[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 2/1

Wed Feb 1 14:36:24 CST 2006

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Signing Day Edition

17 New Cats [we hope] plus a few old ones coming back. Basketball has a tough
test tonight in Bloomington, both sides here, plus other Big 10 news. Miscellany
plus the Alumni Face Off in Detroit...

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BASKETBALL

     Men
     'Cats Face No. 22 Indiana Wednesday in Bloomington
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/013106aac.html 
     + NU on road to face Indy's inside-outside game

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/01/43e05dc18f20a 

     Vedran Vukusic: Climbing the charts

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060130nuvukusicchart,1
,4553428.htmlstory?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Next game is at the Indiana Hoosiers Wednesday 
     Complete Northwestern Notes in PDF Format

http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ind/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/Northwestern
Notes1.pdf 
     + Feisty NU to challenge troubled IU
        http://www.tmnews.com/articles/2006/01/31/sections/sports/sports47.txt 
     + Davis says season far from over

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060201/SPORTS0601/602010452

     + Davis confident IU will right ship

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060201/SPORTS04/6020
10510/1002/SPORTS 

     Followed by Michigan State - Saturday
     Shannon Brown steps up to bail out MSU
      http://michiganstate.scout.com/2/494444.html 
     + Izzo preaches rebounding; Davis still feeling 'lightheaded'
      http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=34338 
     + Injured Davis might sit again

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060131/GW0201/60131034
4/1023/GW 
     + MSU men's notebook: 'Worst rebounding team I've had'

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060131/GW0201/60131034
5/1023/GW 
     + Spartan fast break

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060131/GW0201/60131034
3/1023/GW 

     Fan Advisory: Plan To Arrive Early Saturday for LaSalle Bank Night vs.
Michigan State
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/013106aae.html 

     Other Big 10
     Illini grab 1st all alone

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060131illinigamer,1,53
01787.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Now that's more like it for Illini
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill01.html 
     + Kohl Center 'special' place for Brown
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-illnt01.html 
     + Could the Final Four be within reach again?
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=149213 
     + Illini take Big, Big step
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=149210 
     + Foul strategy has payoff for Illinois
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/nickp/358628769265129.php 

     Michigan's Horton perfect from charity stripe

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/01/43e05eab76b65 

     Women
      Under development

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/01/43e0605c92d30 

     Teleconference: January 31

http://web.servicebureau.net/conf/meta?i=1112592025&c=16607&m=was&u=/w2.xsl 

FOOTBALL

     Underwhelming recruiting class just part of Walker's plan

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/01/43e05f58b14d8 

RECRUITING

     #11 Northwestern Wildcats
     http://recruiting.scout.com/2/495523.html

     Defense: Recruiting Chart & Analysis
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/494748.html

     Defense: Recruiting Chart & Analysis II
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/495011.html

     Offense: Recruiting Chart & Analysis
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/495692.html

     Watch Football Signing Day Free With All-Access!
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/013106aaa.html 

     + Greenstein:  A sign of times: Signing day, live!

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-060131greenstein,1,
4462559.column?coll=cs-college-utility 
     + NU's Full Commit List
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=8&yr=2006&refid=4930 

     Various Recruiting stories....
     Last-minute news before signing day 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5296232?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24 
     + Stewart Mandel: How Meyer and Florida won this year's recruiting war 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/writers/stewart_mandel/01/31/fla.
recruiting/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     + College recruits are getting the message
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5278294?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=36 
     + High-speed recruiting
      http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/sports/13762702.htm 
     We're not as bad as this...
     + Diaper dandies may happen . literally
      http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/sports/13762699.htm 

     Everyone always suspected this "allegation" even if its not true....
     Prep star Rolle is no Lemming
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/quickhits/cst-spt-1hit01.html 
     + Analyst denies pushing recruit toward Notre Dame 
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=488 

MISCELLANY

     Big Ten Celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day
      http://bigten.collegesports.com/genrel/020106aaf.html 
     Illinois appeals to NCAA on mascot

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060131illinichief,1,42
53198.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + U. of I. appeal delays NCAA ban on Chief
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-nws-chief01.html 
     Iraq War veteran preparing to resume football career
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=485 
     Feel good story
     T.J. Duckett:Ex-Spartan goes 'off and away' to promote reading
      http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=34340 

Alumni

     Trai Essex Wide-eyed Essex in Super groove
      http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/sports/13747562.htm 
     + Best of the Midwest 2001-05

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060127/SPORTS09/601270392/1057

     + Essex is catching on to his life on the line
      http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/sports/13762701.htm 

     Kevin Bentley: BEHIND THE MASK: Kevin Bentley
      http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/football/257281_hrail27.html 
     Northwestern Alums Face Off in Super Bowl XL
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/013006aaa.html 
     Seattle vs. Pittsburgh: Battle of the brews

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/ny-foodcov0201,0,6950127.story?coll=sfla-spor
ts-front 

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