[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 1/24

Mon Jan 24 09:57:34 CST 2005

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**  Weekend Wrapup Edition **
Women's Basketball drops one to #3, more fallout from the Men's Basketball loss
Saturday, Looking ahead to next week too. Big 10 Football news, Recruiting 
updates, Swimming, Wrestling, and one disappointed PGA Cat...

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Men's BASKETBALL

     Cats' game, center no shows

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/24/41f4a6acd9805 
     + Thompson suspended for truancy

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/24/41f4a62e5cf8a 
     Editorial: Suspensions mar NU's rep

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/24/41f4a024bf7cc 

Looking Ahead

     Iowa 1/26
     Thunder Struck: Thomas, Hawkeyes Beat Purdue
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/344991.html 
     + Alford: 'Our Guys Gave 'Big Time' Effort
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/344512.html 
     + Confidence on the court

http://www.dailyiowan.com/news/2005/01/24/Sports/Confidence.On.The.Court-839155.
shtml 

     Ohio State 1/29
     Buckeyes Fall In Bloomington, 67-60

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012305aaa.html

     Wisconsin 2/2
     Kohl Center: House of pain for Illinois
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill24.html 

     Purdue 2/5
     Boilermakers Fall To The Hawkeyes, 71-57

http://purduesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012205aaa.html 
     + Defensive effort disappoints Keady in loss to Hawkeyes

http://www.purdueexponent.org/interface/bebop/showstory.php?date=2005/01/24&sect
ion=sports&storyid=mballIowasider 
     + Poor shooting keeps Purdue winless in Big Ten

http://www.purdueexponent.org/interface/bebop/showstory.php?date=2005/01/24&sect
ion=sports&storyid=mballgamer 

     Big 10
      Adjusted Big Ten Standings
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=345360 

Women's BASKETBALL

     Northwestern Falls To No. 3 Ohio State, 71-59
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/012305aaa.html 
     + Confidence shaken in loss to Buckeyes

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/24/41f4a5cc0ed8a 
     + Ohio State too deep for NU
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=3837674 

     From OSU
     No. 3/4 Ohio State Women's Basketball Beats Northwestern, 71-59

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/012305aab.html

     + Women's basketball team remains undefeated at home, knocks off Wildcats
by 12
      http://www.thelantern.com/news/839432.html 

FOOTBALL

     Signing Day is February 2nd

     This is from a Purdue site, but lots of Big 10 teams in the hunt...
     Early rankings indicate Big Ten will be rugged

http://www.boilerstation.com/football/columns/200501240purdue_football1106543004
.shtml 

     The story is based on these lists...
     + 2005 National Title Contenders

http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2005/Rankings/Pre_preseason_NationalTitle.htm

     + 2005 Top 25 Contenders

http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2005/Rankings/Pre_preseason_Top25Contenders.h
tm 

     The Hawkeyes have a pretty good class coming in...and high hopes for the
future...
     Wine: Get Used To It!

http://hawkeyesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110804aab.html 

RECRUITING

     Chris has some names to follow for the future...
     Illinois "Super Seven" Juniors
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=345213 

     In case you're wondering about recruit rankings...
     CFN has a look back
     Revisiting the class of 2000
      http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2004/Recruiting/Revisiting_2000.htm 

     Class of 2001: The Blue Chips
      http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2005/Recruiting/Review2001BlueChips.htm

     + The Busts
      http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2005/Recruiting/Review2001Busts.htm 

SWIMMING

     NU sweeps 2 Big Ten rivals in home meets

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/24/41f4a56050c44 

WRESTLING

     Northwestern pins 27-10 loss on youthful wrestling team

http://www.purdueexponent.org/interface/bebop/showstory.php?date=2005/01/24&sect
ion=sports&storyid=wrestlingreview 

MISCELLANY

     Playing for the fun of it- Athletics are a ticket to college for many prep
athletes. But not everyone is able to use sports as a means to such an end. 
     Some of them are merely ...

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2005/01/24/sports/the_prep_zone_illinois/2f6a58d3f7
d90cae86256f8f0013f16e.txt 

Alumni

     Luke Donald: Finished tied for 2nd 
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/291587/r004/2005 
     at the Buick Invitational 
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r004 
     this weekend - Two bad shots knocked him out of the lead. He was leading
after 3 rounds
     Weather men
      http://www.golfweek.com/articles/2005/pro/pga/41357.asp 
     But it was not to be...
     Fog-et about it
      http://www.golfweek.com/articles/2005/pro/pga/41358.asp 
     + From out of the Fog
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/241sd9.htm 
     + Back on the prowl
      http://www.pgatour.com/story/8128140 

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