[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 1/8

[Roy Lamberton]

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

BASKETBALL
Men

     Poor Shooting, Scoring Drought Hurt Cats In The Second Half
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/01/08/Sports/Poor-Shooting.Scoring.Dr
ought.Hurt.Cats.In.The.Second.Half.mens.Basketball-2601571.shtml 
     + Stone Cold Half Dooms NU
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/01/08/Sports/Stone.Cold.Half.Dooms.Nu
.mens.Basketball-2601563.shtml 

     Rakov:  Cats Set Bar Too High In Early Season
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/01/08/Sports/Cats-Set.Bar.Too.High.In
.Early.Season-2601554.shtml 

     Next up for the Court Cats:
     @ Michigan State Spartans  -  1/10 7 PM ESPN+
     Spartans Fall To Hoosiers, 73-51
      http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010707aaa.html 
     + More road woes
      http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=39121 
     + Don't be surprised by MSU's showing - Izzo saw it coming
      http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=39122 
     + Depth issues have Izzo shuffling lineup
      http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=39080 
     + Poor practices reflected in MSU's loss to Hoosiers
 
http://www.mlive.com/spartans/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1168227602133980.
xml&coll=1 
     + MSU meekly falls to Indiana
 
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070108/SPORTS0202/701080376/
1132 
     + Indiana routs MSU in Big Ten opener
 
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070107/UPDATE/701070366/1132
/SPORTS0202 
     +  INDIANA 73, MICH. ST. 51: Hoosiers keep Spartans winless in Big Ten
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070108/SPORTS07/701080367/1055


Women

     'Cats Suffer Heart-Breaking Loss to Hawks, 63-6
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/010707aab.html 
     +  Late Comeback Goes For Naught As NU Falls Just Short Of Upset Bid
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/01/08/Sports/Late-Comeback.Goes.For.N
aught.As.Nu.Falls.Just.Short.Of.Upset.Bid.womens.Basketb-2601568.shtml 
     +  'Purple Hair' Brings Fans To Opener
     'Purple Hair' Brings Fans To Opener

     Women's Basketball Conference Play Heats Up on Sunday 
     http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/010207aad.html 


RECRUITING

     Coaching drain leaves W.Va. short in thick of recruiting season
 
http://www.mlive.com/sportsflash/college/index.ssf?/base/sports-21/1168133359182
620.xml&storylist=micollegefb 

SWIMMING

     Northwestern Swims Nine NCAA 'B' Standards, Falls to No. 16 Tennessee,
210-139
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/recaps/010607aaa.html 

MISCELLANY

     Murphy's Mark: Men's Basketball, Wrestling Teams Off to Great Starts
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/010207aae.html 
     A look at the future of the BCS
 
http://www.mlive.com/sportsflash/college/index.ssf?/base/sports-21/1168175643185
410.xml&storylist=micollegefb 

Alumni

     PGA
     Luke Donald  Next up is Sony Open in Hawaii
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r006/ 
     at the Mercedes-Benz Championship
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r016/ 
     + Singh takes Mercedes-Benz title
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/6240019.stm 
     + Final results
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r016/results/index.html 

     Tom Johnson also at the Sony Open

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