[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 3/31

Fri Mar 31 09:16:04 CST 2006

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A little more Football, plus Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Golf and Lacrosse enter
a big conference weekend. Alumni action too. 

   All the News that Fits We Link
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  Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     Wildcats Enjoy Warm Temperatures For Third Spring Practice
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/033006aab.html 
     Future Opponents' Stories are now at the bottom

RECRUITING

     Eric Block Names a leader and favorites

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=514863&nid=2480790&fhn=1&refid=4742

     Athletic OL to visit Panthers
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=514776 

BASEBALL

     A shot in the arm

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/31/442cd24fa4091 
     Wildcats Open Conference Season at Michigan
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/033006aab.html 
     + Wolverines look to capitalize, take early lead in Big Ten race

http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2006/03/31/Sports
/Wolverines.Look.To.Capitalize.Take.Early.Lead.In.Big.Ten.Race-1775215.shtml?sou
rcedomain=www.michigandaily.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com  

     More from the Pepperdine U series...
     Waves sweep away Wildcats
      http://graphic.pepperdine.edu/sports/2006/2006-03-30-baseball.htm 

GOLF

     Men
     off until the 8th

     Women
     Northwestern to Host Palm Springs Area Tournament
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/030606aaa.html 

LACROSSE

     Coast to Coast: 'Cats Face No. 13 Syracuse and UConn
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/033006aaa.html 
     A real keeper

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/31/442cd916c68ff 
     former coach meets former player tonight
     SU's Lisa Miller shaped NU's Kelly Amonte Hiller into top-ranked lacrosse
player and coach

http://www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2006/03/31/Sports/Wlax-St
ar.Pupil.Sus.Lisa.Miller.Shaped.Nus.Kelly.Amonte.Hiller.Into.TopRanked.L-1775078
.shtml?norewrite200603310820&sourcedomain=www.dailyorange.com 

SOFTBALL

     Un-Canney

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/31/442cdfa23e68a 
     from the other side
     Badgers look to be best of both worlds
      http://badgerherald.com/sports/2006/03/31/badgers_look_to_be_b.php 

TENNIS

     Men
     Wildcats Enter Weekend With a Pair of Conference Matchups
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/033006aab.html 

     Hoosiers continue Big Ten quest after upset win
      http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.php?id=34965&adid=sports 

     Women
     No. 6 Northwestern to Host Conference Foes No. 26 Indiana, Penn State
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/033006aab.html 
     + Cats smashing way toward Big Ten title

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/31/442ce2256844e 

     From the Indiana side
     Loring Looks for 300th Big Ten Win at Northwestern or Wisconsin

http://iuhoosiers.collegesports.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/032906aab.html 

Miscellany

     Crew boats wrecked in accident; team competes in loaned vessels

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/31/442cfc6b46fc2 
     + NU crew team hits some rough waters

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northshore/chi-0603310196mar31,1,582239
2.story?coll=chi-newslocalnorthshore-hed 

     Boeheim joins the push for a bigger tournament
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ncaant31.html 
     + Field of unfulfilled dreams

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/cs-060330m
yslenski,1,724710.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Garcia: March Madness Equals March Sadness
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/analysts/garcia032406.htm 

Alumni

     Paul Dana remembered for his passion for racing
      http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/sports/14229966.htm 
     + Dana remembered in memorial service
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sportsstory.asp?id=172606 
     + Dana lauded for ethanol advocacy

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060331/SPORTS01/603310504/1
004/SPORTS 

     Angela McMahon [Lacrosse] A full day for Falcons
      http://www.dailynewstribune.com/highSchool/view.bg?articleid=71936 

     Joe Girardi: Marlins to split catching duties in half

http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060330&content_
id=1374387&vkey=spt2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla 

     James Happ on the roster of the Reading Phillies

     Luke Donald [Live Scorecard] 
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/291587/r022/2006 
     6 Birdies Thursday, now tied for 11th at -4 at the BellSouth Classic
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r022 
     + Howell leads English charge

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=2GL4KDOPBKFMBQFIQMGCFF4AV
CBQUIV0?xml=/sport/2006/03/31/sgdona31.xml&sSheet=/sport/2006/03/31/ixgolf.html 

     Tim Johnson [Live Scorecard]
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/466839/h089/2006 
     Tied for 5th at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h089 

     Josh Habig Tied for 16th at the Northern California Classic 
     http://www.cantour.com/events.php?id=172 

   Other Teams' Spring Football

     Looking Ahead:
     Miami of Ohio Red Hawks

     New Hampshire Wildcats

     Eastern Michigan Eagles

     Nevada Wolf Pack
     Pack football well ahead of a year ago

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060331/SPORTS06/603310396/1053 

     Big 10
      Illinois Running Backs Progress Through Two Spring Practices

http://fightingillini.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/033006aal.html 
     + VIDEO

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     + AUDIO

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     Indiana - March 28 Spring Football Practice Report

http://iuhoosiers.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032806aab.html 
     + Ask Coach Hep

http://iuhoosiers.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032706aab.html 
     + Hoosier Linebackers Continue to Improve

http://iuhoosiers.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/033006aab.html 
     + Experience Key For Secondary Development

http://iuhoosiers.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032906aaa.html 
     + Getting Defensive

http://iuhoosiers.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032606aac.html 

     Iowa - No Spring Game

http://hawkeyesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032806aaa.html 
     + Ferentz: Change is a Constant

http://hawkeyesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032206aab.html 

     MSU - Excitement High As Pads Begin Popping

http://msuspartans.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/033006aac.html 
     + Spring Football Preview

http://msuspartans.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032506aaa.html 
     + Spring Football Calendar Features Two Open Practices

http://msuspartans.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032306aab.html 
     $ Starting over for Adams, Cooper in secondary
      http://michiganstate.scout.com/2/513688.html 
     $ Ringer, Jimmerson, Caulcrick 1-2-3 punch
      http://michiganstate.scout.com/2/514078.html 

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