[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 9/27

Thu Sep 28 10:03:55 CDT 2006

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Midweek Edition
More Football News about our next opponent, Penn State plus a few updates from
Evanston . There's also Soccer, Basketball, 
Volleyball and Alumni news....

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                                       Northwestern University Athletics

FOOTBALL

     NORTHWESTERN - Doin' the QB Shuffle

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-060928021
3sep28,1,1530399.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + Fitz quick to say Poz a step ahead
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/74661,CST-SPT-local28.article 
     + Fitzgerald awaits legend of the fall

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/mortongrove/sports/75817,mg-nufbl-092806-s1.article 
     + An Old Tradition

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/28/Sports/An.Old.Tradition.footbal
l-2314144.shtml 
     + Turnover Problems Plaguing Wildcats

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/28/Sports/Turnover.Problems.Plagui
ng.Wildcats.football-2314136.shtml 

     Random Thoughts: NU's QB Shuffles
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/573641.html 

     Northwestern (2-2) At Penn State (2-2)
      http://www.nbc5.com/sports/9945803/detail.html 

     Next up for the Cats:
     9/30 @ Penn State Nittany Lions 2:30 PM ABC
     JoePa's Rough Week Continues
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/573535.html 
     + Darling happy to return to offense

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-28-06tdc/09-28-06dsports-06.asp 
     + The man with the iron leg

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-28-06tdc/09-28-06dsports-05.asp 
     + Two coaches, 48 years difference Penn State vs. Northwestern
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06271/725719-143.stm 
     + After taking hits from heavyweights, PSU at crossroads
      http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06270/725315-143.stm 
     + What he said to his team after losing to top-ranked Ohio State
      http://www.post-gazette.com/downloads/20060927Joepa_OSU.mp3 
     + Offense is productive, but the team needs to eliminate mistakes
      http://www.post-gazette.com/downloads/20060927Joepa_offense.mp3 
     + How can Penn State cut down on crucial mistakes?
      http://www.post-gazette.com/downloads/20060927Joepa_mistakes.mp3 
     + Paterno backs QB Morelli
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/28420516/index.html 
     + Lee: 8-0 finish realistic for Nittany Lions

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_472562.html 
     + PSU DT Johnson making most of second chance
      http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports//s_472604.html 

     Big 10
     September 26 Teleconference

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RECRUITING

     Persa, Concannon Shine
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/572923.html 
     'We got handled'

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/lislesun/sports/66876,6_2_NA22_BENFB_S1.artic
le 

SOCCER

     Men
     Freshman Fire Sparks Win

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/28/Sports/Freshman.Fire.Sparks.Win
.mens.Soccer-2314123.shtml 

VOLLEYBALL

     Volleyball takes Northwestern 3-0

http://www.dailyillini.com/media/storage/paper736/news/2006/09/28/Sports/Volleyb
all.Takes.Northwestern.30-2313447.shtml?norewrite200609280853&sourcedomain=www.d
ailyillini.com 
     + Alde Returns With New Team To Beat Old One

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2006/09/28/Sports/Alde-Returns.With.New.Te
am.To.Beat.Old.One-2314147.shtml 

     Cats drop two Big Ten matches

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/75333,EV-NUVBL-092806-S1.article 

     Athletes Away: Paulus helping Northwestern volleyball team

http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060928/SHE0201/60928
0625/1084 

MISCELLANY

     Randy Walker was instrumental in getting this going...
     Book to help two paralyzed Chicago area athletes
      http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=4603620 

     NCAA grad rates show improvement in most sports

http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/287
32016/2006-09-28-graduation-rates_x.htm 
     + Football graduation rates continue to decline
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/28709837/index.html 

     OT games up in NCAA, but that's no problem for some schools

http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/287
08088/2006-09-27-overtime_x.htm 

Alumni

     Vedran Vukusic Vukusic signs to play basketball in Israel

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/75288,ev-vedran-092806-s1.article 

     Mary Dunleavy Soprano embraces Gilda role
      http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/15627977.htm 

     Joe Girardi BERARDINO: Beinfest fiddles; Krivsky churns

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-mikeb28sep28,0,3556591.c
olumn?coll=sfla-sports-marlins 

     Jason Wright Browns fighting thru the injury list

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1159432725254
700.xml&coll=2&thispage=1 

     PGA - WGC American Express Championship

http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BAEFB93B0%2DEFF5%2D4C05%2DAB0F
%2DFD08D947D944%7D&infosid=3&eventid=2006078&reportid=53979 
     Luke Donald [Scorecard]
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/players/scorecard/291587/r473/2006 

     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
     Centering the Ball - with Derek Engler Part 1
      http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/572613.html 
     + Young bloods: Frosh wideouts making strides
      http://badgerherald.com/sports/2006/09/28/young_bloods_frosh_.php 
     + Standing united
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=505976 
     + Palcics giving each other silent treatment
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=505882 
     + Notes: Internal reaction
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=503681 

     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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