[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 6/7

[Roy Lamberton]

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for Purple Reign & the NU Sports List

Softball Finals Edition

All good things must end, Northwestern Wildcat Softball can't figure out those
"other" Wildcats and finish #2 in 2006. Here's lots of stories, plus Baseball
draft, Football, Recruiting, Basketball and some Alumni 
updates

                       All the News that Fits We Link
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                     Northwestern University Athletics

SOFTBALL

     Next year it will be expected...
     World Series Runs Comes to End for Northwestern, 5-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/060706aab.html 
     + In the end, Cats shut out of championship
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060606nusoft,1,985465.
story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Wounded Wildcats go down fighting
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu07.html 
     + Fans wore Band-Aids for 'TW,' but team needed tourniquet
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nuside07.html 
     + Northwestern is second-best
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/073sd1.htm 
     + Sahuaro grad ready to take on Arizona
      http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/sports/14811.php 
     + Postgame notes and quotes
      http://www.ncaasports.com/softball/womens/quotes/wcws_game2_post_0606/2006

     + Arizona won the 2006 Women's College World Series on June 6, taking Game
2 of the championship series
      http://www.ncaasports.com/softball/womens/recaps/wcws_game2_0606/2006 
     + Northwestern's Cinderella Spring Comes to an End in WCWS Loss
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/060606aaa.html 

     Buckheit: Michigan set the table for parity
      http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/columns/story?id=2470239 
     Hays: UCLA's Four Horsemen spark fan revolution
      http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2470204 

     and from Arizona
     National Champions!
 
http://www.arizonaathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1600&ATCLID=291653 
     + Arizona thumps Northwestern in softball series
 
http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060606/SPORTS/606060364/1002 
     + On Hollowell's Ground
      http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/index 
     + Candrea coaches UA to 7th title
      http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2473653 
     + Arizona 5, NU 0
      http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2473519 
     + Arizona claims 7th title
      http://www.azcentral.com/sports/ua/articles/0606uasoftball-ON.html 
     + National champs: UA wins College World Series
      http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/frontpage/15005.php 
     + On top of the world
      http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/wildcats/132581 
     + Recap
      http://www.ncaasports.com/softball/womens/recaps/wcws_game2_0606/2006 

FOOTBALL

     35th Annual Big Ten Football Kickoff Luncheon Information
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060506aaa.html 

RECRUITING

     Spinney Enjoyed Duke Visit
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=537677 
     Steven Ayers Gets first three offers
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=537568&nid=2407780&fhn=1 
     Bentler looking for first offer
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=537556 
     Girls' high school lacrosse All-Americans announced
      http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2469166 

BASEBALL

     George Kontos and Dan Brauer Drafted on Day One of 2006 Major League
Baseball Draft
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060606aaa.html 

BASKETBALL

     Big Ten Announces Five-Year Extension to Host Men's and Women's Basketball
Tournaments in Indianapolis
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/060506aaa.html 
     Bibbs Selected to Play for Mexican National Team This Summer
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/060506aac.html 

MISCELLANY

     Dillo Day 2006
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/05/30/Campus/Dillo.Day.2006-2015829.s
html 

Alumni

     Christine Brennan Christine Brennan Book Signing June 13th!
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/060506aac.html 
     PGA Barclay's Classic
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r027 
     Luke Donald scheduled
     Harrington set for title defence
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/5054772.stm 

     Nationwide Tour  - LaSalle Bank Open
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h080 
     Jess Daley - scheduled
     Tom Johnson - scheduled

     Canada
     Josh Habig - off until June 12

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