[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 12/23

[Roy Lamberton]

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& the NU Sports List

Christmas Eve eve Edition

Basketball tonight,  more post season announcements by Football, some Wrestling,
etc.... 

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                                                                    Northwestern
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Winter Break
FOOTBALL

     Wildcats Conclude Practices in Evanston; Depart For Sunny El Paso on Friday
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122205aaa.html 
     + Wildcats ready for Sun City
 
http://www.elpasotimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051223/SPORTS/512230369/
1021/SPORTS05 
     Backhanded slap at the Cats in this one...
     + For some schools, any bowl is a big bowl
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2005-12-22-bowls-whiteside_x.htm
?csp=34 

     Any questions about Walker's future?
     A leading role for Cats
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu23.html 

     Sun Bowl might elevate draft status of NU stars
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/338047538341590.php 
     Can't Make It To The Sun Bowl, But Still Want To Support The 'Cats? Donate
Tickets!
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121505aaa.html 

     Next up: The Sun Bowl
     The UCLA Bruins Purple Reign Pregame Intel will be up next week...
     [Its all basketball for UCLA now]


     Post Season All Star Games
     Brett Basanez and Tim McGarigle to Participate in Annual Postseason Bowl
Games
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122205aab.html 

     East West Shrine: Basanez, McGarigle - 
     Rosters
      http://www.shrinegame.com/rosters.php 
     2006 East-West Shrine Game Initial East Squad Announced
      http://www.shrinegame.com/pr_12_16_05_2.php 
     + Aggies, Texas natives dominate the West squad for the 2006 East-West
Shrine Game
      http://www.shrinegame.com/pr_12_16_05.php 
     + Tickets on Sale Now!
      http://www.shrinegame.com/tickets.php 
     + Game Week Schedule
      http://www.shrinegame.com/game_week_schedule.php 

     Las Vegas All-America Classic: Basanez

Recruiting

     #11 Mike Boyle Purple's his color
 
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=481639&nid=2315219&fhn=1&refid=4742


BASKETBALL

     Men:
     'Cats Begin Three-Game Homestand vs. DePauw Friday
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122205aad.html 
     BKB Pregame Intel: DePauw Tigers
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122205aad.html 
     Next up: 
     The Tigers of Depauw [12/23]
     Tigers face Division I Northwestern on Friday
      http://www.depauw.edu/ath/mbasket/index.asp?id=16798 

     Other Big 10

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

     DePaul Defeats Northwestern 78-58
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/womensbasketball/wire/sns
-ap-bkw-t25-depaul-northwestern,1,2660362.story?coll=sns-ap-womensbb-headlines 
     + Khara Smith Leads DePaul Past Northwestern 
      http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/12/22/ap2411530.html 
     + No. 14 Blue Demons Win Fifth
Straighthttp://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=481792

LACROSSE

     Wildcats Picked to Repeat by Lacrosse Magazine
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/122205aac.html 
     Our coach's husband is also busy
     Owners sell, Hiller in
 
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=104239 

VOLLEYBALL

     2005 Big Ten Volleyball Season in Review
      http://bigten.collegesports.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/122105aaa.html 
     + Complete Release in PDF Format
 
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-volley/auto_pdf/wvolleybal
l-20051221.pdf 

WRESTLING

     Hawkeyes To Compete At Midlands
 
http://hawkeyesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/122205aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     Seven Big Ten Teams battle in 2005-06 Bowl Games
      http://bigten.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120505aab.html 
     PSU's Paterno Collects Three National Coach of the Year Awards
      http://bigten.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122205aae.html 

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