[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/4

Mon Sep 4 10:47:34 CDT 2006

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Labor Day Weekend Wrapup Edition

Football gets its first Player of the Week award, plus more from next week's
opponent, more on the recruiting front with commit reports, other Fall Sports
and even some pro updates too...

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      Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     NU's RB Jordan back to help Sutton

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060903nu,
1,2545799.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     Five Players Share Weekly Conference Honors After Undefeated Opening Week
for Big Ten
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090406aaa.html 
     Lamberton Random Thoughts: Div I Defenses
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/564374.html 
     Minnesota, Northwestern victorious in opening of 111th season of Big Ten
football
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/083106aab.html 
     and you thought all the stories on Thursday's game were filed?
     Wildcats win one for Coach Walker
      http://www.mopsquad.com/artman/publish/article_7468.htm 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/9 New Hampshire Wildcats 1 PM  No TV [Heros/Band day] 
     Laying it all on the line

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/REPOSITORY/608
270377/1009/SPORTS02 
     + Last year's last loss a motivator for 'Cats

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Last+year%e2%80%99s+last+loss+a
+motivator+for++%e2%80%99Cats&articleId=c31753f7-5e50-45ab-876e-3ab703303cf2 
     + UNH Wildcats wary of opener

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=UNH+Notebook%3A+Wildcats+wary+o
f+opener&articleId=78add573-6463-42d9-a0bc-f0595cdff9a3 

     Big 10
     Big Ten football undefeated in first week of 2006 season
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090206aad.html 
     + SjT: Around the Big 10
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/563856.html 

RECRUITING

     Football Commits
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=8&yr=2007 
     Scott Concannon Bruins splendid in the ankle-high grass
      http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2006/sep/20060903spor005.asp 
     Dan Persa full season preview...
      http://www.hurricanefootball.org/Articles/preview.htm 
     + Hurricanes 49 Vikings 14
      http://www.hurricanefootball.org/Articles/runningdiary1.htm 

     Basketball
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2007 

FIELD HOCKEY

     'Cats Pounce on Maine, 4-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/090306aaa.html 
     Northwestern Downs Missouri State in Home Opener
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/090106aab.html 

SOCCER

     Men
     No. 18 Santa Clara Edges No. 28 Northwestern 2-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/090206aad.html 
     Women
     Cyclones Outlast Wildcats 1-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/090306aac.html 

TENNIS

     Alexis Prousis Falls in U.S. Open 6-4, 6-3
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/090106aab.html 

VOLLEYBALL

     Broncos Buck Wildcats in Five, 3-2
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/090206aaf.html 
     Wildcats Prove Top 'Cat Against Jaguars, 3-0
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/090206aab.html 

MISCELLANY
Alumni

     $ Updating the Wildcats in the Pro's
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/563885.html 

     Brett Basanez Panthers establish practice squad
      http://www.panthers.com/news/newsroomNewsDetail.jsp?id=26405 
     + Panthers shuffle, shape final roster
      http://www.newsobserver.com/820/story/482433.html 

     Tim McGarigle Rams Add 5 to Practice Squad
      http://www.stlouisrams.com/article/56797 

     Damien Anderson among players cut
      http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/articles/0902cardsnb0902.html 

     Jason Wright Bubble's deflating for Suggs, Jackson

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1157186459423
70.xml&coll=2 

     Barry Gardner Patriots Roster Moves: Klecko Among Cuts
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=563896 

     Joe Girardi Girardi likely to be back on market 
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/deluca/cst-spt-deluca032.html 

     PGA - NU's PGA Cat Golfers are off this week....
      Luke Donald
     Nationwide Tour
     Jess Daley
     Tom Johnson
     Canadian Tour - 
     Josh Habig -

   2006 Football Opponents

     9/16Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 PM  No TV ["Take a kid" day]
     9/22 @ Nevada Wolf Pack 7 PM ESPN2
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions
     No. 19 Penn State 34, Akron 16

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060902pennst,1,4660074
.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Crying game for Nittany Lion

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0609030023sep03,1,3312142.story?coll=ch
i-sportsnew-hed 
     + Penn State needs offense to complement Posluszny 
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=221825 
     + Penn St. defense plays to it's strength 
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5931278?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24 

     10/7 @ Wisconsin Badgers
     Wisconsin doesn't seem to be missing anything
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-1big03.html 
     + Wisconsin's Bielema takes familiar approach 
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=221827 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     Strong QB play could help Purdue regain acclaim
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=221826 

     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC] 
     Michigan State 27, Idaho 17

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060902michst,1,727898.
storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + MSU safety Otis Wiley looks to Ronnie Lott and his Bible

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/football/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/11573178
15160170.xml&coll=1 
     + Spartans down Idaho but it takes four quarters of effort

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1157236802318420.
xml&coll=1 
     + Freshman gives MSU field-goal woes the boot

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1157245802250080.
xml&coll=1 

     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     Michigan turns it up after slow stretch
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-bigrdup03.html 
     + Michigan leaves room to improve
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=223719 
     + Passing game looks to improve

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/football/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1157352
11178600.xml&coll=2 
     + Chips may be perfect opponent for Wolverines

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/football/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1157352
11178600.xml&coll=2 
     + MICHIGAN 27, VANDERBILT 7: New English D

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060903/SPORTS06/609030674/1054

     + MICHAEL ROSENBERG: RB Hart displays all the right moves

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060903/SPORTS06/609030655/1054

     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day] 
     Teddy Greenstein: A real (Buck)eyeful

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-060902greenstein,1,
1639916.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + OU has questions at QB, but not RB
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-high03.html 
     + Easy to see why Ohio St. is No. 1
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bigten.asp?id=221824 
     + OSU ticket crunch ushers out Boy Scout freebies

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0609040110sep04,1,2918925.story?coll=ch
i-sportsnew-hed 

     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day] 
     No cause for alarm: Illini snap losing skid

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-060902illinoi
s,1,3037942.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Frosh QB Williams flashes talent, inexperience
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-illnt03.html 
     + Illini will stick with 2-QB plan
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-local04.html 
     + 'Juice' gets feet wet in Illini win
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=223760 
     + Illini's focus shifts to Rutgers
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/illinois.asp?id=224021 
     + Close, but only for a while 
     http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2006/09/04/sports/sports001.txt 

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