[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 8/28

Roy Lamberton rstetson at capps-assoc.com
Mon Aug 28 09:17:03 CDT 2006


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Last Weekend before Football Edition

Expect Fitz to name a starting QB for Thursday as Football continues prep, Men's
and Women's Soccer both win, Basketball  Schedules, Recruiting, Field Hockey,
Lacrosse, and lots more Alumni stuff and future 
opponents news too...

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that Fits We Link
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to on-line News about
                                                                    Northwestern
University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Fitzgerald to reveal starting QB today
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=221372 
     SjT: Finally...Football!
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/561073.html 
     Moving on not easy
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=220900 
     Advice from around the Big Ten for Fitzgerald
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/analysts/morton08252006.htm 
     Tied for 10th with Indiana?
     2006 Preview: Big Ten
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5902574?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24 

RECRUITING

      Blake Sorensen Commits to Northwestern
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=561523 

BASKETBALL

     Big Ten Announces Women's Basketball Conference-Only Schedule
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082206aaa.html 

FIELD HOCKEY

     'Cats Earn First Win of 2006
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/082706aab.html 

     Miami (Ohio) Bests Wildcats in 2006 Debut
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/082606aaa.html 

LACROSSE

     Alexis Venechanos takes over as head coach of UMass.
 
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=135311 

SOCCER

     Men
     Northwestern Battles Back For 2-1 Win Over Hofstra
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/082506aab.html 
     Wildcats Shutout Dayton 1-0 to Capture the Lakeside Classic Championship
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/082706aab.html 

     Women
     Kentucky Edges Northwestern 2-1 in Overtime
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/082706aac.html 

MISCELLANY

     Wheeler's death spurs deeper asthma research
 
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/SPORTS/608270313/
1002/SPORTS 
     Cutting rates in injuries not so easy
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/08/27/sports/sports_columnists/c312fbea0acfb3b
a862571d40072ed5e.txt 
     Michigan is #2
     Longhorns knock off Tar Heels to lead nation in merchandising revenue
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2006-08-26-ncaa-merchandise_x.htm?csp=34 

Alumni

     Barry Cofield Player Wire: Giants
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=561588 

     Joe Girardi Girardi making rookie mistakes
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0608280123aug28,1,4885009.story?coll=ch
i-sportsnew-hed 
     + HYDE: Girardi on hot seat despite success
 
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-hyde27aug27,0,2237797.co
lumn?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 
     + Loria avoids praise of Girardi's work
 
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-marnot27aug27,0,5956080.
story?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 
     + Loria fails to endorse Girardi
      http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/baseball/15371796.htm 

     Gladstone Taylor Former Wildcat in Cast of New Movie Invincible
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082506aab.html 

     PGA - WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/tournaments/r476 
      Luke Donald - [Live Scorecard] Tied for 10th, 5 strokes back at -4
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/291587/r476/2006 
     Donald under no illusions
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=NA0K202EECV5BQFIQMFCFFWAV
CBQYIV0?xml=/sport/2006/08/24/sgus24.xml 

     Nationwide Tour  National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h086 
     Jess Daley  [Live Scorecard] - Missed the cut
     Tom Johnson  [Live Scorecard]  - Missed the cut

     Canadian Tour - Next is the Fallsview Casino Pro Am Classic
      http://www.cantour.com/events.php?id=186 
     Josh Habig - Tied for 14th at Par

   2006 Football Opponents

     8/31 @ Miami of Ohio Red Hawks 6:30  ESPNU Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://livestats.muredhawks.collegesports.com/livestats/
data/w-fieldh/441323/','GameTrackerwfieldh','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars
=no,width=780,height=540'); void(''); 
     + Kokal takes team's reins
 
http://www.miamistudent.net/news/2006/08/24/Sports/Kokal.Takes.Teams.Reins-22393
05.shtml 
     + Questions abound for RedHawks
 
http://www.miamistudent.net/news/2006/08/24/Sports/Questions.Abound.For.Redhawks
-2239314.shtml 
     + Walker leaves lasting legacy
 
http://www.miamistudent.net/news/2006/08/24/Sports/Walker.Leaves.Lasting.Legacy-
2239325.shtml 

     9/9 New Hampshire Wildcats 1 PM  No TV [Heros/Band day]
     Wildcats' hearts go out to Northwestern
      http://www.therockinghamnews.com/news/08252006/sports-unhnotes825.html 
     + COACHING STAFF GETS A LOOK AT SOME NEW FACES IN ANNUAL BLUE/WHITE
FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE
      http://www.unhwildcats.com/football/20052006/082506.shtml 
     + CHIP KELLY FEATURED IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL MONTHLY MAGAZINE
      http://www.unhwildcats.com/football/20052006/081406.shtml 
     + A walk was never so challenging
 
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/REPOSITORY/608
270348/1009/SPORTS02 
     + Laying it all on the line
 
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/REPOSITORY/608
270377/1009/SPORTS02 
     + 'D' shows its stuff, but there's a catch
 
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060826/REPOSITORY/608
260333/1009/SPORTS02 
     + Fall sports seasons unveiled
 
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=UNH+Notebook%3A+Fall+sports+sea
sons+unveiled&articleId=2657bf2a-3383-40e2-8c70-44de06b19303 

     9/16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day]
     Eastern faces attendance mandate
 
http://www.mlive.com/eagles/aanews/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1156430406273600.xml
&coll=2 

     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM  ESPN2
     Football to Open 2006 Season Friday at Fresno State
 
http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45380&SPID=4082&DB_OEM_ID=1
0000&ATCLID=576338 
     + Wolf Pack's depth chart still a work in progress
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/SPORTS06/608270410/1053 
     + Pack sharp in tune-up scrimmage
 
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060826/SPORTS06/608260351/1053 

     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     Team leader Poz at first wanted to be a running back
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15369175.htm 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     Winning recipe: Badgers need all the ingredients
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=487980 
     + A new kind of numbers game
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=96473&ntpid=1 
     + Balts pays steep price to play
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=96475&ntpid=2 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     WNUR Preview Purdue
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/analysts/BTPreview06/purdue.htm 
     + Boilermakers face 13-game season without bye weeks
      http://www.purdueexponent.org/?module=article&story_id=1682 
     + Kickers look for opportunities to impress
      http://www.purdueexponent.org/?module=article&story_id=1683 
     + No running for Boilers, but injuries continue to mount
      http://www.purdueexponent.org/?module=article&story_id=1684 
     + Freshman quickly impresses
 
http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/SPORTS020101/60
8270334/1122/BOILER 
     + Senior dreaming of big hits
 
http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/SPORTS020101/60
8270311/1122/BOILER 
     + Offensive line forms imposing wall
 
http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060826/SPORTS020101/60
8260303/1122/BOILER 

     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     MSU: Smith keeps cool as job is scrutinized
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/SPORTS07/608270621/1055

     + Game on for John L.
 
http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/GW01/608270567/
1023/GW 

     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     Forget the polls, U-M is the team to beat
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/SPORTS06/608270633/1055
/SPORTS07 

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     Will OSU offense live up to the hype?
 
http://www.dispatch.com/football/football.php?story=dispatch/2006/08/27/20060827
-E1-02.html 

     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]
     WNUR Prevbiew Illinois
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/analysts/BTPreview06/illinois.htm 
     + Chief still dancing 
 
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2006/08/28/News/Chief.Still.Dancing-2240777.shtm
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