[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 12/23

Thu Dec 23 09:58:45 CST 2004

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** Christmas Eve, Eve Edition **

Lots of Basketball both Men and Women's, including a look ahead all the way to
the Big 10. Also Midlands' Wrestling preview and lots of Recruiting news,
including some big changes in the Big 10 - The Cats 
aren't the only team recruiting well. More "Town & Gown" issues come up in
Evanston too...

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Northwestern Announces 2005 Hall of Fame Class 

http://nusports.collegesports.com/genrel/122204aaa.html 

Kate Oleykowski Bernatowi, Colleen Senich Funk, Michael Funk and Barry Gardner &
WGN's Dave Eanet all honored..

Men's BASKETBALL

     Vukusic Pushes Wildcats Past Robert Morris, 72-58
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122204aaa.html 
     + Wildcats win despite ugly effort

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-041222nugamer,1,195241
8.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + No, NU didn't Thump Robert Morris - Not Even Close
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/334083.html 
     + Wildcats roll, relax, and then regroup
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu23.html 
     + Disappointing performance for victorious Cats
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38344141 

     Brandon Lee Carmody Would Really like to See Him in Pract...
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=334037&nid=1224631&fhn=1 

Commentary:

     Wildcats stumble in major road test

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/12-23-04-467398.
html 

At Least they're not Demons or Devils
Its Robert Morris University

     Comeback Bid Falls Short as Men's Basketball Falls at Northwestern ...

http://www.rmu.edu/OnTheMove/wpnews.full_story?icalledby=wpnews&ipage=60509&it=&
iattr=&ivisitor=&inwc_seqno=7288&inws_seqno=6620&ihide_header=0 
     + Northwestern 72, Robert Morris 58

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13613089&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=4658
16&rfi=6 
     + Northwestern proves too much for Robert Morris

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/sports/college/robertmorris/s_286
317.html 
     + Freshman Gibb seeing minutes for RMU

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/sports/college/robertmorris/s_285
856.html 

Looking Ahead:

     Delaware State [12/27]
     Murray St. belts Hornets

http://www.newszap.com/articles/2004/12/22/dm/central_delaware/sports/dsnsp03.tx
t 

     Texas-Pan American [12/31]

Then the Big 10:

     Indiana 1/5
     Half-court shot deals Indiana 6th loss in row
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-cage23.html 
     $ Hoosiers lose on half-court buzzer beater
      http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/htosports/stories.php?id=0 
     $ TV gets in way of much-needed win for IU
      http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/htosports/stories.php?id=2 
     + Long shot stuns Hoosiers
      http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/204266-7132-036.html 
     + Plavich's midcourt fling stuns IU 74-73

http://www.courier-journal.com/cjsports/news2004/12/23/C1-iu-hoos1223-9438.html 
     + Half-court heartbreak
      http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/sports/10484015.htm 
     + Reeling Hoosiers regrouping
      http://www.tribstar.com/articles/2004/12/22/sports/sports03.txt 

     at Michigan State 1/8
     Bruins have no Magic

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/basketball/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/110372
6400281790.xml 
     + Spartans able to keep UCLA out

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041222/GW0201/41222035
1/1023/GW 

     at Michigan 1/12
     Men's Basketball Drops Tightly Contested Affair at UCLA
      http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=16568 
     + Another bump in the road 

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/basketball/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/11034
54704326292.xml 

     Illinois 1/15
     Illini not bragging after win

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-041222illinigamer,1,50
39643.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Illini want Final Four talk to end

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-041222illinibits,1,114
1957.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + This win not so easy for Illini
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intid=38344118 
     + Time to Brag, Illinois Wins Border War 70-64
      http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content.asp?ID=2191 

Women's BASKETBALL

     'Cats Tame Tigers; Finish Third at San Juan Shootout
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/122204aab.html 

     and from Towson's side...
     Day Five of the San Juan...Northwestern
      http://www.towsontigers.com/sports/wbball/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=8926 
     + Tigers Finish Fourth At San Juan Shoot Out
      http://www.towsontigers.com/sports/wbball/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=8925 

FOOTBALL

     Panel may be solution for BCS

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-041222bcs,1,5363556.st
ory?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + BCS: We're here to stay
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-bcs23.html 
     + BCS won't be destroyed by AP's decision to pull poll 
      http://www.foxsports.com/story/3270724 

     Northwestern great Sarkisian dead at 82

http://www.post-trib.com/cgi-bin/pto-story/sports/z1/12-23-04_z1_spor_11.html 
     + GoUPurple - Sarkasian was one of  the greatest players in NU history.
      http://hailtopurple.com/cats4l21a.html 

     GoUPurple: 2004 Season Review
      http://hailtopurple.com/features/2004.html 
     + The winner of the 2004 Trivia contest has posted!
      http://hailtopurple.com/features/triv4l21.html 

     Would the Cats have won in Hawaii?
     Big Ten asks NCAA to approve instant replay for all conferences

http://www.mlive.com/sportsflash/college/index.ssf?/base/sports-10/1103815446372
60.xml&storylist=bigten 

RECRUITING

     Patrick Kuntz Who will get his verbal?
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=334044&nid=1201834&fhn=1 
     Mike Mucha All-State RB/DB weighs options
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=334054&nid=1201734&fhn=1 
     Christopher Douglas Boiling It Down
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=334106&nid=1179443&fhn=1 

     Willie Walker $ 2006 Focus: Willie Walker
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=334078 

     JoPa is putting together another doozie of a class
     Friends adding to PSU's recruiting class

http://www.pennlive.com/sports/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/11037973233230
00.xml 

     MSU Loses their Recruiting Coordinator
     Spartans lose aide to Illini

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041223/GW01/412230344/
1023/GW 

WRESTLING

     Stars come out at Midlands

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/12-23-04-467003.
html 

Miscellany

     Town & Gown issues are back ... 
     Evanston examines contracts with NU

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/north/chi-0412230146dec23,1,4030919.sto
ry?coll=chi-newslocalnorth-hed 

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