[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 4/7

Fri Apr 7 08:35:08 CDT 2006

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NU may be in Evanston, but Cat fans are looking to the south - Chapel Hill and
Augusta for the big stories today, plus the diamond Cats, and Spring Football
Central updates

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                    Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Wildcats Continue Spring Drills
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040606aac.html 

     Spring Practice Central Stories are now at the bottom

RECRUITING

     Saine Tears Up The Track, Football Field
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=517500 

BASEBALL

     A mountain of wisdom

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/07/4436012511395 
     Indiana-Northwestern Series Schedule Changes

http://www.fansonly.com/schools/ind/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/040606aac.html 
     + Hoosiers continue road trip at Northwestern
      http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.php?id=35141&adid=sports 

GOLF

     At the Masters
     Dillon Dougherty [Live Scorecard] - in 85th at+10
      http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/masters/scorecards/2006/1098580 
     Dillon Dougherty Makes History at Augusta
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/040606aab.html 
     + Rough start at Masters for NU senior

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/07/4435fa41de3b4 
     + Highs and Lows

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/07/4435f768246a3 
     + Amateur players soak in first day
      http://www.augusta.com/stories/040706/mas_76517.shtml 

     Women

LACROSSE

     Top-Ranked Wildcats Head to Durham For Top 5 Showdown With No. 4 Duke
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/040506aad.html 
     + It's Duke, it's lacrosse . . . but NU women stay focused

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060407018
9apr07,1,5598228.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + Key: Northwestern is vulnerable
      http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/beat-wd1.html 
     + Top-ranked Wildcats take on Duke in Friday night showdown

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=120209 
     + Going out on Top

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/07/4436000558ad4 

     From the other side:
     Fourth-Ranked Blue Devils Battle No. 1 Northwestern on Friday

http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22438&SPID=1832&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCL
ID=264880 
     + Second-Ranked Blue Devils Suffer First Loss of the Season to No. 4
Virginia 11-10

http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22438&SPID=1832&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCL
ID=263754 

     This is the environment the women are heading into today
     'Repulsive' Duke e-mail cited

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-0604060243apr06,1,3014
564.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Duke lacrosse team called school's only real frat[ernity]
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-nws-duke07.html 

SOFTBALL

     Late call up

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/07/4435fce84684e 
     PSU is up this weekend
     Lions Look To Get Back On Hot Streak With First Big Ten Home Stand
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=10008 
     + PSU hopes to bounce back

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/04/04-07-06tdc/04-07-06dsports-03.asp 

TENNIS

     Men
     Global reach

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/07/443601e030953 
     + Men hope to continue winning ways with duals at Northwestern, Wisconsin
      http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/04/07/67921 

     Women
     No. 9 Northwestern Looks to Stay Unbeaten In Conference Play Versus
Minnesota, No. 33 Iowa
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/040606aab.html 
     + Cats look to bounce back in return to Big Ten play

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/07/4435ff164809b 

MISCELLANY

     Another Great Sideline Reporter Snafu

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/nba/another-great-sideline-reporter-snafu-165558.
php 

Alumni

     Mark Loretta Feast Or Famine For 2006 Sox
      http://redsox.scout.com/2/517002.html 
     + Loretta at home in role
      http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=133516 

     Luke Donald [Live Scorecard] 
      http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/masters/scorecards/2006/291587 
     off to a rocky start [+2] at the Masters Tournament
      http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/masters 
     + Howell heads up British challenge
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/4885734.stm 

     Tom Johnson [Live Scorecard] His tour is off until Apr 20th
     Josh Habig Tied for 49th at the 2006 Northern California Classic

   Football Spring Practice Central

     @ Miami of Ohio Red Hawks 8/31
     Football Passes Halfway Mark in Spring Season
      http://muredhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040606aaa.html 

     New Hampshire Wildcats 9/9
     Eastern Michigan Eagles 9/16
     EMU football takes its show on the road

http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1144248202305360.xml
&coll=2 

     @ Nevada Wolf Pack 9/22
     Backup QB has to rely on his legs

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060406/SPORTS06/604060348/1053 

     @ Penn state Nitanny Lions 9/30
     Nittany Notes: Battles 1
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/517425.html 

     @ Wisconsin Badgers 10/7
     Q&A With Jamal Cooper

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/fb/headlines/full_story.aspx?story_id=2006_0
4_06_11_44_16_fb 
     + Spring Football Practice Carries on

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/fb/headlines/full_story.aspx?story_id=2006_0
4_05_13_05_06_fb 

     Purdue Boilermakers 10/14
     First Day Of Spring
      http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040306aab.html 
     + Spring cleansing

http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060406/SPORTS020101/60
4060325/1122/BOILER 
     + Secondary a primary concern this spring

http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060406/SPORTS020101/60
4060321/1122/BOILER 
     + Defender looks forward to return in 2006 season

http://www.purdueexponent.org/index.php/module/Issue/action/Article/article_id/3
556 

     Michigan State Spartans 10/21
     Spartan Spring Football Update: Q&A With John L. Smith
      http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040306aab.html 
     + Spring Football Sideline Report: Kyle Cook
      http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032906aab.html 
     + Kyle Brown: A Receiver That Gives
      http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112105aac.html 
     $ Three "M's" stepping up in offensive line
      http://michiganstate.scout.com/2/517022.html 

     @ Michigan Wolverines 10/28

     @ Iowa Hawkeyes 11/4
     A Thousand Words
      http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040506aaa.html 
     + Iowa Open Practice Photo Gallery
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/517712.html 

     Ohio State Buckeyes 11/11
     OSU Chat: What do you think of the new uniforms?
      http://www.middletownjournal.com/local/content/shared/oh/boards/osu.html 
     + Offense wants to keep scarlet practice jerseys (April 7)

http://www.dispatch.com/football/football.php?story=dispatch/2006/04/07/20060407
-F3-01.html 
     + Datish stays the course in face of tough times (April 7)

http://www.dispatch.com/football/football.php?story=dispatch/2006/04/07/20060407
-F1-04.html 
     + Nicol Glad To Be Back On The Field
      http://ohiostate.scout.com/2/517620.html 

     Illinois Fighting Illini 11/18
     Spring Practice Report Four
      http://illinois.scout.com/2/517008.html 
     + Media Notes: Spring Practice #5
      http://illinois.scout.com/2/517310.html 
     + Media Notes: Spring Practice #4
      http://illinois.scout.com/2/516871.html 
     + First scrimmage takes a 'different look at things' 

http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2006/04/07/Sports/First.Scrimmage.Takes.A.differ
ent.Look.At.Things-1801156.shtml 

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