[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 10/4

Tue Oct 4 13:26:19 CDT 2005

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 Football - gettin' ready for Wisconsin, There's some recruiting news, and still
more wrapups from the weekend. Alumni Action too...

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                               Northwestern University Athletics
FOOTBALL

     Rested Wildcats Brace For Unbeaten and 14th-Ranked Wisconsin
      http://www.fansonly.com/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100305aaa.html

     + 2 Deep Changes for Wisconsin
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/447450.html 
     + Ex-starter Roberson returns from injury

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-051004019
7oct04,1,1469452.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 

     NU's maligned defense faces another potent offense
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sportsstory.asp?id=101641 

     Walker hopes to replicate upset win

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/04/434210e8c8cff 
     + Walker's connection to '95 not so rosy
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu04.html 

     Season full of dismay
      http://www.jsonline.com/badger/fb/oct05/360531.asp 
     + Scouting report: The book on Northwestern 
      http://www.jsonline.com/badger/fb/oct05/360530.asp 

     Monday Morning Quarterbacking...Commentary -
     SjT: View From [10/3]
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/447459.html 
     Mike Lucas: Rested 'Cats pose tough test for unbeaten Badgers
      http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/index.php?ntid=56336&ntpid=0 
     GoUPurple: we say goodbye to a legend.
      http://hailtopurple.com/cats5j04a.html 
     LowesLine: ode to the late Allen Ginsberg.
      http://hailtopurple.com/features/lowesline5j03.html 
     Hodges: NU Football: Bye Week Report
      http://jhodges.org/archives/2005/10/01/61/ 

Next Up

     Wisconsin Badgers [10/8]
     Monday press conference: Barry Alvarez
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=447437 
     + Alvarez to change practice format for Northwestern
      http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/12808258.htm 
     + Badgers not happy despite victory
      http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/sports/stories/sports_22838488.shtml 
     + Stocco's numbers a victim of inflation
      http://www.jsonline.com/badger/fb/oct05/360182.asp 
     + Football notebook: Williams' Big Ten laurel 
      http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/447542.html 
     + Monday press conference: Mark Johnson
      http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/447446.html 
     + Monday press conference: Mike Eaves
      http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/447415.html 
     + Monday press conference: Pete Waite
      http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/447407.html 
     + Turnovers return to recipe
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=56416&ntpid=3 
     + Similar challenges face defense 
      http://badgerherald.com/sports/2005/10/04/similar_challenges_f.php 
     + Two Badgers might return
      http://www.jsonline.com/badger/fb/oct05/360532.asp 
     + Williams remembers loss
      http://www.jsonline.com/badger/fb/oct05/360306.asp 

Future Big 10 Opponents:

     @ Purdue Boilermakers [10/15]
     Deuces Wild

http://purduesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100305aad.html 
     + Game Notes

http://purduesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100305aac.html 
     + Game Notes in PDF Format

http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/weekly-relea
se.pdf 
     + Tiller, Spack vow to fix porous defense

http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051002/SPORTS020101/51
0020343/1046 
     + Murphy: Don't blame players for Purdue's woeful defense

http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051004/COLUMNISTS14/51
0040316/1046/SPORTS020101 

     @ Michigan State Spartans [10/22] Bye Week
     Third-Annual Women's Football Day Scheduled For Oct. 8

http://msuspartans.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100305aaa.html 
     + Spartans will use bye week to heal injuries

http://www.mlive.com/sportsflash/college/index.ssf?/base/sports-14/1128369842129
921.xml&storylist=bigten 

     Michigan Wolverines [10/29 Homecoming]
     Football's Hart Earns Big Ten Weekly Award on Offense
      http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=19171 
     + Monday Presser Highlights: Week Six
      http://michigan.scout.com/2/447314.html 
     + Henne bounces back in victory
      http://www.michigandaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/04/434212cb90aef 
     + Ali-Frazier fights get Varsity ready to rumble
      http://www.michigandaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/04/434213cb2ab90 
     + Carr happy with team's performance in win over Michigan State

http://www.mlive.com/sportsflash/college/index.ssf?/base/sports-14/1128379144203
82.xml&storylist=bigten 
     + U-M plans to build on win

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/football/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1128350
433274300.xml&coll=2 
     + Carr miffed by fumble ruling
      http://www.freep.com/sports/umich/um4e_20051004.htm 
     Then its: 

     Iowa Hawkeyes [11/5]
     @ Ohio State Buckeyes [11/12]
     Illinois Fighting Illini [11/19]

Miscellaneous Football News:

     Big Ten Weekly Football Release -- Oct. 3

http://www.fansonly.com/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100305aad.html 
     Red River Shootout highlights big weekend in football
      http://www.michigandaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/04/4342163145883 

Recruiting

     Daverin Geralds names his Top 3 schools
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=447540 

     Trevin Cowman Big East Visitor
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=447092&nid=1990839&fhn=1 
     Jack Brady Holds Two MAC Offers
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=447232&nid=2198185&fhn=1 

     There's at least one NU Target on the list...
     Flood of Verbal Commitments Turns Top Uncommitted Class of 2006 Prospect
List Upside Down
      http://www.chicagohoops.com/members/uncommitted.html 
     $ Updated Class of 2006 Verbal Commitment Listing
      http://www.chicagohoops.com/members/2006verbals.html 

BASKETBALL

     in case you missed this...
     2005-06 Prospectus

http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0506mbkprospe
ctus.pdf 

CROSS COUNTRY

     Freshman leads Wildcats to 10th-place finish
      http://www.collegesports.com/sports/c-xc/uwire/100305aak.html 

FIELD HOCKEY

     Northwestern to Face No. 14 Iowa
      http://www.fansonly.com/schools/nw/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/100405aaa.html

     NU contains offense until Buckeyes come through in 2nd half (Field Hockey)

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/04/43420f2eb61ff 

GOLF

     Officially, Northwestern Holds Lead at Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge
      http://www.fansonly.com/schools/nw/sports/m-golf/recaps/100305aaa.html 
     + Cats sit tied for 3rd, only 2 shots back

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/04/4342159151bd9 

TENNIS

     Wildcats Wrap Up First Day at 2005 Ralph Lauren All-American Invitational
      http://www.fansonly.com/schools/nw/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/100305aaa.html

VOLLEYBALL

     Wildcats pick up 1st conference win but can't maintain composure on road

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/04/43421754c1f58 

WRESTLING

     Wildcats Announce Schedule For 2005 Northwestern Wrestling Annual Coaches
Clinic
      http://www.fansonly.com/schools/nw/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/100405aab.html

MISCELLANY

     Aldermen include NU in their vision of Evanston's future

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/03/4340cb5471deb 
     Bagnato: College football coaches don't let anyone encroach on their turf
-- be it the president of the university or the president of the United States. 
      http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2179611 

ALUMNI

     In post season for the first time
     Mark Loretta: Padres try to overcome 82-80 record

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051003&content_
id=1236830&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd 
     PGA: [Links on Player's Name is their live scorecard]
     Luke Donald - will be at the World Golf Championships- American Express
Championship.
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/tournaments/r473 
     + "McDowell and Donald will make the Ryder Cup team ahead of Stenson and
Dougherty" - SB 
      http://%20http//www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbfivelive/F2148569?thread=1143592 

     At the Gila River Golf Classic presented by Wild Horse Pass
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h076 

     Jess Daley - Not Scheduled
     Tom Johnson - Scheduled to Play

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