[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 6/30

[Roy S. Lamberton]

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Thursday - End of June Edition

Is it really the end of June? Director's Cup Standings are out, along with
Honors for the Softball Coaches. More Football summer reports, Scout releases 
its list of prospects. Basketball schedules, Golf stories, and NU Alums in the
Western Open...

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Northwestern Finishes 29th in Directors' Cup Standings 

http://nusports.collegesports.com/genrel/062905aaa.html 



FOOTBALL

     Hey, we're Number 53??? Behind Bowling Green?
     2005 Preseason Rankings: 51-75 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/3727628?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24 
     + 2005 Preseason Rankings: 76-100 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/3724856?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24 

     Cats suffer loss of star starters Backes, Rees
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/06/30/42c36a633c423 
     + Wildcat grid squad loses two key starters
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/06-30-05-620799.
html 


     We're not the only team with academic problems
     Michigan St. Receiver Declared Ineligible
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/wire/sns-ap-fbc-michigan-
st-shabaj,1,3228930.story?coll=sns-ap-collegesports-headlines 

Recruiting

     Something to drool over?
     Here's Scout.com's List of NU Prospects
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=4&yr=2006 

BASKETBALL

     Seventh Annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Schedule Announced
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062905aab.html 
     + Coming this fall: Illinois-N.C. rematch
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-big30.html 

     Random Thoughts: They Just Won't Go Away
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/391887.html 

     Oden picks OSU over Indiana
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sportsstory.asp?id=68727 

GOLF

     Future Cat swings into action, wins golf championship
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/06/30/42c36b67f3829 
     + Wildcat freshman wins amateur title
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/06-30-05-622334.
html 

SOFTBALL

     Northwestern Earns NFCA Mideast Region Co-Coaching Staff of the Year Honors
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/062905aab.html 

TENNIS

     Cohen sheds winter coat for Hurricane weather
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/06/30/42c36ae9218db 

MISCELLANY

     Not much of interest today....

ALUMNI

     They're having trouble with the live scoring but - here's the Link to the
leaderboard
      http://www.pgatour.com/scoring/leaderboard/r 
     Luke Donald [Links to Luke's Scorecard]
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/291587/r028/2005 
     Is at the Cialis Western Open
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r028 
     + Donald's passions meet at Western Open
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sportsstory.asp?id=68731 

     Jess Daley -  Playing the Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek 'n Peak Resort
- [Upstate New York folks]
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h079 

     Josh Habig - At the TELUS Edmonton Open
      http://www.cantour.com/events.php?id=108 

     Napoleon Harris: Harris Has High Expectations
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=391836 

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