[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 8/9

Tue Aug 9 12:31:46 CDT 2005

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Wrapup Edition

Lots of links - as we recover from a State Tournament and a Softball World
Series Opener

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                                              Northwestern University Athletics

Sorry for the delays in getting this up - we've been busy with a World Series
and a State Championship...Now that my Legion Team may be State Champs, and I've
got the World Series running, we can start putting this stuff back up again.

Thanks for your understanding...

FOOTBALL

     Northwestern Opens Preseason Camp on Monday
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080805aab.html 
     + NU gears up for block party

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-050808018
4aug08,1,5729294.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + Walker likes what he sees
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu09.html 
     Eric Peterman The Big Time:
      http://www.sj-r.com/sections/voice/stories/63129.asp 
     Late takeoff by Air Force

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050802nu,1,3530824.sto
ry?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Upset Air Force drops NU from schedule in '06, '07
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu03.html 
     + Air Force finds Volunteers for 2006 game

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/afa/article/0,1299,DRMN_2936_3936777,00.ht
ml 
     + Walker questions motives of Air Force cancellations in 2006-07
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sportsstory.asp?id=79786 

     Going camping: Northwestern heading to Kenosha

http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2005/08/03/local_sports/iq_3627144.txt 

     Big 10
     Michigan is preseason favorite in Big 10

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050801bigten,1,3812673
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Alvarez to leave quite a legacy
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sportsstory.asp?id=79440 
     + NU's Walker has respect for Alvarez
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/353926584623216.php 

     Zook preaching patience with Illini
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/022sd3.htm 
     + Low expectations, high hopes for Illini
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/330589639586712.php 
     Media Day Quotes:
     Northwestern Coach Randy Walker
      http://bigten.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080105aac.html 
     + Here are all the rest of the quotes
      http://bigten.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080105aam.html 

     Media Day Audio
      http://bigten.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080105aap.html 

     Big Ten Conference Football To Receive Unprecedented TV Exposure In 2005

http://www.fansonly.com/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080505aaa.html 

     Future Opponenets in the News
     Sun Devils optimistic, despite Wade ordeal

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/football/ncaa/08/06/bc.fbc.arizon
ast.media.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 

Recruiting

     Stefan Demos Commits To Northwestern
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=421159&nid=2086369&fhn=1 
     Local Illinois Commits
     Oral commitments from Illinois athletes

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/cs-050805preporalcommi
tments,1,907631.htmlstory?coll=cs-highschool-utility 
     A Few Additional Notes From The Summer Basketball Recruiting Trail 
      http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/somenotes.html 

Mens BASKETBALL

     Glenbrook South Star Jeff Ryan Verbals To Bill Carmody And The Northwestern
Wildcats 
      http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/ryancommits.html 
     As we announced last month..
     NU To Participate in BCA Invitational
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/080405aaa.html 
     Play Starts Today
     Big Ten Releases Schedule for Men's Basketball Foreign Tour Team

http://www.fansonly.com/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/080405aad.html 
     2005-06 will actually be down season for Big Ten
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/3872666 
     Wildcats will play without pair of Lees next season
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu05.html 
     + NU's Lee accused of 4 felonies

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-050805014
8aug05,1,3304456.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + Ex-Wildcat implicated in theft
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu06.html 

GOLF

     Chris Wilson and Dillon Dougherty Continue Wildcats' Outstanding Summer
Amateur Play
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/080405aad.html 

LACROSSE

     Flipping out over flip-flops
      http://www.ottawasun.com/Lifestyle/2005/08/02/1156044-sun.html 
     + Experts: unless you work at the beach, flip-flops are a no-no
      http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3665739 

SOCCER

     Wildcats Ranked No. 17 in Preseason Poll
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/080505aab.html 
     Lindsey Jones Added as Assistant Coach
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/080205aab.html 

SWIMMING

     Andrea Hupman Captures Third at National Championships
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/080505aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     Was an alumnus
     Founder of Ebony Magazine dead at 87

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-050808johnsonobit,1,5420082.story?c
oll=chi-news-hed 

     What is it with kids from Texas?
     Three Longhorns stumble with academic woes 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/3872524?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24 

ALUMNI

     Mark Loretta: Lineup Change

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050802&content_
id=1155062&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd 
     Still chasing that .300 batting average this year
      http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=117928

     Jason Wright After fumble Wright was back at it
      http://falcons.scout.com/2/421179.html 

     Napoleon Harris New linebacker: Vikes hope Napoleon will be dynamite
acquisition
      http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D8BRUG881 

     Luke Donald Next tournament is the PGA Championship
      http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/pgachampionship 
     + Coming to America
      http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/pgachampionship/story/8716765 
     + A longer Baltusrol
      http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/pgachampionship/story/8716481 

     At the The International
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r056 

     Next on the Nationwide Tour: the Cox Classic
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h059 
     Jess Daley - Missed the cut
     Tom Johnson finished 16th at -2

     Next up for Daley and Johnson is the Price Cutter Charity Championship
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h022 

     Josh Habig -  At the Montreal Open presented by Lexus - Finished in the
money
      http://www.cantour.com/events.php?id=110 

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