[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 2/15

Tue Feb 15 07:49:42 CST 2005

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**  Tuesday Early Edition **
Basketball win gets the cats sorta back on track. Tennis updates, some
Wrestling, even some Recruiting news. 
Alumni info on Barry Gardner & Luke Donald...

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Northwestern Names Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week 
http://nusports.collegesports.com/genrel/021405aab.html 

Alexis Prousis and Evan Blesoff

Men's BASKETBALL

     Wildcats Outlast Islanders, 59-51
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021505aaa.html 
     + Cat's Survive "Abysmal Performance"-NU 59 TAMCC 51
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/352142.html 
     + Cats rally in 2nd half to defeat Islanders-Win's tougher than expected

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050214nugamer,1,247670
7.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Jenkins helps Wildcats overcome poor 1st half
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu15.html 
     + Cats make out on V-Day

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/15/4211a8f5ac59c 
     + Fatigue hits forward hard: 'I was completely dead' 

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/15/4211a7aea71f2 
     + Vukusic helps get NU to .500
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38398111 
     + didn't want rest for NU
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/321384740671236.php 
     + Wildcats Strand the Islanders, 59-51
      http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content.asp?ID=4277 

     Cute stuff about the players
     Sumers: Love and basketball valentines

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/15/4211a98206502 

>From the other side:

     Texas A&M Corpus Christi 2/14
     'Cats catch Isles in a giving mood

http://www.caller.com/ccct/islanders/article/0,1641,CCCT_820_3548921,00.html 
     + NORTHWESTERN KNOCKS OFF ISLANDERS

http://www.goislanders.com/press_release.cfm?pass_num=8E8E78E3-3854-4599-BD62-2C
6941C76A5E 

Looking Ahead

     Penn State 2/19
     Nittany Lions Host No. 1 Illinois Wednesday at 8 p.m.
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=7507 
     + Losing mindset still Lions' biggest test

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2005/02/02-15-05tdc/02-15-05dsports-02.asp 

     Illinois 2/23
     Pressing matter

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050214illininew,1,3732
322.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Not much of a scoring fret
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill15.html 
     + Brown, Illini not about to let down now
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intid=38398101 

     Michigan 2/26
     $ Monday Night Chat
      http://michigan.scout.com/2/352203.html 
     Don't be too shocked when Horton return
      http://www.michigandaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/15/4211e1672d908 
     + New woes arise for Wolverines

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/basketball/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/11082
9310695710.xml 

     Big 10
     Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota on bubble
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-big15.html 
     BIG TEN NAMES BRUNNER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
      http://www.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/021405aat.html 
     Indiana one Mandel's Picks
     Stewart Mandel: Late bloomer

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/stewart_mandel/02/14/latebloomers/
index.html 

Women's BASKETBALL

     Women's Basketball News Update
      http://iuhoosiers.com/womensbasketball/news/04-05/wbk02-13-05.html 

FOOTBALL

     PSU - Enrolling early has advantages for certain players

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/10887826.htm 
     MSU - Access limited to Michigan State's spring football scrimmage

http://www.mlive.com/sportsflash/college/index.ssf?/base/sports-11/1108422648140
540.xml&storylist=bigten 

RECRUITING

     Jones Has Two Early Offers
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=351981 

FENCING

     Freshman leads team to upset at Temple Duals

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/15/4211a6f943083 

SOCCER

     Wildcats Sign Six to Letters of Intent
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/021405aac.html 

TENNIS

     Men
     No. 6 Mississippi Comes to Evanston for Tuesday Evening Match
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/021405aaf.html 
     Wildcats overcome lackluster start to bury Badgers 

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/15/4211a74498802 
     Women

WRESTLING

     Cats blow big lead over Nittany Lions

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/15/4211a5a0e6985 

MISCELLANY

ALUMNI

     Luke Donald: Will continue his West Coast visit at the Nissan Open
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r007 

     Barry Gardner From walk-on to Hall of Fame 
     http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news_room/news/arts/3974.0.html 

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