[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 1/11

Thu Jan 11 09:08:29 CST 2007

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

BASKETBALL
Men

     Wildcats Drop Road Contest at Michigan State, 66-45
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011007aaa.html 
     + Shades of Gray: NU beaten by Spartans
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-070110nug
amer,1,2872420.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Cats Can't Pass Boards
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/01/11/Sports/Cats-Cant.Pass.Boar
ds.mens.Basketball-2626109.shtml 
     + Ryan, Coble Impress Against Spartans
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/01/11/Sports/Ryan-Coble.Impress.
Against.Spartans.mens.Basketball-2626105.shtml 
     + Michigan St. rallies against Northwestern
 
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2007/01/11/sports/college/northwestern/doc45a5d
b31597f0756076669.txt 
     + Cats' Coble learning valuable lessons
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/205956,ev-nucoble-011107-s1.article 

     Rakov: Deficit Was Expected, But Not Like This
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/01/11/Sports/Deficit.Was.Expecte
d.But.Not.Like.This-2626104.shtml 

     Box score
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-070110nub
ox,1,1835321.storylink?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     From the Michigan State Spartans Side:
     Gray's Perfect Night Propels Spartans Past Wildcats, 66-45
      http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011007aaa.html 
     + Gray's big day
      http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=39192 
     + Spartans get much-needed win, 66-45 over Northwestern
 
http://www.mlive.com/spartans/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1168495804260830.
xml&coll=1 
     + On the rebound: MSU 66 - Northwestern 45
 
http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070111/GW0201/70111036
7/1023/GW 
     + MSU breaks through
 
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070111/SPORTS0202/701110325/
1132 
     + Gray leads MSU past Northwestern
 
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070110/UPDATE/701100454/1132
/SPORTS0202 
     + MSU 66, NORTHWESTERN 45: MSU on the board
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070111/SPORTS07/701110454/1055


     Next up for the Court Cats:
     Wisconsin Badgers - 1/13 - 1:30 PM WT ESPN+
     Badgers Move Up to Third
 
http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/mbb/headlines/story.html?sportid=116&storyid
=9996 
     $ Ensemble Perfomance
      http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/608282.html 
     + Badgers find way to hold on
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/sports/index.php?ntid=114290 
     + Oden silenced
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/badgersBBm/index.php?ntid=114291 
     + Matta impressed
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=114293 
     + Taylor-made
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=550833 
     + Something special in the air for UW
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=550902 
     + Badgers cement their elite status
 
http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070110/APC0201/70110070
2/1010 

     Big 10
     Out of the dumps, slump
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070110illinigamer,1,38
59993.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + College Basketball: Illinois 74, Iowa 70
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/206830,111SPT8.article 

     Duke upset by Georgia Tech
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070111/SPORTS08/701110350/1055
/SPORTS07 

Women Play the Minnesota Gophers Tonight

     Wildcats Host Gophers for 7 p.m. Bout Thursday
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/011007aab.html 
     + Wildcats' New Lesson Plan For Minnesota
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/01/11/Sports/Wildcats.New.Lesson
.Plan.For.Minnesota.womens.Basketball-2626116.shtml 
     Gophers Travel to Northwestern on Thursday
      http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=743959 
     Wildcats come up short in purple hair-raiser
 
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/sports/206186,ev-nuwomenshoops-011107-s1.ar
ticle 

FOOTBALL

     Teddy looks at the Big 10 for next year....
     Teddy Greenstein: A weeping statement
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-070110018
6jan10,1,5012978.column?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print 

     Big 10
     Wojnowski: Get up to speed, Big Ten!
 
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070110/SPORTS08/701100320/11
32/SPORTS0202 
     + Troy Smith showed his stuff, but not with his numbers
 
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/%7Er/UsatodaycomCollegeFootball-TopStories/%7E3/731
80359/2007-01-09-lopresti-smith_x.htm 

     Ranking the 2006-2007 Bowls
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/73724813/6355056 
     Creative playcalling dominates bowl season
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/73054620/6350780 

RECRUITING

     HailtoPurple: a very impressive recruiting class.
      http://hailtopurple.com/cats7a01a.html 

SWIMMING

     Women
     Kassia Shishkoff Named Big Ten, Collegeswimming.com National Swimmer of the
Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/010907aaa.html 

     Men
     Northwestern Set for Star-Studded Dallas Morning News Classic
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/011007aab.html 

MISCELLANY

     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

     Stewart Mandel: Wild end to wild season
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/73551197/index.html 

     PGA
     Luke Donald Next up is Sony Open in Hawaii
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r006/ 
     Tom Johnson also at the Sony Open
     + Tournament Page
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r006/ 
     + Preview
      http://www.pgatour.com/2007/r/01/10/sony_apadvance.ap/index.html 
     Leaderboard from the PGA
      http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboards/current/r006/index.html 

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