[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 1/21

Fri Jan 21 10:01:41 CST 2005

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** Friday Before the Storm Edition **

Basketball heads to Pennsylvania, for some snow, and roundball. Women will go to
Columbus later. More Recruiting updates, Fencing is ranked again, Tennis 
awards, Wrestling starts the conference season, Miscellany for some comic
relief, and Alumni news too...

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Men's BASKETBALL

     Wildcats Hit Road For Penn State
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012005aaa.html 
     + Pregame Intel: Penn State
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/344642.html
     + What if we did a Pregame Intel on NU?
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/344257.html 
     + Faulty NU 'D' goes on road

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/21/41f0aadb3970e 

Looking Ahead

     at Penn State 1/22
     Nittany Lions Host Northwestern In ESPN2 National Game

http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=7322&spID=2 
     + Penn State in 10th place

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/21/41f0abc11e95f 
     + Wildcats, Lions try to move forward

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2005/01/01-21-05tdc/01-21-05dsports-14.asp 

     Iowa 1/26
     Head and shudders

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050120illinigamer,1,26
14808.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Good effort fails to placate Pierce

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050120illiniside,1,355
509.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Weber hoping Illini underdogs vs. Badgers

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050120illinibits,1,691
3723.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Iowa guards rise to challenge
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38373187 

     Ohio State 1/29
     Ohio State Falls In Overtime Against Minnesota

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011905aac.html

     + Men's basketball team loses in overtime

http://www.thelantern.com/news/2005/01/20/Sports/Mens-Basketball.Team.Loses.In.O
vertime-836649.shtml 
     + Bucks Can't Buy Three-Point Buckets in Loss to Minnesota
      http://www.10tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2832633&nav=LUEUVORH 

     Wisconsin 2/2
     UW men look to snap Wolverine streak
      http://www.dailycardinal.com/news/837638.html 
     + UW prepares for recovering Michigan squad
      http://badgerherald.com/sports/2005/01/21/uw_prepares_for_reco.php 

     BIG 10
     Illinois' Head and UW's Wilkinson Share Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Honors

http://www.fansonly.com/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011705aaa.html 

Women's BASKETBALL

     Next up is OSU
     Buckeyes Blow By Hoosiers

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/012005aab.html

     + Game Notes

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.ocsn.com/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/weekly-release.pdf 

FOOTBALL

     Signing Day is February 2nd

     Michigan considers renovation
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38373179 

RECRUITING

     Keegan Kennedy Florida prospect picks Big Ten
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=344261&nid=1650016&fhn=1 

     R.C. Lagomarsino Chooses Ivy League School
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=344280&nid=1270896&fhn=1 
     Paul Backowski Headed for the Rockies
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=344434&nid=1161823&fhn=1 

     Craig Moore Big Red comes up short in Rivalry Game

http://www.lawrenceville.org/on_campus/athletics/team/event_detail.asp?team=NT00
00BC5E&event=1A452 

     Where Things Stand - 12 Days to Go
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/344661.html
     $ Defense
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/344654.html
     $ Offense
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/344650.html

FENCING

     Wildcats Rank No. 6 Nationally in First Fencing Poll of the Year
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-fenc/spec-rel/012005aac.html 
     + One name unites two sabreists

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/21/41f0aa3c48155 

SWIMMING

     Men
     Rude awakening for high school stars

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/21/41f0ab5fe1e60 

     Women
     Sore, tired from workouts, Wildcats face Big Ten tests

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/21/41f0aca5c6da9 

TENNIS

     Men
     Hanus Earns Big Ten Athlete of the Week Honors
     + Northwestern's Hanus Earns Season's First Athlete of the Week Award

     Women

WRESTLING

     Cats open conference play

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/21/41f0ae4a233fb 
     + Let's Get It On: Purdue vs. Northwestern
      http://www.collegesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/stories/012005aad.html 
     + Boilers meet Wildcats in wrestling face-off

http://www.purdueexponent.org/interface/bebop/showstory.php?date=2005/01/21&sect
ion=sports&storyid=wrestlingnu 

MISCELLANY

     Colorado regents delay start of `mandatory donations' for football
      http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wire?messageId=28966895 

     From the land of the Buckeye
     Booster being interviewed by NCAA investigators

http://www.cleveland.com/sportsflash/osu/index.ssf?/base/sports-12/1106309649548
50.xml&storylist=osu 

Alumni

     Luke Donald: Shot a -4 68 to start tied for 18th. 
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/291587/r004/2005 
     at the Buick Invitational this weekend - is playing the North course today
at 9:24 AM
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r004 
     + Lehman cruises at Buick
      http://www.pgatour.com/story/8118466 
     + Lehman claims Buick lead
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/4190193.stm 

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