[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 11/24

[Roy Lamberton]

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Post Thanksgiving [did you get enough to eat?] Edition

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

SOCCER

     Men - NCAA Tourney
     Leading with the winners - Cats in the NCAA Elite 8 - 
     'Cats Face UC Santa Barbara in NCAA Elite 8
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/112206aac.html 
     + `Blowing up' like Microsoft
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-061124014
2nov24,1,3828757.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + NU, ND one win away from soccer's final 4 
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/147175,CST-SPT-socc23.article 
     + Northwestern Moves into Quarterfinals of NCAA Tournament
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111906aab.html 

     Next up at UC Santa Barbara - Saturday 11/25 at 7 PM
     NCAA Quarterfinal Tickets Available Friday at Thunderdome, Saturday at
Harder Stadium
      http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/112206aaa.html 
     + Kickoff Set For No. 17 UCSB's Elite Eight Match
      http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111906aaa.html 

     Championship Bracket
 
http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/mens/brackets/viewable/straight64_dyn/2006/DI 

BASKETBALL

     Men
     Big 10 Wonk - In today's less Wonk-ish venues.... 
      http://bigtenwonk.blogspot.com/ 

Next up for the court Cats:

     Saturday 11/25 1 PM -  North Florida Ospreys [1-2]
     UNF to test Big Ten foe Northwestern on Saturday
      http://unfospreys.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112406aaa.html 
     + BKB Pregame Intel: UNF Ospreys
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/594056.html 

Big 10, etc....

     Sears Centre set to make basketball splash Friday
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=253185 

Women

     'Cats Give Thanks In The Bahamas 
     http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/112106aab.html 

RECRUITING

     How about a really early commit....
     Class Of 2010 North Shore Country Day Star Jereme Richmond Verbals To Bruce
Weber And The University Of Illinois
      http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/richmondverbals.html 
     LB Ben Graeff
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=8&c=1&nid=2419147 
     DT Jordain Brown
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=8&c=1&nid=2515659 

FOOTBALL

     POD: If Walker Was Coach - 7 Wins
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/593596.html 
     + POD: Interesting Changes next year
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/594019.html 

SOFTBALL

     Don't kid yourswelf, they start in February
     World Series Finalist Wildcats Announce 2007 Schedule
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/112206aab.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Northwestern Closes Regular Season at No. 19 Ohio State, No. 5 Penn State
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/112106aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     NCAA president Myles Brand defended college sports' tax-exempt status
 
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061116/SPORTS/611160448/100
4/SPORTS 

Alumni

     NFLCats on the Injury List:

     Barry Cofield - Still Questionable
      http://www.giants.com/gameday/Injuries.html 
     Luis Castillo - Questionable
      http://www.chargers.com/news/injury-reports/ 
     + Chargers winning as defense declines
 
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/chargers/20061124-9999-1s24chargers.html 
     Napoleon Harris - Probable

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