[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 3/29

[Roy Lamberton]

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign
& the NU Sports List

Hey, a double dose of NU Sports News today...
As the Daily catches up from Spring Break, we've got Lacrosse honors, spring
practice both NU and others, new Big 10 coach, Baseball, Tennis, Softball and
more, now that I've been released from Physical Therapy...

         All the News that Fits We Link
           Your Index to News about
       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Spring Practice Gets Underway
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032806aab.html 
     NU is #10 on this list
     Top 30 quarterback battles 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5452092?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24 
     Back on the Roster
 
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=514170&nid=2480660&fhn=1&refid=4742


     Looking Ahead:
     Miami of Ohio Red Hawks
     Football Enters Second Week of Spring Practice in Full Pads
 
http://muredhawks.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032806aab.html 
     + Important Spring Season Begins for Miami Football

     New Hampshire Wildcats

     Eastern Michigan Eagles

     Nevada Wolf Pack
      Nevada Opens Spring Drills March 30 at 3 p.m.
 
http://nevadawolfpack.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032406aaa.html 
     + Spring Prospectus
 
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/unv/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/m-footbl-spr
ing-prospectus05.pdf 

     Big 10
     Illini QBs will take their turns
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060327colfootillini,1,
5074222.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Spring Practice Report One
      http://illinois.scout.com/2/514387.html 
     + Media Notes: Spring Practice #1
      http://illinois.scout.com/2/514388.html 

RECRUITING

     Pulaski OL Impresses In Durham
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=514450 

BASEBALL

     Bats cold on western swing, NU now 3-15
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/29/442a27279c919 

GOLF

     NU golfer honing his Masters plan
 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0603290219mar29,1,4950551.story?coll=ch
i-sportsnew-hed 

LACROSSE

     Munday Named ALC Player of the Week
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/032806aab.html 
     + More Lacrosse Honors
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/514459.html 

     NU stays No. 1
 
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=118286 


SOFTBALL

     No. 1 stunner as Cats upset mighty UCLA
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/29/442a29b672a74 

TENNIS

     Men
     Storm leads to surprise Spring break in Florida
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/29/442a286b7f45f 
     Women

Miscellany

     no it wasn't Steve A...
     Indiana to hire Sampson
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ind29.html 
     + Hoosiers warm to hiring Kelvin - Indiana nears deal to bring in
Oklahoma's Sampson as next coach
 
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/03/29/sports/college_sports/c2171f2343bccb5e86
257140000940ae.txt 
     + Sampson 'solid' coach, man
 
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2006/03/29/iusports.0329-HT-B1_PJB37336
.sto 
     + Gritty Sampson brings toughness to Indiana 
      http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/9344025class=vip 
     Morton: Spring Sports Prospectus
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/analysts/morton032406.htm 

Alumni

     Paul Dana: Medill alumnus remembered for devotion to racecar driving
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/29/442a34b353ffa 
     Luke Donald [Live Scorecard] Will be at the BellSouth Classic
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r022 
     Tim Johnson [Live Scorecard] will be at the Livermore Valley Wine Country
Championship
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h089 
     Josh Habig is still on the Canadian Tour next event is Northern California
Classic
      http://www.cantour.com/events.php?id=172 
     FWIW - I'm not going to link all of the Marlin stories with Joe Girardi
quotes in them. As Manager of the team, Girardi is quoted almost every day about
players, etc.

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