[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 12/5 & 12/6

[Roy Lamberton]

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Only 19 Days to Christmas Edition
All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Index to online News about Northwestern
University Athletics

BASKETBALL
Men

     Cats are in Finals right now - altho you can bet there are a few unofficial
workouts going down....
     SportsXChange: Notes, Quotes, Etc...
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/northwestern.htm 
     $ Some Players to Wait 'til Next Year?
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/598131.html 
     Recent stuff from the blogosphere....
     The Craig Moore Show
      http://www.nuhoops.com/2006/11/the_craig_moore_show.html 
     + Listen, things aren't as bad as they appear
      http://www.nuhoops.com/2006/11/listen_things_arent_as_bad_as.html 
     + Observations from Brown game 
     http://www.nuhoops.com/2006/11/observations_from_brown_game_1.html 


     Next up for the Court Cats:
     12/9 7 PM Western Michigan Broncos
     Owls Fly Away from Broncos Late to Win 76-71
 
http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24351&SPID=1924&DB_OEM_ID=4600&
ATCLID=714415 
     + Fouls, Salisbery, Temple are too much for Broncos
 
http://www.mlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/sports-2/116540058846050.xml?kzgazet
te?SPWM&coll=7 
     + BRONCOS REPLAY
 
http://www.mlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/sports-2/116540046046050.xml?kzgazet
te?SPWM&coll=7 

     Ricks Wins MAC West Player of the Week
 
http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24351&SPID=1924&DB_OEM_ID=4600&
ATCLID=707080 
     + Ricks answers the bell
 
http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24351&SPID=1924&DB_OEM_ID=4600&
ATCLID=707080 

     Big 10, etc....
     Men's Basketball Weekly Release - Dec. 4
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120406aab.html 
     + Complete Release in PDF Format
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120406aab.html 

     No. 11 Wisconsin outlasts Winthrop in OT
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/160182,051spt9.article 

     Oden, WSU Among Week's Big Stories
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/160182,051spt9.article 

     Gophers' honeymoon ends in double overtime
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/161624,CST-SPT-cage06.article 

Women

     Big Ten Women's Basketball Off to Best Start Since 1998
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/120406aab.html 

FOOTBALL

     Hodges: Why the Streak Will Never Be Broken
      http://jhodges.org/archives/2006/10/31/157/ 
     Three Wildcats Earn Postseason Football Honors
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120106aaa.html 
     Pat Fitzgerald Will Present Bednarik Award at Thursday's ESPN Awards Show
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120506aab.html 

     The BCS
     Teddy Greenstein: Anybody have a better idea?
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-061204greenstein,1,513
9656.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Mike Downey: Maize and blue and red-hot with anger
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-061204downey,1,1514340
.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Coach's BCS comments causing as much uproar as Florida's selection
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/572
97384/2006-12-04-meyer-comments_x.htm 

RECRUITING

     Dan Persa Silent Leadership
      http://www.hurricanefootball.org/Articles/silent.htm 
     Matt Boyer: Four Remain
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=598103 
     Volleyball picks up som players
     Northwestern Signs Three to National Letters of Intent
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/120506aad.html 

SWIMMING

     Kyle Bubolz Named Big Ten Co-Swimmer of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/120506aaa.html 
     + Minnesota, Northwestern and Penn State Receive Weekly Awards
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/120506aaa.html 

     Northwestern Finishes Ninth Among Universities at U.S. Open
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/recaps/120306aaa.html 

MISCELLANY

     Big Ten Launches Second Year of 'Welcome to the Big Stage' Campaign
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120406aag.html 
     Mark Silverman Named President of Big Ten Network
      http://bigten.cstv.com/genrel/120506aaa.html 
     Technology could help college athletes avoid missing class work
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/12/06/sports/college_sports/09066e5b50822e9c86
25723c000a73a2.txt 

Alumni

     PGA
     Luke Donald Will be at the World Golf Championships - Barbados World Cup
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/tournaments/r169 
     + Englishmen on a Mission
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/news/story/r169/9851603 
     + Local heroes take on stars in Barbados 
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=EDRSOD2V3LAGTQFIQMGSFFWAV
CBQWIV0?xml=/sport/2006/12/06/sgwcup06.xml 
     + Notes: WGC-World Cup always a tight race
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/news/story/r169/9839034 

     Tom Johnson Former NU Golfer Tom Johnson Earns PGA TOUR Card
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/120406aac.html 
     + Forty Elated Golfers
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/120406aac.html 
     + Notes
      http://www.pgatour.com/story/9849551 
     + Scores And Earnings
      http://www.pgatour.com/story/9849588 

     Jess Daley Finished 25th on the Nationwide money list
      http://www.pgatour.com/stats/leaders/h/2006/109 

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