[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 4/27

Thu Apr 27 09:38:31 CDT 2006

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FOOTBALL

     Starting at rock bottom

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/04-27-06-898943.
html 
     Walker awarded extension through 2011

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/04-27-06-900035.
html 

     + HailToPurple:  extended Coach Walker's contract to 2011.
      http://hailtopurple.com/cats6d25a.html 

     Waterboy: analysis of the Wildcats.
      http://hailtopurple.com/waterboy 

     Sports XChange: Inside Slant
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=InsideSlant 
     Strategy and Personnel

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=StrategyAndPersonn
el 
      Notes and Quotes

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=NotesAndQuotes 

     News about future opponents on the bottom

RECRUITING

     Sampson visits VHS - IU men's basketball coach stops by to talk about
Vikings' Hummel and Martin

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/04/26/sports/indiana_prep_sports/89650fc280f24
0288625715c000791d5.txt 
     Logan Todd Awaits First Offer

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=524512&nid=2409062&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Nathan Sherr Focus '07: Austin Prep RB/WR

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=524362&nid=2500636&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Salifu Cham Two Schools Lead

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=524128&nid=2385138&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Carter Todd Blends Speed And Power

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=523982&nid=2404969&fhn=1&refid=4742

BASEBALL

     A bad case of the Tuesdays

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/26/444f085a45cee 
     Cats maintain grasp on first after Penn State split

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/04-27-06-900239.
html 
     Caleb Fields: Pro Prospect Watch

http://www.wednesdayjournalonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=7&SubSectionID=7&Articl
eID=4439&TM=6422.934 

BASKETBALL

     Big 10:
     Pruitt arrested outside bar
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill26.html 

GOLF

     Men
     Big Ten Men's Golf Championships Begin Friday in Lake Forest
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/042606aab.html 
     + Northwestern Plays Big Ten Host For First Time in 50 Years
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/042506aab.html 
     + Northwestern hosts Big Ten golf tourney

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/04-27-06-900865.
html 

     Sweet homecoming for Northwestern's Moore

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/04-20-06-892988.
html 
     Women
     Northwestern Set for 2006 Big Ten Championships at Indiana
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/042606aaa.html 
     + 2006 Big Ten Women's Golf Championships Preview
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/042606aaa.html 

LACROSSE

     'Cats Look to Clinch Share of Third Straight ALC Title Friday Night
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/042606aaf.html 
     + From OSU - ...Hosts #2 Northwestern Friday
      http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/stories/042506aas.html 

     Kjellman Receives National Weekly Honors
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/042606aad.html 

     Simply a dominating performance by an offense that is relentless, a
midfield than won't quit, and a defense that is tenacious  Bert & Ernie have
Cats back on top!

SOFTBALL

     Breaking bats: Aluminum-style

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/26/444f0b957bbe6 
     Big Ten Leaders Meet in Michigan This Weekend
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/042606aab.html 
     + Cats head to Michigan for Big Ten showdown

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/04-27-06-900082.
html 

TENNIS

     Men
     NU eyes conference tourney run

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/ev/04-27-06-900082.
html 
     Minnesota will play host to 2006 Men's Big Ten Tennis Championship
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/042606aab.html 
     Women
     Bracket Set For The 2006 Big Ten Women's Tennis Championship
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/042406aac.html 
     + Cats ready to pop the cork

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/27/4450631f5fc9d 
     + Favored Cats primed to take tourney

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/27/445061a4087b4 
     + Illinois Set to Host 2006 Big Ten Women's Tennis Championship
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/042606aac.html 
     + Wildcats earn top position for women's tennis tourney

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/current/mg/04-27-06-901159.
html 

     Cristelle Grier Tabbed Big Ten Athlete of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/042606aad.html 
     + Northwestern's Grier Earns Sixth and Final Weekly Honor of Career
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/042606aaa.html 

     Alexis Prousis to be Featured on Tennis Live Radio
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/042606aaa.html 

WRESTLING

     Northwestern Ready to Host 2006 Men's University And FILA Cadet National
Championships
     + Northwestern University hosts University Nationals wrestling

MISCELLANY

     Many I-A football teams fill 12th game with I-AA foes
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=627 
     BCS chief: new system needs explaining 
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=623 
     Emerald Bowl will receive prime-time billing

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/04/26/emerald.bowl.
ap/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     And you think its bad now?
     Baseball's bad old days before steroids

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2006/04/27/baseballs_bad_old_days
_before_steroids 

Alumni

     Searching around the world for long-lost T.J. Parker

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/04/26/444f09fe6b3ec 
     Biographies and Career Statistics for 2006 Draft-Eligible NU Players
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041906aad.html 
     + Draft Sleepers
      http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=171275&src=0 

     Joe Girardi Marlins notes: Memories of Chicago

http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060426&content_
id=1419583&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla 

     Sam Simmons Brigade wins close one - Sam catches the winner

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/special_packages/kansas_city_bri
gade/14408101.htm 

     Luke Donald [Live Scorecard] 

     Tom Johnson [Live Scorecard] is at the BMW Charity Pro-Am
     Josh Habig

   Future Football Opponents

     @ Miami of Ohio Red Hawks 8/31
     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
     Purdue QB ready for fulltime role as starter

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/04/22/sports/top_sports/4956d9981c672ce5862571
58000b4cec.txt 

     Michigan State Spartans 10/21
     @ Michigan Wolverines 10/28
     @ Iowa Hawkeyes 11/4
     Ohio State Buckeyes 11/11
     Illinois Fighting Illini 11/18
     Spring or fall, he has a ball

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-060425illini,
1,4140495.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

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