[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/26

Tue Sep 26 09:07:47 CDT 2006

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Northwestern Football gets back to work, getting ready for a Big 10 opener.
Basketball Recruiting, field Hockey, Soccer, and Golf news 
plus more from the Ryder Cup and other Alumni info...

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FOOTBALL

     Northwestern Opens Big Ten Season Saturday at PSU
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092506aac.html 

     Injury leaving Northwestern hamstrung

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060925colfootnorthwest
ern,1,1457198.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Monday 2-Deep and Injuries
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/572830.html 
     + Pair of Cats could see 1st action Saturday

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060926017
8sep26,1,4282917.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + Open A Can Of Controversy

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/26/Sports/Open-A.Can.Of.Controvers
y.football-2308168.shtml 
     + Leg injury may keep Kafka from starting
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=231507 

     POD: Nevada
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/572502.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 PM ABC
     Penn State-Northwestern Game Notes
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=10810 
     + Officials call for safer Paternoville

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-26-06tdc/09-26-06dnews-09.asp 
     + Coach views all foes equally

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-25-06tdc/09-25-06dsports-14.asp 
     + Adversity will breed success

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-25-06tdc/09-25-06dsports-column-
01.asp 
     + PSU offense, kicking draw some concern

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/15601447.htm 
     + Nitt Notes: Battling the best
      http://community.centredaily.com/?q=blog/7 
     + Monday Morning QB: QB trouble
      http://community.centredaily.com/?q=blog/54 
     + In PSU's case, numbers do lie
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06268/724799-143.stm 
     + Penn State throws away shot at upset
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06267/724615-143.stm 
     $ Nittany Notes: Pressing Questions
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/572626.html 
     + Kapinos Earns Big Ten Honor
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/572550.html 

     Big 10
     Michigan, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092506aaa.html 

     Monday Morning Quarterback
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/572501.html 

RECRUITING

     2007 Intro: Tim Abromaitis
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=572722 

FIELD HOCKEY

     Cats Lose Twice To End Promising Winning Streak

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/26/Sports/Cats-Lose.Twice.To.End.P
romising.Winning.Streak.field.Hockey-2308226.shtml 

GOLF

     No. 24 Wildcats Move Up, Finish Fourth at High-Powered Fighting Illini
Invitational
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/092506aaa.html 
     + Pat Goss to Appear on The Golf Channel's Academy Live
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/092506aaa.html 

SOCCER

     Men
     Fresh Frosh

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/26/Sports/Fresh.Frosh-2308202.shtm
l 
     Women
     Loss Dampens Coach's 1st Win In Conference

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/26/Sports/Loss-Dampens.Coachs.1st.
Win.In.Conference.womens.Soccer-2308223.shtml 

MISCELLANY

     Northwestern Names Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/092506aac.html 

Alumni

     Zach Streif Saints win as Superdome reopens

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/cs-060925mondaynightfootball,1,759
250.story?coll=chi-sportstop-hed 
     Mark Loretta Comments on end of season

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20060925&cont
ent_id=1682289&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos 
     Joe Girardi Hyde: Marlins front office contributes to the mess

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-hyde26sep26,0,5252462.co
lumn?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 
     + Allies find Girardi's saga odd

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-spgirardi26sep26,0,55410
72.story?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 
     + Marlins: Not for Nothing

http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_seasonticket/2006/09/marlins_not_for.html 

     PGA -
     Luke Donald [Scorecards]
      http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/scoring/scorecards/17.html 
     Sunday's Ryder Cup quotes
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rydercup/2006/09/quotes_of_the_day_1.shtml 
     + Gags and golf
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rydercup/2006/09/post_12.shtml 

     Nationwide Tour has a week off before the Mark Christopher Charity Classic
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h046 
     Jess Daley
     Tom Johnson

   2006 Football Opponents

     10/7@ Wisconsin Badgers
     Second half fade
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=100157&ntpid=1 
     + Two plus two doesn't equate
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=100156&ntpid=1 
     + Punting plays problematic
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=100155&ntpid=2 
     + Bielema warns Badgers to beware
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=503102 
     + UW keeps 1-0 mentality
      http://badgerherald.com/sports/2006/09/26/uw_keeps_10_mentali.php 
     + Special teams the focus after Michigan

http://www.dailycardinal.com/sports/special-teams-the-focus-after-michigan.html 
     + Defense gives UW some hope
      http://www.dailycardinal.com/sports/defense-gives-uw-some-hope.html 

     10/14 Purdue Boilermakers [Family Weekend]
     10/21 Michigan State Spartans 11 AM [HC]
     10/28 @ Michigan Wolverines 11 AM ABC/ESPN
     11/4 @ Iowa Hawkeyes
     11/11 Ohio State [Lasalle Bank Day]
     11/18 Illinois Fighting Illini [Senior Day]

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