[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 12/22

Wed Dec 22 09:00:02 CST 2004

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** Christmas Eve, Eve, Eve Edition **

Football coach Randy Walker must have been a good boy - He's been getting lots
of presents 
in Recruiting, including another commit yesterday. Men's Basketball is back home
for another 
game. The Women are fighting thru some illness down in the islands and a little
Miscellany 
including a Hoosier Daddy update...

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Alex Sarkasian: A fond farewell to an NU captain 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-041221colnusarkisian,1
,7188646.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

Men's BASKETBALL

     No Pregame info up this morning 
     The Purple Reign Pregame Intel Report is up on the front page...
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/333836.html

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

     Men's Basketball Returns to Action Wednesday Night

http://www.rmu.edu/OnTheMove/wpnews.full_story?icalledby=wpnews&ipage=60509&it=&
iattr=&ivisitor=&inwc_seqno=7281&inws_seqno=6611&ihide_header=0 
     + RMU trying to rebound from early season woes
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04357/430590.stm 
     + Colonials miss chance at victory
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04347/425808.stm 
     + Colonials-Wildcats scouting report

http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/sports/college/robertmorris/s_285892.
html 
     + Lee comes up big for Robert Morris
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04346/425281.stm 

Looking Ahead:

     Delaware State [12/27]

     Texas-Pan American [12/31] 

Then the Big 10:

     Indiana 1/5
     Hoosiers try to stop four game skid
      http://indiana.scout.com/2/332250.html 
     + IU Circling the wagons

http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2004/12/22/sports.1222-HT-B1_PJB03766.s
to 
     + 'CAT'ASTROPHIC
      http://idsnews.com/story.php?id=26809 

     at Michigan State 1/8
     Michigan St. uses pair of big runs to put away UCLA 
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38343115 

     at Michigan 1/12
     Recap: Notre Dame 60, Michigan 61

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/recaps/2004/12/04/10949_rec
ap.html 

     Illinois 1/15
     Weber very wary of young Missouri

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-041221illinibits,1,421
060.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + What, me wary? Yes, says Illini's Weber
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill22.html 
     + Illinois won't brag early
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intid=38343100 

Women's BASKETBALL

     49ers Outrun Ailing Wildcats, 72-64
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/122104aab.html 
     Next are the Towson Tigers:
     Day 4...Florida State
      http://www.towsontigers.com/sports/wbball/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=8924 
     + Towson falls to ACC-Leading Florida State 67-56
      http://www.towsontigers.com/sports/wbball/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=8923 

FOOTBALL

     See Below

RECRUITING

     Another Commit for the Cats
     Rasheed Ward Pulls the trigger!
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=333550&nid=1174181&fhn=1 

     R.C. Lagomarsino A Different Type Of Teenager
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=333589&nid=1270896&fhn=1 
     Pat Brown Sets a couple January visits
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=333554&nid=1446321&fhn=1 
     Eddie Adamski Gives verbal commitment
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=333559&nid=1188599&fhn=1 

     Davis was high on Coach Colby's list
     Steve Davis MO DE Commits to Big Ten
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=333645&nid=1341235&fhn=1 
     Craig Sheppard One visit set
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=333493&nid=1350919&fhn=1 

Miscellany

     AP to BCS: Don't use our poll
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-bcs22.html 

     Iowa teaches Knight lesson
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-iowa22.html 
     + Alford, Iowa take Texas Tech to school 
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intid=38343101 

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