[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 2/6

Mon Feb 6 09:35:21 CST 2006

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Super Bowl Weekend Wrap Edition

Wrapping up Super Bowl weekend for the Wildcats - Basketball has mixed results
as the Lady Court Cats take their 2nd Big 10 win.  Wrestling has a Big Win over
Illinois, Women's Tennis continues their winning 
ways, Miscellany and Alumni news too...

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                                                                    Northwestern
University Athletics

BASKETBALL

     Men
     Wildcats Drop 77-66 Decison to No. 12 Michigan State
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020406aaa.html 
     + Spartans win a foul affair

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060205030
2feb05,1,818660.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + Push comes to shove, Spartans prevail
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu05.html 
     + Wildcats lacking vs. Spartans
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=150913 
     + No. 12 Michigan State 77, Northwestern 66
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/051sd7.htm 
     + McBride too late to save Illinois
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/360472748945826.php 
     + NU can't hang with Michigan St.
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/360474215693108.php 
     + Michigan State’s Big Three slams past NU 

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/06/43e6e875ac2ac 
     + Coté posts best game of conference season in loss

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/06/43e6e94111b4c 
     + Brown, Ager lead No. 12 Spartans past Northwestern

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=cbask/news/AEN4002
778.htm 
     + Spartans bruise and batter Cats
      http://www.nuhoops.com/2006/02/spartans_bruise_and_batter_cat.html 

     Cats can’t hang with big boys

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/06/43e6e7d9e2554 

     Michigan State
     No. 12 Michigan State Upends Northwestern, 77-66
      http://msuspartans.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020406aaa.html

     $ MSU BEATS NORTHWESTERN
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=497076 
     + Rebounds key MSU victory vs. Wildcats
      http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=34465 
     + Davis contributes 16 points in game back after head injury
      http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=34466 
     + Much-needed road win a sigh of relief
      http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=34467 
     + Spartans struggle, but hold off Northwestern

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/113913782793430.x
ml&coll=1 
     + Izzo harps on MSU's subpar rebounding

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1139008203201010.
xml&coll=1 
     + Davis back, MSU downs 'Cats

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/GW0201/60205070
7/1023/GW 
     + Boards are back

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/GW0201/60205071
0/1023/GW 
     + MSU passes Izzo boards

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/SPORTS0202/602050313/
1132 

     Next Up is Iowa
     Hawkeyes see red, stand alone atop Big Ten
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-1big05.html 
     $ Haluska: "Coach has got our back"
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/497102.html 
     $ Brunner: "It's going to be fun"
      http://iowa.scout.com/2/497096.html 
     + Hot Hawks continue surge

http://www.dailyiowan.com/news/2006/02/06/Sports/Hot-Hawks.Continue.Surge-159926
6.shtml 
     + Hoops are fun again

http://www.dailyiowan.com/news/2006/02/06/Sports/Hoops.Are.Fun.Again-1600035.sht
ml 
     + Iowa offense burns Michigan
      http://www.hawkcentral.com/ 
     + Black and gold magic is filling Carver-Hawkeye

http://www.hawkcentral.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/HAWKS0102/6020503
15/1053/HAWKS 
     + Hot Hawks hope to avoid February flop

http://www.hawkcentral.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060204/HAWKS0102/6020403
24/1053/HAWKS 
     + Iowa hopes to continue run in second half of Big Ten

http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=54F21D42-E9B6-4BBF-95D495CBA127
7ACA&dbtranslator=local.cfm 

     Other Big 10
     Time, streak finally expire for Illini

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060204illinigamer,1,60
22684.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Home streak hits 0.0
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill05.html 
     + Penn State stuns Illinois
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=150866 
     + Penn State 66, No. 6 Illinois 65
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/051sd6.htm 
     + Shock therapy prescribed for Illini
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill06.html 

     Badgers can't undo Boilermakers' early steam
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-3big05.html 

     Foster finds his touch for Buckeyes
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-2big05.html 
     + OSU takes it to IU in rout
      http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/sports/13803667.htm 
     + Hoosiers aim to finish strong - Big Ten title still within reach

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/02/06/sports/college_sports/aae5201dc30f9ee186
25710d00041e13.txt 

     Indiana can't beat No. 1
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/55242290896969.php 

     Women
     Wildcats Down Badgers, 58-56
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/020506aae.html 
     + Late miss gives Cats home win

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/06/43e6ea35a3f4f 
     + Okonkwo lifts team to victory scores 1,000th

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/06/43e6e77c5d65e 

     Badger Sports Roundup
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=497157 
     + Badgers Lose Heartbreaker at Northwestern, 58-56

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/wbb/headlines/full_story.aspx?story_id=2006_
02_05_17_08_43_wbb 

FOOTBALL

RECRUITING

     WNUR: Read more of Dan's Signing Day conclusions here.
      http://sports.wnur.org/analysts/dg020406.html 
     Landry Fields Makes it a Super Sunday

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=497082&nid=1677956&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Updates on some of our Female commits [And some Football recruiting news
too]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-060204recruitbits,0,6820375.story?coll=c
s-highschool-headlines 

SWIMMING

     No. 6 Michigan Drops No. 15 Northwestern, 166-125
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-swim/recaps/020406aad.html 

TENNIS

     No. 4 Northwestern Tops No. 6 Georgia at USTA-ITA Women's Team Indoor
Championships
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/020406aac.html 

     Wildcats Edge Harvard 4-3
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/020506aab.html 

WRESTLING

     No. 16 Northwestern Wins Big Versus Buckeyes, 31-6
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/020306aad.html 
     No. 6 Michigan Drops No. 15 Northwestern, 166-125
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-swim/recaps/020406aad.html 
     16th-Ranked Wildcats Knock Off No. 3 Illinois
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/020506aab.html 
     +  Illinois out-Foxed by Northwestern 
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=151132 

MISCELLANY

     Northwestern Set To Honor 2005-06 Hall of Fame Induction Class
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/genrel/010906aaf.html 
     Wildcat Basketball Team to Celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/012306aaa.html 
     NCAA ends hearing into OSU allegations; decision could take weeks 
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=505 

Alumni

     Luke's first of 2006
     Luke Donald AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r005 
     + Golf Magazine interview

http://www.golfonline.com/golfonline/features/features/article/0,17742,1145787,0
0.html 
     + Donald proves he is major prospect with win against the elite
      http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,378-1922658,00.html 

     Trai Essex/Kevin Bentley: Random Thoughts: The end of the Jinx?
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/497210.html 

     Mark Loretta: New faces to man Sox's middle infield

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060201&content_id
=1304574&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos 

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