[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 8/30

Wed Aug 30 09:00:35 CDT 2006

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Midweek Edition

Less than 36 hours before the 2006 Football season kicks off - and the Cats are
ready to face the RedHawks in Oxford, OH. A recruiting coup - #13 for Football,
plus an update on a possible roundball recruit. Tennis, 
and Volleyball too...

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FOOTBALL

     Northwestern Ready For Season Opener at Miami University
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082806aaa.html 
     + NGN Honors Walk
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/562256.html 
     + With heavy hearts
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=222239 
     + An Emotional Northwestern Team Will Find A Way This Season
      http://www.sportsmemo.com/handicappers/fairway/articles/815/ 
     + Miami to be emotional for Wildcats

http://www.cleveland.com/sports/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1156840753113
880.xml&coll=2 

     $ Pregame Intel: Miami Redhawks
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/562496.html 

     Kafka gets nod as NU starter against Miami (Ohio)

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/08/30/sports/college_sports/293e75875904ed3986
2571d90075cc3e.txt 

     Prince Kwateng NU special teams a matter of Prince-iple

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/08/28/sports/top_sports/3ebe3fba25210b06862571
d7006b53af.txt 

     Adding a 12th game exciting, but 1st one takes cake

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060829bigtenbits,1,651
5915.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Next up:
     8/31 @ Miami of Ohio Red Hawks 6:30 - ESPNU
     Joey Card and Ryne Robinson Named Miami Football Captains
      http://muredhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082906aaa.html 
     + Miami Football Gameday Experience Information
      http://muredhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082806aad.html 
     + Legends leave big shoes to fill

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060830/SPT0103/608300317/1
096 
     + Traditions make game special

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060830/SPT0103/608300316/1
096 
     + Kokal gains control of offense

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060823/SPT0103/608230345/1
096 
     + QB Kokal's time finally arrives

http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060830/SPT02/608300327/10
35 
     + RedHawks eager for opener

http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060829/NEWS02/608290327/100
4 
     + Fitzgerald expects RedHawks to still pack explosive 'O' punch

http://www.middletownjournal.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/miami/hjn0830
06muFitzgerald.html 
     + Injury likely to keep Murphy out of opener

http://www.middletownjournal.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/miami/hjn0830
06MUmurphy.html 

RECRUITING

     Arnold makes a Surprise Choice
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/562315.html 
     Brian Stinnette's News and Notes From The World Of Recruiting
      http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/brianstinnette46.html 

BASKETBALL

     NCAA, NBA to Discuss Amateur Basketball

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/28/AR2006082801304.
html?referrer=email 

TENNIS

     Alexis Prousis is playing in the U.S. Open
      http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/wd/r1s2.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Northwestern Blanks Illinois-Chicago, 3-0, in Season Opener
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/082906aab.html 

MISCELLANY

Alumni

     Javiar Collins Broncos waive 12 players
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=562257 

     PGA - NU's PGA Cat Golfers are off this week....
      Luke Donald

     Nationwide Tour
     Jess Daley
     Tom Johnson

     Canadian Tour - 
     Josh Habig -

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/9 New Hampshire Wildcats 1 PM  No TV [Heros/Band day]
     9/16 Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day]
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM  ESPN2
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     Boilermakers not real thrilled with playing a I-AA team

http://www.post-trib.com/cgi-bin/pto-story/sports/z1/08-30-06_z1_spor_06.html 
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     Grueling start awaits top-ranked Buckeyes

http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060830/SPT0206/608300329/
1035/SPT 
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     Illini to have quite a 'fresh' look this year 
     http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=222220 

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