[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 2/9

Fri Feb 9 23:25:24 CST 2007

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BASKETBALL
Men

     Cats Look For Quick Start Against Lions

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/09/Sports/Cats-Look.For.Quick
.Start.Against.Lions.mens.Basketball-2709571.shtml 
     Telander NU's Doyle really an old story
      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/telander/250343,CST-SPT-rick09.article 

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     2/10 Penn State Nitanny Lions 71:30 PM ESPN+
     Lions to see purple in trip to Chi-town

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2007/02/02-09-07tdc/02-09-07dsports-09.asp 
     + Penn State can't deviate from script

http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatehoopsmen/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/117
055052056880.xml&coll=1 
     + Nittany Lions come up totally listless

http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatehoopsmen/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/116
9346342320100.xml&coll=1 

     Big 10
     Big Ten Title Race Surges on with Only Three Weeks Left of Conference
Action 
     http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020507aab.html 

Women

     'Cats Fall Just Short Against No. 24 Michigan State, 55-48
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/020807aac.html 
     Record-Setting Loss

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/09/Sports/RecordSetting.Loss.women
s.Basketball-2709529.shtml 
     + Fighting Spirit Keeps Cats Close

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/09/Sports/Fighting.Spirit.Kee
ps.Cats.Close.womens.Basketball-2709566.shtml 

FOOTBALL

     The Askew Slant campaigning to keep National Signing Day

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/02/09/DailyOnline/The-Askew.Slant-270
9415.shtml 
     Connecting with the Chicago Public Leagues...
     Rittenberg: Pointing the way
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=279069 

RECRUITING

     More on Illinois recruting:
     + Teddy Greenstein: Allegations leave Illini's Zook irate

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070208teddy,1
,2312447.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Morrissey Illini coaches learn you can't win 'em all (over)

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070208morrissey,1,4
173979.column?coll=cs-college-utility 
     + Zook reels 'em in for Illinois

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/09/sports/college_sports/doc3381eea45a4b2f7
d8625727d0002c68b.txt 
     + Lopresti In college football recruiting, oral commitments mean little

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070209/SPORTS/702090512/100
4/SPORTS 
     + Weis wises up after losing two more recruits
      http://www.post-trib.com/sports/248838,ndrecruit.article 

     some insights into how Zook works....
     Public League enjoys a banner day too

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070207locals,
1,2174411.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Football Signing Day Information
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020707aaa.html 

     Sean Cwynar [offers] Keep Rolling In
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=617479&nid=2966457&fhn=1 

     Scout.com's list of 2008 Footbasll Prospects
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=4&yr=2008 

     Meanwhile
     USC Probes Possible Recruiting Violation
      http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/09/ap/sports/d8n65uho0.txt 

BASEBALL

     Big Ten Baseball Season Begins This Weekend
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/020807aaa.html 
     Cats have a series at Texas Tech out in Lubbock
     Texas Tech vs. Northwestern, Western Illinois
      http://www.redraiders.com/stories/020907/bas_020907005.shtml 
     + Game 1 Texas Tech Today: Gametracker

javascript:window.open('http://nusports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=46956
2&school=nw&sport=mbasebl&','GameTrackermbasebl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrol
lbars=no,width=976,height=700'); 
     void(''); 
     + Western Illinois Saturday at 11 AM
     Leatherneck duo sweeps conference awards after sweeping Alabama State

http://www.wiuathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=49929&SPID=4943&DB_OEM_ID=120
00&ATCLID=785195 
     + Texas Tech again at 3 PM

SOCCER

     Women
     [looks like another Alum is bringing the program back]
     Erickson Lands 10 in First Recruiting Class
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/020807aaa.html 

SOFTBALL

     At the Kajikawa Classic
     (Stories are about NU and the teams we're playing)
     Northwestern's Kajikawa Classic Notes in PDF Format

http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/w-softbl/auto_pdf/weekly-releas
e.pdf 
     + No soft touch for NU opener

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-070209020
0feb09,1,3309034.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 
     + No. 5 Softball Opens 2007 Season With Doubleheader and Kajikawa Classic

http://www.fansonly.com/schools/asu/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/020807aaa.html 

     Texas A&M in Tempe today at 10 AM
     Gametracker

javascript:window.open('http://nusports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=49672
3&school=nw&sport=wsoftbl&','GameTrackerwsoftbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrol
lbars=no,width=976,height=700'); 
     void(''); 
     + Softball Opens '07 Season in Arizona
      http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?SID=WSB&PRID=12347 
     + Softball Earns No. 13 Ranking in USA Today/NFCA Poll
      http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?SID=WSB&PRID=12285 

     Fresno State at 4:30
     Gametracker

javascript:window.open('http://nusports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=47388
7&school=nw&sport=wsoftbl&','GameTrackerwsoftbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrol
lbars=no,width=976,height=700'); 
     void(''); 
     + No. 20 Softball Prepares For Season Opener
      http://gobulldogs.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/020607aaa.html 

     Stanford at Noon Saturday
     Gametracker

javascript:window.open('http://nusports.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=49538
6&school=nw&sport=wsoftbl&','GameTrackerwsoftbl','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrol
lbars=no,width=976,height=700'); 
     void(''); 
     Cardinal Opens Season At Kajikawa Classic

http://www.fansonly.com/schools/stan/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/020707aaa.html 

     Arizona at 4:30 M Saturday
     Top-Ranked Softball Opens Season at Kajikawa Classic

http://www.arizonaathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1600&ATCLID=785714 

     Cal State Fullerton 10 AM Sunday
     Fullerton Softball Opens 28th Season in the Desert at ASU's Kajikawa
Classic
      http://fullertontitans.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/020607aab.html 

SWIMMING

     Women:
     Michigan leads Big Ten Championships at the end of Day One
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/020807aak.html 
     + Live Video of Big Ten Championships Available Today
      http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=785207 
     + Thursday Preliminary Results [Do a Ctrl-F search on NU]

http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38544&SPID=3272&DB_OEM_ID=840
0&ATCLID=788878 

TENNIS

     Women [big 10 Championships]
     Cats face New Challenge As They Open Big Ten Season

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/09/Sports/Cats-Face.New.Chall
enge.As.They.Open.Big.Ten.Season.womens.Tennis-2709588.shtml 
     Men
     Weekend's Match Reminds Seniors Of Impending Graduation

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/02/09/Sports/Weekends.Match.Remi
nds.Seniors.Of.Impending.Graduation.mens.Tennis-2709585.shtml 

MISCELLANY -
Alumni

     Joe Girardi Yes Girardi will manage again

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02042007/sports/casting_call_sports_kevin_kernan.htm
?page=1 
     [Thanks Willie]

     Drew Pariano Feisty' NU Star-Turned-Coach Still Grappling With Cats' Best
...

http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2007/02/09/Sp
orts/feisty.Nu.StarTurnedCoach.Still.Grappling.With.Cats.Best.wrestling-2709578.
shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailynorthwestern.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com 

     PGA - AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r005/ 
     Luke Donald
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/39/83/scorecards/2007/r005.html 
     Tom Johnson
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/21/95/scorecards/2007/r005.html 

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