[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 3/9

[Roy Lamberton]

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One Day until the Big 10 Tournament, but there's all Conference teams to
announce, plus more on Penn State, Lacrosse wins again, Football 
Spring questions, Recruiting, Golf, Softball awards and more

                     All the News that Fits We Link
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                   Northwestern University Athletics

BASKETBALL

     Men
     Vukusic, Hachad and Moore also named
     Ohio State's Terence Dials Named Big Ten Player of the Year by Coaches And
Media
      http://bigten.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030706aab.html 
     + Three Wildcats Receive All-Big Ten Honors
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030706aab.html 
     + Team-first guys make Big Ten first team
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-big08.html 

     Vedran Vukusic 2nd Team All Conference
 
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=506501&nid=1899365&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Mohamed Hachad All Big 10 Defensive Team
 
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=506502&nid=1899357&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Craig Moore Named to All Big 10 Freshman Team
 
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=506505&nid=1899408&fhn=1&refid=4742


     Bill Carmody Teleconference: March 6th
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/506239.html 
     Notes, Quotes
 
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/northwestern.htm 

     The Big 10 Tourney
     Gazing into crystal ball
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060305col
legebigten,1,1935338.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + Rebounding will be key for 'Cats against Penn St.
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/297316258128945.php 

     Big 10 Tournament Bracket
 
http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2006_
MBBtourney.pdf 
     NCAA Honors Northwestern's Role in Basketball History
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030706aad.html 

     And its Penn State one more time
     Jamelle Cornley Named Freshman Of The Year, Claxton Earns All-Big Ten
Honors
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=9749 
     + Revamped NIT system has Nittany Lions questionable for postseason
 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/14043635.htm 
     + Penn State can put cap on good year
      http://www.altoonamirror.com/articles.asp?ID=15462 

     Other Big 10
     No favorite on Chicago or Indy as Big 10 tourney hosts
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060306big
tenbits,1,7021932.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 

     Pierce paying the price
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-pierce09.html 
     + Weber just happy Illini have things figured out
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=163603 

FOOTBALL

     Has questions about dOSU & Michigan among others
     Stewart Mandel: Ten burning questions for spring practice
 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/writers/stewart_mandel/03/06/spri
ng.questions/index.html?section=si_ncaaf 
     Academics strikes the Illini
     Illini suspend Brasic, 3 others
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=163973 

RECRUITING

     Bryce McNaul Northwestern Extends First Offer
 
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=506394&nid=2243499&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Anthony Jacobs Commits to Minnesota
 
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=506319&nid=2444414&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Watt Talks Northwestern Junior Day
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/506280.html 
     Florida QB Interested In Ohio State
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=506321 

GOLF

     Men
     No. 12 'Cats Finish Ninth at Seminole Intercollegiate
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/030706aaa.html 

LACROSSE

     'Cats Keep On Rollin', Down No. 18 Penn 17-8
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/recaps/030706aaa.html 
     + No. 1 Northwestern Downs Women's Lax, 17-8
 
http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=8964&SPID=554&DB_OEM_ID=1700
&ATCLID=246087 

     Previous Game stories emerge...
     'Cats fall to No. 1 Northwestern
      http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/S.php?article=S8&date=030606 

     You can only vote once but two of NU's Lacrosse Cats are on the list
     Vote for Kjellman (and Amonte-Hiller)
      http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/womens/fanpolls 

SOFTBALL

     Tammy Williams is the Big Ten Player of the Week
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/030706aaa.html 

Miscellany

     Chicago neighborhood remembers Puckett
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/081sd6.htm 
     Batard: Steroid story a case study of situational ethics
      http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/14043754.htm 
     Delaware football players stole steroids in home invasion
      http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories?m=550 

Alumni

     Dan Pohlman Tenacity Leads to Bright Future
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=506283 
     Luke Donald: Playing in The Honda Classic
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r010 
     Tim Johnson - Next Nationwide Tour event is March 23rd

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