[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 12/8

Thu Dec 8 08:43:40 CST 2005

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Change is Inevitable Edition

A big loss for Basketball, but not on the court, Football and everyone else is
in finals, but there's more than enough Alumni news to fill the bill.

     All the News that Fits We Link
       Your Index to News about
    Northwestern University Athletics

Finals Week in Evanston

Northwestern vs Seton Hall at the Meadowlands!
Sunday, December 18th 
12-2pm
$20 / Ticket

Tis the season to watch some Wildcat basketball!  The Cats are coming to town a
stones throw away at the Meadowlands.  This is your only chance to catch NU on
the east coast all year so come on out!  Tickets 
are $20 which does not include transporation from the Port Authority, which is
only $4.50 each way, a short 12 minute drive from 42nd & 8th. 

RSVP with John at  Kucera.John at gmail.com  by Monday, December 12th
 Mailto:Kucera.John at gmail.com 

BASKETBALL

     Men:
     Heart problem jeopardizes Thompson's playing career

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/12-01-05-760523.
html 
     + Thompson no longer on Cats' roster

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-051207nu,1,2941000.sto
ry?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Thompson out at Northwestern
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu08.html 
     + Thompson no longer with NU basketball
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=129642 
     + Off the Roster

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=476175&nid=1899364&fhn=1&refid=4742

     + Thompson out with irregular heartbeat
      http://www.nuhoops.com/2005/12/thompson_out_with_irregular_he.html 

     Lamberton: Random Thoughts: Mike Thompson
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/476178.html 

     Watts: Guard play haunts Cats

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/12-01-05-758314.
html 

     UIC Flames
     Next up is Mississippi on the road

     Seton Hall Pirates
     Men's Basketball Battles Monmouth Thursday Night at Continental Airlines
Arena
      http://www.shupirates.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=2925 
     + How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

http://www.nj.com/weblogs/setonhall/index.ssf?/mtlogs/njo_setonhall/archives/200
5_12.html#098506 
     + Freshman gives Hall a spark

http://www.nj.com/setonhall/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1133848775159860.xml
&coll=1 
     + Orr hopes Hall 'D' can ignite 'O'

http://www.nj.com/setonhall/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1134025575206240.xml
&coll=1 
     + Seton Hall Notebook: Copeland does it all again

http://www.nj.com/setonhall/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1133848800159860.xml
&coll=1 

     Other Big 10
     Leg injury forces Illinois guard out 4-8 weeks
      http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2251730 

     Iowa guard Horner (knee) out at least two weeks
      http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2250440 
     + Recap: Iowa 63, Northern Iowa 67

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/recaps/2005/12/06/35202_rec
ap.html 

     Recap: Michigan 71, Notre Dame 67

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/recaps/2005/12/03/35360_rec
ap.html 
     Recap: Indiana 67, Indiana State 72

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/recaps/2005/12/06/34113_rec
ap.html 

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

     Okonkwo leads Wildcat rally

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/12-01-05-759692.
html 

FOOTBALL

     Wildcats to meet UCLA in Sun Bowl

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/12-01-05-758522.
html 

     Next up: The UCLA Bruins
     Drew Olson Finalist for Manning Award

http://uclabruins.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120705aaa.html 
     + Marcedes Lewis Wins Mackey Award

http://uclabruins.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120605aaa.html 

     Depth Chart

http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/depth-chart
.pdf 
     Statistics

http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/05-stats.pd
f 

RECRUITING

     Louisiana Lineman On Campus This Weekend
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=476182 

SWIMMING

     Moragne scores first weekly honor

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/12-01-05-761693.
html 

MISCELLANY

     Will  this change some things over at Medill?
     Media Management Center's Lavine Named Medill Dean

http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=100165680
3 

     The end of the Gary Barnett Saga in Colorado?
     CU will sack Barnett
      http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_3285822 
     Claims emerge against CU's Barnett

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/ncaa/article/0,2777,DRMN_23932_4298911,00.
html 

     + Word awaited on Barnett's dismissal
      http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_3288442 
     + Despite report, CU coach keeps his daily routine

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/ncaa/article/0,2777,DRMN_23932_4298876,00.
html 
     + Krieger: Barnett's cloud loses silver lining

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/sports_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_83_4
298874,00.html 
     + Littwin: Barnett may be near end of rocky road
      http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_3288443 
     + CU fans, alumni have their say on "go" or "stay"
      http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_3288443 
     + Barnett: "nobody's said anything to me"
      http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_3287558 

     Big Ten Announces Fall Academic All-Conference Teams
      http://bigten.collegesports.com/genrel/120705aaa.html 

ALUMNI

     Mark Loretta: Padres trade Loretta for Mirabelli
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=476010 
     + Padres get catcher Mirabelli from Boston

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051207&content_
id=1278678&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd 
     + Red Sox land Loretta from Padres

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051207&content_id
=1278029&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos 
     + Acquired by Sox

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=254&p=9&c=2&cid=475994&nid=1770725&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Damien Anderson: His player link on the Cardinal site
      http://www.azcardinals.com/team/player_bio.html?iid=1795 

     Napoleon Harris Expected to be Active Again

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=475680&nid=1804806&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Joe Girardi: Girardi prepared for underdog role

http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051207&content_
id=1278603&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla 
     + Girardi on his young Marlins

javascript:void(playMedia2({w_id:'457471',w:'2005/open/teams05/flo/mlbr/120705_g
irardi_joe.wma',pid: 'gen_audio',cid: 'mlb',fid: 'gen_audio12',v:'2'})) 
     + Marlins send Pierre to Cubs for pitcher

http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051207&content_
id=1277896&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla 

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