[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 12/28

[Roy Lamberton]

www.PurpleWildcats.com
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& the NU Sports List

Yesterday's Digest
http://northwestern.scout.com/2/482729.html

Wednesday Late Edition

More Sun Bowl Football News, and few other things of interest  including some
Alumni news...

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Winter Break
FOOTBALL

     Senior LB 'heart and soul' of NU defense
 
http://www.elpasotimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051228/SPORTS05/51228034
6/1021 
     Heinz's improbable return gives defense a boost
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=136422 
     Sun will shine on Oredugbas
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-0512280320dec28,1,6099
336.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     Northwestern coach tips hat to Sun Bowl hospitality
 
http://www.elpasotimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051228/SPORTS05/51228034
1/1021 
     Wildcats Enjoy 'Breakfast With the Troops'
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122705aaf.html 
     Hodges: Countdown to the Sun Bowl
      http://jhodges.org/archives/2005/12/26/85/ 
     Next up: The Sun Bowl
     Who will win the Sun Bowl?
      http://www.sunbowl.org/ 
     The UCLA Bruins
     Bruins happy with new bowl game approach
 
http://www.elpasotimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051228/SPORTS05/51228034
7/1021 
     + Coach gets nice surprise at Fort Bliss
 
http://www.elpasotimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051228/SPORTS05/51228034
2/1021 
     + Chai Not Likely to Play in Sun Bowl
 
http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/ucla/la-sp-uclafbrep28dec28,1,2505564.stor
y?coll=la-headlines-sports-coll-ucla 
     + Bruins bond with the troops 
      http://www.dailynews.com/ucla/ci_3348619 

     Post Season All Star Games
     East West Shrine: Basanez, McGarigle - 
     Las Vegas All-America Classic: Basanez

BASKETBALL

     Men:
     Next up: The Northern Colorado Bears
     [The Bears are all a-twitter about their new football coach - but no
roundball news]

     Other Big 10
     Perfect start won't become burden: Weber
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill28.html 

WOMEN's BASKETBALL

     Big Ten Opens 24th Year of Conference Play This Week
      http://bigten.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/122605aab.html 

RECRUITING
WRESTLING

     Illini hope to pin down 3rd straight Midlands title
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-0512280275dec28,1,1834
904.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

MISCELLANY

     ASU still doesn't have a defense
     Defenses offer little Insight as ASU tops Rutgers 45-40
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=321 

     I guess this is the true end of the GB era at Colorado
     Clemson downs Colorado in Champs Sports Bowl 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5199812?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24 

ALUMNI

      Luis Castillo: Video Interview after practice
 
http://play.rbn.com/?url=nfl/nfl/open/chargers/demand/2005/season/122705_castill
o.rm 
     + Looking Ahead
 
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=483046&nid=1879361&fhn=1&refid=4742


     Joe Girardi: Girardi enjoys family time at holidays
 
http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051216&content_
id=1282967&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla