[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 1/2

Mon Jan 2 11:28:42 CST 2006

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Good Basketball start to 2006 for the Men, not so good for the Women
Roundballers, a few more Football wrapup stories, a little Miscellany, and
Alumni getting ready for the new 
year.

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Winter Break
BASKETBALL

     Men:
     Wildcats Win Third Straight With 82-47 Win Over Northern Colorado
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010106aaa.html
     $ Bad Day for Bears: NU 82 N.Col 47
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/484339.html
     + Blowout builds Cats' confidence

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060101nugamer,1,445087
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines
     + Wildcats opportunistic in rout
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu02.html
     + A feel-good victory  for Northwestern
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=138135
     $ First Game in Double Figures

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=484538&nid=1899368&fhn=1&refid=4742
     $ Career High for Bernard

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=484539&nid=1899352&fhn=1&refid=4742
     $ First Half Minutes

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=484541&nid=1899358&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Random Thoughts: Playing without Mo
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/484276.html

     From the other side:
     Northwestern Too Much For Bears, as Northern Colorado Falls 82-47
      http://uncbears.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010106aae.html

     Next up: Perdue Boilermakers [Wednesday]
     Purdue Falls to No. 4 Memphis, 90-70

http://purduesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/123005aab.html
     + Pressure defenses fluster Boilers

http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060101/SPORTS02010201/
601010328/1122/BOILER
     + No. 4 Tigers maul Boilermakers

http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051231/SPORTS02010201/
512310329/1122/BOILER

     Then its at  Minnesota Golden Gophers [Saturday]
     Gophers End 2005 With 67-54 Victory Over Oral Roberts

http://www.gophersports.com/sportsNews/press_release.asp?news_id=11698&sport_id=
mbasket
     + Gophers aim to slow 'fastest 40 minutes in basketball'
      http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2005/12/14/66601
     + Gophers 67, Oral Roberts 54
      http://www.startribune.com/512/story/157019.html

     Other Big 10
     Myslenski: Big Ten braces for another wild ride

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-060101myslenski,1,6
341245.column?coll=cs-college-headlines

WOMEN's BASKETBALL

     Badgers trounce Wildcats
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=484441
     + Illini, NU women come up empty in Big Ten play
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sportsstory.asp?id=138142
     + Wisconsin 74, Northwestern 45

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/13530756.htm

FOOTBALL

     More Sun Bowl Wraputs & Pictures
     Sun Bowl Photo Gallery
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/123105aaa.html
     + WNUR BOWL PAGE
      http://sports.wnur.org/football/2005sunbowlpage.html
     + College Football News
      http://www.collegefootballnews.com/Big_Ten/Northwestern.htm

     SportsXchange Wrapup 
     + Notes and Quotes

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=NotesAndQuotes 
     + Strategy and Personnel

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=StrategyAndPersonn
el 

     Future Opponents:
     Miami [Ohio]: Football Places 11 Players on All-MAC First and Second Teams

http://muredhawks.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112805aac.html 

     New Hampshire: UNH OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR CHIP KELLY NAMED ASSISTANT COACH
OF THE YEAR BY THE GRIDIRON CLUB OF GREATER BOSTON
      http://www.unhwildcats.com/football/20052006/122005a.shtml 

     Meanwhile up in Gopherland:
     Patrick Reusse: Mason expected reward for mediocrity
      http://www.startribune.com/508/story/157139.html 

     Post Season All Star Games
     East West Shrine: Basanez, McGarigle -
     Game Week Schedule
      http://www.shrinegame.com/game_week_schedule.php 

     Las Vegas All-America Classic: Basanez

MISCELLANY

     OSU Fans left on the tarmac
     Tour group cancels flight to Fiesta Bowl
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/344580558883385.php 

     Flutie hits NFL's 1st drop kick since '41

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_FLUTIE_DROP_KICK?SITE=ININS&SECTION=S
PORTS 

Alumni

     Sam Simmons Brigade's first mini-camp under way
      http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/13511164.htm 
     + Arena football excites ex-Schlagle star
      http://www.kansascitykansan.com/articles/2005/12/29/sports/sports15.txt 

     Ikechuku Ndukwe headed to the Playoffs
      http://www.redskins.com/gameday/ 

     Noah Herron Complete 2005 YTD Stats
      http://www.packers.com/pdfs/weekly_stats_update.pdf 

     Mark Loretta New blood, fresh faces will impact Red Sox

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051218&content_id
=1283783&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos 

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