[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 2/17

Fri Feb 17 11:06:45 CST 2006

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Another Tough loss Edition

Women finish home stand with loss, Good news from the Men's side however.
Indiana Coaching fallout, Football, Recruiting, plus Wrestiling, Tennis,
Swimming, softball, Baseball, Fencing, even Miscellany and the 
Alumni today...

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BASKETBALL

     Men
     Cats Take on No. 12 Ohio State Saturday in Columbus
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021606aab.html 
     + Vukusic says he'll face OSU

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060216nu,1,3072072.sto
ry?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Vedran's status uncertain for Saturday

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/17/43f57faba1dcf 
     + Wildcats' Vukusic expects he'll be OK for Ohio State
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=157099 
     $ Northwestern @ Illinois: Photo Gallery
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=500154 

     Purple Ponderings: A word to Mr. Tim Doyle.
      http://www.mopsquad.com/ncaa/index.htm 

     Saturday its at dOSU
     Buckeyes Welcome Wildcats to Value City Arena

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021606aaa.ht
ml 

     Other Big 10
     Davis resigns, says IU program needs to reunite
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ind17.html 
     + Prying Alford away from Iowa might not be hard
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-herb17.html 
     + Kindred: Hoosiers hire has Greenspan on the hot seat

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/02/17/sports/doc43f56e2b96e8e613889510.t
xt 
     + Doxie: for Alford, but do the fans care?

http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2006/02/17/sports/doc43f56821a2ea2787180581.txt 
     + Mutka:  Zero tolerance is what some IU rooters had for Davis

http://www.post-trib.com/cgi-bin/pto-story/sports/z1/02-17-06_z1_spor_01.html 

     Brown's call gives Augustine a boost
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=157041 

     WOMEN
     Illinois Edges 'Cats
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/021606aac.html 
     + Foul play does in Cats

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/17/43f580733d755 
     + Sour send-off for Wildcats' lone senior

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/17/43f58303e9dde 

     Gordon's Three-Point Play Lifts Illini Over Wildcats

http://fightingillini.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/021606aaa.html 

FOOTBALL

     Notes: Settle named Wisconsin's RB coach
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=529 

RECRUITING

     Justin Siller Two Big Ten offers

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=500177&nid=2408836&fhn=1&refid=4742

BASEBALL

     For the Good of the Commonwealth; Wildcats Travel to Richmond
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/021606aab.html 

FENCING

     Fencing love came on a whim

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/17/43f57f23d7c88 

SOFTBALL

     3-2 Cats up to #12
     Michigan Continues Hold on Top Spot in USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Poll
      http://www.nfca.org/news/?id=2353 
     Louie Traub's UNLV game of the week
      http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=8843 

SWIMMING

     Northwestern in Ninth at Big Ten Championships
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-swim/recaps/021706aaa.html 
     Matt Grevers Featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/021606aaa.html 

TENNIS

     No. 8 Northwestern to Host No. 9 Harvard and No. 50 Wisconsin
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/021706aaa.html 
     + Badgers Visit Marquette and Northwestern

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/wtns/headlines/full_story.aspx?story_id=2006
_02_16_14_33_51_wtns 

WRESTLING

     13th-Ranked Wildcats Host No. 17 Indiana in Regular-Season Finale
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/021706aac.html 
     + Cats cap best league season in years with final home match

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/17/43f58422966a6 

Miscellany

     Halftime, kickoffs seen as places to cut back long football games
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=531 
     Chicago to Get Indoor Lacrosse Team Too
      http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content.asp?ID=25165 

Alumni

     Luke Donald 
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/291587/r007/2006 
     1st round -2 at the Nissan Open
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r007 
     Rose driving hard to revive career

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=H4XVLBASF103DQFIQMFCFFOAV
CBQYIV0?xml=/sport/2006/02/17/sgspan17.xml&sSheet=/sport/2006/02/17/ixgolf.html 
     + Rose shares lead at Nissan Open
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/4722314.stm 

     Then the next week Accenture Match Play Championship
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ 

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