[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 5/27

Sat May 27 11:43:27 CDT 2006

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Special Saturday Edition

Big 10 and NCAA Tournament action as Lacrosse advances, and Baseball comes home.
Softball has a must win today 

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Northwestern University Athletics

That Big Story - The Cats in the NCAAs
4 NU Teams were in Tournament action last weekend
[presented in alphabetical order...

GOLF

     17th-Ranked Wildcats Head to Oregon
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/052606aab.html 
     + Selections 
      http://www.ncaasports.com/golf/mens/story/9426273 

LACROSSE

     Fourth-Seeded 'Cats Knock Off Top-Seeded Duke 11-10 in Overtime Thriller!
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/recaps/052606aaa.html 
     + Albrecht lifts NU into final

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060526nul
ax,1,6226239.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + WNUR Kaucher: Lacross Final Four Preview
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/analysts/kaucher05252006.htm 
     + Bracketology
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/Wk%207.pdf 
     + NU Advances To National Championship

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/05/27/Sports/Update.Nu.Advances.To.Na
tional.Championship-2014467.shtml 
     + Northwestern narrowly defeated Duke
      http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/womens/recaps/d1_nw_duke_0526/2006 
     + Scoreboard
      http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/womens/scoreboard/div1 
     + Albrecht lifts Northwestern

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/articles/2006/05/27/albrecht_lifts_northwe
stern 
     + Northwestern tough to stop on title run
      http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2460106 
     + Northwestern edges Duke

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-sp.ncaawomen27may27,0,6075368.story?coll=
bal-sports-more 
     + Northwestern defeats that other Duke lacrosse team [a repeat of the
Chicago Trib story, but what a headline]
      http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/14679318.htm 
     + Northwestern survives OT with Duke, advances to NCAA Final

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=128697 
     Box Score

http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/stats/2005-2006/ncaa1.html 

     And next is the Ivy League....
     Dartmouth defeated Notre Dame
      http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/womens/recaps/d1_dart_nd_0526/2006 
     + Dartmouth KO's Irish

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/articles/2006/05/27/dartmouth_kos_irish 
     + Big Green in big game
      http://sports.bostonherald.com/college/view.bg?articleid=141057 
     + Dartmouth cruises into NCAA Final with 14-8 win over Irish

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=128712 

SOFTBALL

     Massachusetts Takes Game One, 1-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/052606aab.html 
     + UMass gets the big hit against NU
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nusoft27.html 
     + UMass freshman befuddles Wildcats' bats

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060527017
7may27,1,219681.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + Balschmiter has UMass on move

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/articles/2006/05/27/balschmiter_has_umass_
on_move 

     Next is Massachussets Minutewomen
     Coaching still has mass appeal

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/articles/2006/05/26/coaching_still_has_mas
s_appeal 
     + Major impact: Balschmiter hurls UMass onward
      http://sports.bostonherald.com/college/view.bg?articleid=140415 

TENNIS

     'Cats Claw Way Into NCAA Doubles Quarterfinals
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/052606aad.html 

BASEBALL

     Wildcats End Season With 8-3 Loss to Michigan
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/052606aaf.html 
     + Northwestern ousted in Big Ten baseball tourney

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-0605270156may27,1,7162
17.story?coll=cs-college-print 
     Wildcats Defeat Purdue 8-4; Play Michigan in Elimination Game
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/052606aab.html 
     + Update: Cats Stay Alive In Big Ten Tourney
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/05/27/Sports/Update.Cats.Stay.Alive.I
n.Big.Ten.Tourney-2014466.shtml 

And the Rest...
FOOTBALL

     Stories on future football opponents are down below...

RECRUITING

     Plenty of talent at Seguin
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=534545 

WRESTLING

     Mike Tamillow to Compete in U.S. Senior World Team Trials
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/052606aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     Sports Voice Interview: BadJocks' Bob Reno
      http://www.wnur.org/sports/reno-1.wma 
     + Starr Why are women athletes in college choosing to mimic the worst
behaviors of their male counterparts?
      http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12979743/site/newsweek/ 
     + Lacrosse culture crisis: Play hard, party hard
      http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/columns/story?id=2456640 

     Random Thoughts: Moving Up, Going Home
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/534840.html 

Alumni

     J.A. Happ Grading The Top Ten: J.A. Happ
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=534826 

     PGA
     Luke Donald [Live Scorecard] 

http://scores.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B8455C601-B598-43F0-AE27-85
59DC7985DD%7D&eventid=2006040&iPlayerNo=30357&id=30357&TourID=1&infosid=2 
     at the BMW Championship

http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0%2DEFF5%2D
4C05%2DAB0F%2DFD08D947D944%7D&eventid=2006040&infosid=3&pageno=1
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