[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 4/7

Thu Apr 7 11:51:51 CDT 2005

FOOTBALL

     Random Thoughts: D-Line What If...
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/367571.html 

     Big 10 Spring Practice Central
     Illinois: Illini Gridders Continue Spring Practice

http://www.fansonly.com/schools/ill/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040605aab.html 
     + Orange and Blue Continue Spring Practice
      http://illinois.scout.com/2/366822.html 
     + Illini Football Continue Spring Practice Sessions
      http://illinois.scout.com/2/365395.html 

     Indiana: Spring Football Practice Report: April 6
      http://iuhoosiers.com/football/news/04-05/fb04-06-05a.html 
     + Hungry Hoeppner Offense
      http://indiana.scout.com/2/362161.html 

     Iowa: Greenway Named to Playboy All-America Team

http://hawkeyesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032905aaa.html 
     + Spring Football Starts Today

http://hawkeyesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032305aaa.html 

     Michigan: Final Spring Practice Slated for April 16 at Big House
      http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=17883 
     + Four Wolverines on Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
      http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=17837 

     Michigan State: Spartan Football Opens Spring Practice

http://msuspartans.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032705aaa.html 

     Minnesota: FB: Gopher Football Scrimmage Set For Saturday, April 9 Is Open
To Public

http://www.gophersports.com/sportsNews/press_release.asp?news_id=10596&sport_id=
mfball 
     + FB: Comments From Glen Mason At The 2005 Spring Football Media Conference

http://www.gophersports.com/sportsNews/press_release.asp?news_id=10498&sport_id=
mfball 
     + 2005 Spring Football Prospectus (Front Section)
      http://www.gophersports.com/releases/mfball/2005SpringGuideF.pdf 
     + 2005 Spring Football Prospectus (Back Section)
      http://www.gophersports.com/releases/mfball/2005SpringGuideB.pdf 

     OSU: Jim Tressel Quotes From March 29 Press Conference

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/033105aaa.ht
ml 
     + Buckeye Gridders Set To Open Spring Drills

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032405aaa.ht
ml 

     Penn State: Coach Joe Paterno Press Conference Pre-Spring Practice 
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=7840 
     + Quick Facts
      http://www.gopsusports.com/docs/football05/2005_PSU_FB_Quick_Facts.pdf 

     Purdue: A Spring In Their Step

http://purduesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032405aad.html 
     + Kirsch Era Under Way

http://purduesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040205aab.html 
     + 2005 Spring Depth Chart

http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/depth-chart.
pdf 
     + Boilers practice in pads, safety injures leg

http://www.purdueexponent.org/interface/bebop/showstory.php?date=2005/04/07&sect
ion=sports&storyid=index 
     + Purdue's lack of intensity perturbs Tiller

http://www.boilerstation.com/football/stories/200504070purdue_football1112850167
.shtml 
     + Purdue defense changes focus

http://www.boilerstation.com/football/stories/200504051purdue_football1112678970
.shtml 
     + Offensive changes take shape

http://www.boilerstation.com/football/stories/200504030purdue_football1112505450
.shtml 
     + Spring of change for Boilers

http://www.boilerstation.com/football/stories/200504010purdue_football1112332555
.shtml 

     Wisconsin Football Spring Game Set for April 16

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/fb/headlines/full_story.aspx?story_id=2005_0
3_23_14_03_36_fb 

     Other Future Opponents
     ASU - Pat's Run Has More Than 2,700 Runners Registered

http://thesundevils.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040705aaa.html 
     $ Keller Not Resting on Sun Bowl Laurels
      http://arizonastate.scout.com/2/367086.html 
     + Defense Gets the Best of Ragged Scrimmage
      http://arizonastate.scout.com/2/365937.html 
     + Koetter Hails Friday's Practice as the Best 
      http://arizonastate.scout.com/2/365703.html 

     Ohio: Solich is running closed practices - no news

     NIU  Spring practice begins for NIU
      http://www.star.niu.edu/articles/?id=8417 
     + Backs set the tone
      http://www.star.niu.edu/articles/?id=6041 
     + Northern Illinois' Attack Four-Three 'D' Looks At Veterans, Newcomers &
'Must Make Plays
      http://www3.niu.edu/athletics/football/agate05/DefensivePreview.htm 
     + Question:: Who Replaces QB Josh Haldi As Northern Illinois Open Spring
Football Practice?
      http://www3.niu.edu/athletics/football/agate05/SpringDrillsOpen.htm 

RECRUITING

     Q&A With Luke Harangody
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=367201 

     Player Spotlight: Matt Brady
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=367402 

     Focus '06 - Darius Gates (RB)
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=367119 

BASEBALL

     State Penn comes to call this weekend
     Cats survive with three wins

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/04-07-05-552622.
html 

BASKETBALL

     Cats' centennial ends with whimper

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/07/4254d33b66d05 
     Rothschild: Time is running out for coach Carmody

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/07/4254d287ad92a 

LACROSSE

     Game with Duke will be a #1 - #2 matchup, but first there's Stanford
Friday...
     Women's DI Power Rankings

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=82997 
     #1 - #2 Matchup Sunday
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/367594.html 

SOFTBALL

     NU is at Minnesota this Friday
     Wildcats pull softball sweep on Illinois, Iowa

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/04-07-05-550652.
html 

TENNIS

     Men
     MTN: Saturday's Match vs. Northwestern Moved to Noon

http://www.gophersports.com/sportsNews/press_release.asp?news_id=10600&sport_id=
mtennis 

     Women
     No. 2 Northwestern Hosts Iowa and Minnesota This Weekend
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/040605aac.html 

MISCELLANY

     Winter Academic All-Big Ten Teams Announced
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/genrel/040605aaj.html 
     + Big Ten Celebrates National Student-Athlete Day
      http://www.fansonly.com/schools/big10/genrel/040605aaa.html 

     And the debate goes on...
     Where's the Chief? Illinois must decide 
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/couch/cst-spt-greg072.html 

ALUMNI

     Luke Donald is playing The Masters - 
      http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/masters 
     He goes at 2 PM from the 10th tee.
     Rain, rain go away
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/masters/story/8364017 

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