[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 4/17

Wed Apr 19 08:59:21 CDT 2006

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Midweek Edition

Wednesday and the early week games are over [with lots of reports], plus news
about our Wildcats continues on...

     All the News that Fits We Link
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   Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Wildcats penciling in trio of QB contenders

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060419024
0apr19,1,3042318.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     Random Thoughts: Football & Lacrosse
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/521615.html 
     NU Announces Gameday Activities for 2006 Spring Game, Presented by Yellow
Book USA
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041206aad.html 
     Spring Football Reports

RECRUITING

     Miles Stroter Busy Summer Ahead

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=521478&nid=2336825&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Andrew Nowels Picks Up First Offer

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=521466&nid=2361672&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Darnell Ratcliff Outstanding athletic ability

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=521433&nid=2431834&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Niko Mafuli Utes Extend Offer!

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=521408&nid=2408847&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Drew Kiel Makes Unofficial Visit to Louisville

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=520738&nid=2424985&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Teddy Schell Decisions, decisions

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=521629&nid=2456289&fhn=1&refid=4742

     $ Illinois QB Puts Himself on the Map
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=521590 
     Matt Klein Why recruiting is frustrating

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=521742&nid=2406428&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Meet Scott Martin
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=520540 
     Crawford: "I Couldn't Ask For Anything More"
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=521538 
     NU also on the list for unofficial visits
     Williams Heading to South Bend
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=521551 

BASEBALL

     Michigan, Northwestern and Purdue Pick Up Weekly Baseball Accolades
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/041806aaa.html 
     Wildcats Lose to Valparaiso 7-3 Tuesday Afternoon
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/041806aaa.html 
     + NU cannot overcome early deficit in loss to lower-tier opponent

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/19/4445c9140497c 
     Valpo Upends Northwestern to Earn Road Victory
      http://www.valpo.edu/athletics/index.php?a=s&sid=1 
     Here's one Finn that Wins

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/18/444477a67d72b 
     Baseball: 'Cats take 3 of 4 from Illini
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/analysts/deffenbaugh04172006.htm 

GOLF

     Men
     Moore earns sweet 1st win (Men's Golf)

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/18/4444782b6774d 
     Women

LACROSSE

     2006 Women's Nominees Named
      http://tewaaraton.com/home/129071.html 
     + Kjellman, Munday make the Tewaaraton Cut
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/521963.html 
     Silver Star

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/19/4445cd3653a1e 
     CSTV to Televise US Lacrosse IA National Championship Games
      http://www.uslacrosse.org/news/2006/cstvia.phtml 

SOFTBALL

     Northwestern Sweeps Softball Weekly Honors
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/041806aab.html 
     Beware! Monster Softball Weekend Coming Up
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/analysts/platt041706.htm 

     On TV no less...
     No. 17 Wildcats Take Fight Out of Irish, 3-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/041806aab.html 
     + Comeback Cats topple Irish

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/19/4445cbc2683df 
     + Notre Dame Recap
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/041806_wsb_hlite_12k.wma 
     + WNUR Drohan Interview
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/Drohan_April18.wma 
     + Softball Can't Hold Lead At #17 Northwestern
      http://und.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/041806aaa.html 

     No. 17 Northwestern Hosts Notre Dame Tuesday on National Television
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/041706aac.html 
     + National spotlight descends at Drysdale

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/18/44447883c754c 

TENNIS

     Men
     Cats' loss damages NCAA chances 

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/18/444477d0d7c36 

     Women
     Northwestern Clinches Regular Season Title, Top Seed
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/041706aaa.html 

MISCELLANY

     Flip flops have gone upscale

http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=SMARTSHOPPER-04-18-06 
     Murphy's Mark: Wildcats Savoring Another Special Spring
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/041806aab.html 
     Following your teams isn't easy at school

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/19/4445ca084b9f7 
     Takes his inspiration from Gary B...
     Murphy builds a giant

http://www.al.com/sports/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/sports/1145438657117350.
xml&coll=3 
     Cracking down on post HS Prep Schools..
     Prep course patterns draw NCAA scrutiny 
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=606 

Alumni

     from Monday
     Mark Loretta Loretta's homer lifts Red Sox in ninth

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20060417&cont
ent_id=1404811&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos 
     + Holiday experience becomes a blast for Loretta's Dad

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/04/18/with_one_swing_
holiday_experience_becomes_a_blast_for_dad 
     + Sweet Loretta!
      http://bostondirtdogs.boston.com/ 
     + Euphoria engulfs Fenway: Loretta walkoff homer stuns Mariners
      http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=135613 

     Luke Donald [Live Scorecard] 
     Tom Johnson [Live Scorecard] 
     Josh Habig

   Football Spring Practice Central

     @ Miami of Ohio Red Hawks 8/31
     'You Make the Call' at the Spring Game
      http://muredhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041806aaa.html 
     + Miami Football Enters Final Week of Spring Practice
      http://muredhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041806aac.html 
     New Hampshire Wildcats 9/9
     Eastern Michigan Eagles 9/16

     @ Nevada Wolf Pack 9/22

     @ Penn state Nitanny Lions 9/30
     @ Wisconsin Badgers 10/7
     Purdue Boilermakers 10/14
     Michigan State Spartans 10/21
     @ Michigan Wolverines 10/28
     @ Iowa Hawkeyes 11/4
     Iowa's Robertson arrested for drunk driving 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/04/19/iowa.robertso
n.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     Ohio State Buckeyes 11/11
     Smith comfortable as Bucks' starter, leader

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/04/19/ohiostate.smi
th.ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     Illinois Fighting Illini 11/18

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