[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 2/22

Tue Feb 22 08:30:32 CST 2005

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**  Washington's Birthday Edition **
More Basketball as the Cats ready for Illinois, Women off the Wisconsin Wed,
Recruiting updates, plus Golf, Lacrosse, Swimming, Tennis and Wrestling. And an
update on Alumni...

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Northwestern Names Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week 

http://nusports.collegesports.com/genrel/022105aaa.html 

Men's BASKETBALL

     Wildcats break .500, ready for run at NIT

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/21/421980903b0ee 
     + Cats hold down Big Ten's leading rebounder 

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/21/4219816d4c2a9 

     Vince Scott: [Collins] Big man growing up

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/21/4219811a649cc 

     Lamberton: Illinois focusing on wrong Wildcats?
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/354052.html

Looking Ahead

     Illinois 2/23
     Weber tells Brown not to lose his poise

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050220illini,1,4599108
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Illini heeding Weber's preaching
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill21.html 
     + Illinois' Williams is feeling a draft

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050221illininew,1,2487
136.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Illinois No. 1 for 12th straight week

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050221illinipoll,1,382
8937.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Higher education
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intid=38405286 
     + Williams Denies Reports of Hiring Agent
      http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content.asp?ID=4707 
     + Illinois' Brown Basketball Player of the Week
      http://illinois.scout.com/2/353939.html 
     + Agent? It's a secret to Illini's Williams
      http://www.sj-r.com/sections/sports/stories/48537.asp 
     + Illini leaving footprints in school's record book
      http://www.pjstar.com/stories/022105/ILL_B5L65NQQ.W02.shtml 

     Michigan 2/26
     Horton finished for this season
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-mich21.html 
     + Men's Basketball Cannot Withstand Late Indiana Charge
      http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=17200 
     + Losing Streak Reaches Double Digits
      http://michigan.scout.com/2/353749.html 
     + Paging Dr. Amaker: 'M' looks to cure streak
      http://www.michigandaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/22/421b17aa87c85 
     + Michigan closes in on record 

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/basketball/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/11090
00503261401.xml 

     Michigan State 3/2 
     #11 Spartans down Purdue, 68-57
      http://michiganstate.scout.com/2/353547.html 
     + Coach tuning out, not worrying about team's portrayal in media
      http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=28671 

     Indiana 3/5
     Prepares for Purdue
      http://iuhoosiers.com/mensbasketball 
     + Indiana looks to stay in post season hunt
      http://indiana.scout.com/2/353552.html 
     + Farewell,Favorite Foe
      http://idsnews.com/story.php?id=27933 
     + Last trip to Indiana 'challenge' for Keady
      http://www.indystar.com/articles/6/224117-9456-036.html 

     Big 10
     Knight's chair toss still leaves a mark
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=3840595 
     Adjusted Big Ten Standings
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=353642 
     HoosierInsider.com Tourney Preview
      http://indiana.scout.com/2/353923.html 

Women's BASKETBALL

     Wildcats Fall to No. 24 Penn State
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/022005aaa.html 
     + Penn State rolls by Northwestern

http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14000964&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_i
d=479293&rfi=6 
     + Seniors step up

http://pennlive.com/pennstatehoopswomen/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/11089
81246113050.xml 

     Wildcats Gear Up for Badgers
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022105aad.html 

FOOTBALL

     This one was here before, but worth another look
     Season Wrapup: Fourth-Place Finish in Big Ten Highlights 2004 Campaign
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011705aaa.html 

     Illini lose 2 more football assistants

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050221cfbillini,1,6625
075.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

RECRUITING

     David Ross Alabama OL has 1st SEC Offer
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=353804&nid=1780587&fhn=1 
     Dustin Jefferson Not a good fit for Illinois LB
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=353916&nid=1758743&fhn=1 
     Darren Rogers Focus '06: Quaker Valley QB
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=354024&nid=1758605&fhn=1 
     $ Justin Boren Talks about Junior Day
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=353792 

BASEBALL

     Heading to Florida for a weekend tournament in Bradenton [The IMG Academy
Tourney]

FENCING

     Knight of Ni: Sabreist endures punctured hand in 11th-place finish

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/22/421ae98d78bae 

GOLF

     Women
     Northwestern Sitting 13th at Central District Classic
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-golf/recaps/022105aab.html 

     Men
     'Cats Sit 17th at Mercedes-Benz With One Round Left
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/022105aac.html 
     + Team Leaderboard

http://www.golfstatresults.com//public/leaderboards/team/index.cfm?tournament_id
=571 
     + Individual Leaderboard

http://www.golfstatresults.com//public/leaderboards/player/static/player571.html

LACROSSE

     Wildcats Come Back on UNC, 6-5
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/recaps/022005aad.html 
     +  NU scores late to win opener at No. 6 North Carolina

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/21/4219836fe163e 
     + RECAP

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?Cat=2&tabbar=0&pagerid=2&news=fdetail&sto
ryid=72384 
     + Game of the week: IL.com previews Northwestern-North Carolina

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?Cat=2&tabbar=0&pagerid=2&news=fdetail&sto
ryid=72327 

     Koester Earns Inside Lacrosse National Honor
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/022105aaa.html 
     + 02/20/05 - Koester named Inside Lacrosse Player of Week

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?Cat=2&tabbar=0&pagerid=2&news=fdetail&sto
ryid=72394 

SOFTBALL

     Is off until the 25th - then the Palm Springs Tournament...

SWIMMING

     Freshman excels in lackluster NU result 

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/22/421ae6335a559 

TENNIS

     Men
     Notre Dame loss fuels Duck hunt

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/22/421ae8b5abed0 

     Women
     No. 4 Northwestern Beats No. 5 Duke, 5-2
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/022005aaa.html 
     + Cats knock off 2 top-10 opponents

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/21/421982d4a67b3 

WRESTLING

     Cats falter in dual finale

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/22/421ae5d29c496 

MISCELLANY

ALUMNI

     Luke Donald: Short and sweet
      http://www.golfweek.com/articles/2005/pro/pga/41562.asp 
     Next for Luke is the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play
Championship
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/r470/ 
     + Brackets
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/scoring/printable/r470 

     Free Agent Wildcats - 2005
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/354045.html

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