[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 1/22

Sun Jan 22 11:10:55 CST 2006

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Sunday Weekend Wrap Edition

Tough loss as the Illini roll at NU's house. Baz almost wins the Shrine Game,
More Recruiting news, plus Swimming, Fencing, Tennis and Alumni updates too.
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     Men:
     Northwestern Falls To No. 7 Illinois, 58-47
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012106aaa.html 
     + Vukusic's low five spell doom for NU
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-herb22.html 
     + Vukusic has forgettable game: 5 points, 1-for-14 shooting
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=145706 
     + No. 7 Illinois 58, Northwestern 47
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/221sd6.htm 
     +Random Thoughts: Life without Vedran
     http://northwestern.scout.com/2/491532.html

     Box Score
 
http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2005-2006/mb012106.html 
     + Quotes
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012106aab.html 
     + Notes
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012106aag.html 

     Frank Sales has a running mate...
     PIETRUSZKIEWICZ So, where's that NCAA appearance?
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/nickp/353914299441296.php 

     From Illinois
     No. 7 Illinois Cruises Past Northwestern, 58-47
 
http://fightingillini.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012106aaa.html 
     + Dee and Defense Give Illini First Road Win
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=491392 
     +  Slump-busting duo
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060121illininugamer,1,
4095768.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Another step in the right direction
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060121myslenski,1,7397
755.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Illini survive sloppy 2nd
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill22.html 
     + Good . and some bad for Illini
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=145715 
     + Nothing set yet on Freeman
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=145716 
     + Win leaves Illini dissatisfied
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/110912709402286.php 
     + Illinois earns win but doesn't fight to finish
      http://www.sj-r.com/sections/sports/stories/76822.asp 
     + It's a win, and Illini will take it
      http://www.pjstar.com/stories/012206/ILL_B8P1070U.077.shtml 
     + No. 7 Illinois to a 58-47 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.
      http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content.asp?ID=23557 

     Followed by Purdue
     Purdue Falls To No. 13 Indiana, 62-49
 
http://purduesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012106aaa.html 
     + Off-the-mark Hoosiers battle past Purdue
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ind22.html 
     +  Hoosiers come alive in second half, pull away
 
http://www.post-trib.com/cgi-bin/pto-story/sports/z1/01-22-06_z1_spor_01.html 
     + Hoosiers eventually put Boilers in their place
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060122/SPORTS0601/601220463
/1004/SPORTS 
     + Missed dunk sums up the game
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060122/SPORTS0601/601220479

     + Kline helps with dirty work
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060122/SPORTS0601/601220465

     + Hoosiers pull away from Purdue
 
http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060122/SPORTS02010201/
601220334/1122/BOILER 
     + Inspired White gets little help
 
http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060122/SPORTS02010201/
601220339/1122/BOILER 
     + Rivalry rekindles childhood memories
 
http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060121/SPORTS02010201/
601210336/1122/BOILER 

     Other Big 10
     Hot Horton keeps Gophers reeling
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-minn22.html 
     MSU's Big Three swamp Hawkeyes
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-msu22.html 
     Buckeyes surge in second half
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-osu22.html 
     North Dakota St. 62, No. 15 Wisconsin 55
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/221sd9.htm 
     + No gimmes for Badgers
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-wis22.html 

WOMEN's BASKETBALL

     Lady Lions Visit Welsh-Ryan Arena
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/012006aab.html 
     + Listen
      http://allaccess.cstv.com/media/school.jsp?sid=2350&gSportId=3 
     + Gametracker
 
javascript:window.open('http://livestats.nusports.collegesports.com/livestats/da
ta/w-baskbl/382289/','GameTrackerwbaskbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars=n
o,width=780,height=540'); 
     void(''); 

FOOTBALL

     Post Season All Star Games:
     Not much news about Cats here...
     East West Shrine: [3 PM WT - ESPN2]
     Playing for the East:  Basanez [14], McGarigle [41], Cofield [95] 
     NO Tackles info, but McG and Barry C both had a couple of key stops...Baz
almost won the game but gets short changed in the coverage....
     McNeal leads West to Shrine win
 
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/football/stories/MYSA012206.1C.FBCshrine.main
.305f785.html 
     + West wins Shrine Game with goal line stand 
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/01/21/shrine.game.a
p/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     + McNeal provides heroics in East-West Shrine Game 
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=467 
     + A&M quarterback helps his NFL prospects
 
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/football/stories/MYSA012206.7C.FBCshrine.mcne
al.305f8cb.html 
     + Game summary, statistics
 
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/football/stories/MYSA012106.ap.FBCshrine.stat
s.27b16e2c.html 
     + Shrine Game photo gallery
      javascript:; 
     + Players out to shine for pros at Shrine Game 
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/01/20/shrine.game.a
p/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 

     Hula Bowl: [6 PM WT - ESPN] 
     Philmore
     No mention of Philmore, even in the game rosters...?
     East wins defensive showdown in Hula Bowl 
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/football/ncaa/01/21/hula.bowl.ap/
index.html?section=si_ncaaf 

RECRUITING

     Jeff Ryan: Scheyer plays to the crowd
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-060121glenbrook,0,7199662.story?coll=cs-
highschool-headlines 
     + North rules Glenbrook clash
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/prep/cst-spt-glen22.html 
     + Glenbrook North Tops Glenbrook South 57-46 Behind a 33-Point Effort From
Duke-Bound Jon Scheyer 
      http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/northsouth1.html 

     Recruit Update: E.J. Jones
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=491366 

FENCING

     Wildcats Go 5-0 at Penn Duals
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-fenc/recaps/012106aab.html 

SWIMMING

     Women
     Northwestern Falls at No. 15 Michigan, 163.5-126.5
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-swim/recaps/012106aab.html 

     Men
     No. 17 Wildcats Outduel No. 19 Irish, 172-128
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-swim/recaps/012006aac.html 

TENNIS

     Women
     Northwestern Finishes Second Day of Wildcat Invitational
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/012106aac.html 

MISCELLANY

     Black athletes' graduation rate well below that of whites 
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=463 

Alumni

     Good to see Colby land a football job... 
     Colby Clark: Now with the Austin Wranglers [AFL]
 
http://www.austinwranglers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&SPSID=20916&SPID=1691&DB_OEM_ID
=3600&ATCLID=225177 
     Joe's experience behind the plate makes this interesting...
     Joe Girardi: Backstop battle intriguing for new-look Fish
 
http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060118&content_
id=1297367&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla 

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