127 
     + No. 5 Illinois 91, No. 1 Wake Forest 73
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/021sd1.htm 

     + Willhite:  What Challenge?
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38323335 
     + Cronin: Williams gets the job done, quietly
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/021sd2.htm 

Commentary:

     Inconsistency Killed the 'Cats
      http://sports.wnur.org/analysts/gbe120104.html 

     Coach Roy: Random Thoughts on This and That...
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/325456.html 

Looking Ahead:

     Chicago State
     Opens Home Schedule With Loss to UW-Green Bay
      http://www.csu.edu/Athletics/Mbasketballhome.htm 

     De Paul
     Demons' win on 'Q'
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-041201coldepaul,1,2753
861.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Greer, Demons turn it around
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-demon02.html 
     + Greer's 29 points help DePaul back on track
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38323133 

     Seton Hall
     Men's Basketball Hosts Monmouth Thursday Night
      http://www.shupirates.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=2348 
     + Seton Hall men's matchup box
 
http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1101967852311030.xml 


     Arizona State
     Taller Owls lose game, and battle of boards
 
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/special_packages/marchmania/10309598.htm

     + ASU says it made a big statement in moving to 4-1
      http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=32405 
     + Arizona State Outlasts Temple, 65-62
 
http://thesundevils.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/113004aaa.html 

     Robert Morris
     Men's Basketball Cruises Past Thiel, 107-47, in 2004-05 Home Opener at
Sewall Center
 
http://www.rmu.edu/OnTheMove/wpnews.full_story?icalledby=wpnews&ipage=60509&it=&
iattr=&ivisitor=&inwc_seqno=7063&inws_seqno=6424&ihide_header=0 

Women's BASKETBALL

     Northwestern Falls Short of Kentucky, 70-63
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/120104aac.html 

     Earlier - last weekend
     Wildcats earn first hoops win
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/12-02-04-450826.
html 

FOOTBALL

     Jeff Backes and Luis Castillo Named ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic
All-Americans
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120104aab.html 

     $ Scouting Report: Loren Howard
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=325265 

     Sports XChange: Wildcats report: Strategy and personnel
      http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/teams/report/NW/7952466 
     + Notes, quotes
      http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/teams/report/NW/7952465 
     + Inside slant
      http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/teams/report/NW/7952464 

Commentary:

     Watts: Wildcats blow bid to Music City Bowl 
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/12-02-04-448250.
html 

[We're in Reading Week, so the Daily is done for the year]

RECRUITING

     Rasheed Ward Ready for Big Ten Visit
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=325270&nid=1174181&fhn=1 
     Lawrence Westbrook Huge Game For Junior Guard
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=325039&nid=1348392&fhn=1 
     Terrance Jamison Atmosphere and Chemistry
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=324700&nid=1180759&fhn=1 

     Scout.com: Official Visit List
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=6 

SOCCER

     Northwestern's best season ends in second round loss
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/12-02-04-447399.
html 

Miscellany

     Doin' that coaching shuffle...
     Willingham's no match for this offense
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-041201irish,1,2386945.
story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + ND Bears think Ty got a bum deal from Irish
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-bsep02.html 
     + Utah, ND tug at Meyer's future
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nd02.html 
     + 3 more coaches out at IU, BYU, Ole Miss
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-fired02.html 
     + Meyer to meet with Irish Thursday
      http://www.foxsports.com/story/3211400 
     + Haynes: Forgone Conclusion
 
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot/misc/campus.
htm 
     + Mandel: Coaching carousel reaching full speed
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/stewart_mandel/11/30/irish.fallout
/index.html 

You Can Help one of our own...

     Greg Kane, one of our former basketball writers is running in a
half-marathon to support his niece who has a rare degenerative disease. You can
help by sponsoring him in the race - Here's the link  if 
     you'd like to help. Thanks.
      http://www.atcp.org/Fundraising/Marathoners/KaneGreg.htm 

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