[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 1/11

[Roy Lamberton]

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for Purple Reign
& the NU Sports List

Wednesday Edition

Its Penn State tonight - previews and news, plus previews from Women's
Basketball, Swimming news, Miscellany, and some alumni matchups in the NFL this
weekend.

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BASKETBALL

     Men:
     'Cats Look to Remain Unbeaten In League Play Wednesday Night vs. Penn State
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011006aae.html 
     $ BKB Pregame Intel: Penn State Nittany Lions
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/487777.html 
     + New-look Wildcats emerge from coach's old-school D
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/01/11/43c4b62356728 
     + Men's basketball seniors urge students to come out
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/01/11/43c4b780de3a6 
     + Wildcats' freshman guards pass 'chemistry'
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=141405 

     Purple Reign Chat Room
      http://client1.sigmachat.com/sc.pl?id=122893 
     WGN Broadcast
      http://wgnradio.com/listen/liveWGN.ram 

     Next is Penn State [7 PM Wednesday - No TV] 
     Men's Basketball Hits The Floor At Northwestern Tonight\
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=9290 
     + Lions look for Big Ten victory
 
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/01/01-11-06tdc/01-11-06dsports-07.asp 
     + Penn State must limit turnovers
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/13596853.htm 

     Then its Wisconsin
     Tucker helps Wisconsin move to 3-0 in Big Ten
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-cage11.html 

     Other Big 10
     Ager, Davis have Spartans sputtering
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-big10.html 

     One bright spot for Illini: Pruitt - Post player draws Weber's praise
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/01/11/sports/college_sports/101fcafb26dd28cb86
2570f2007f6782.txt 

     With White out, IU faces a challenge
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060111/SPORTS0601/601110471
/1004/SPORTS 

WOMEN's BASKETBALL

     Indiana Heads to Evanston to Battle Wildcats
 
http://iuhoosiers.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/011006aab.html 
     + Northwestern Notes in PDF Format
 
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ind/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/Game18Northw
estern.pdf 

FOOTBALL

     Post Season All Star Games:
     East West Shrine: Basanez, McGarigle, Cofield  - Makes the East-West Shrine
Game
     Las Vegas All-America Classic: Basanez

RECRUITING

     Jason Jankowski MAC over Big Ten
 
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=487667&nid=1776756&fhn=1&refid=4742


FENCING

     En garde! - Homewood-Flossmoor and Marian Catholic fencing clubs enjoying
success
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/01/11/sports/the_prep_zone_illinois/c9c46cbe00
27aeb0862570ed001f0c3a.txt 

SWIMMING

     Chelsea Davis Named Big Ten Diver of the Week
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/011006aab.html 
     + The next big thing
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/01/11/43c4b6c1de8f7 

MISCELLANY

     Gee, that's my problem
     Study: You can't be fat, middle-aged and healthy
 
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002732651_obesity11.html 

     Evanston eases bar ban for students
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northshore/chi-0601110256jan11,1,746537
7.story?coll=chi-newslocalnorthshore-hed 

Alumni

     This weekend features 2 NU vs NU setups...
     Kevin Bentley and Ikechuku Ndukwe [Seattle vs Washington]

     Trai Essex and Matt Ulrich [Steelers vs colts]

     Not sure the article is positive about Trai...
     Trai Essex: Cowher: Supreme effort needed to win
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06011/635747.stm 

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