[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest for 3/28

Wed Mar 28 08:14:59 CST 2007

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All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about
Northwestern University Athletics Plus The Big 10 
Spring Practice Central...

Spring Practice has started around the Big 10 - you can follow stories on the
spring down below

LACROSSE [#1]

     Interesting poll numbers for Amonte-Hiller - here present team is #1, her
alma mater is #2
     Back On Top: Wildcats Reclaim No. 1 Ranking
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/032607aad.html 
     + Northwestern No. 1, Maryland No. 2

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=155948 

     Larrison The NU Wildcat Manifesto

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/03/28/Sports/The-Nu.Wildcat.Mani
festo-2809022.shtml 

     loss to Virginia a big deal....
     UNC Shell Shocked
      http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/032407aab.html 

SOFTBALL [#7/#12]

     NU Prepares With Difficult Early Games

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/03/27/Sports/Nu.Prepares.With.Di
fficult.Early.Games.softball-2793573.shtml 

     Eileen Canney is the Big Ten's Pitcher of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/032707aaa.html 
     + Illinois, MSU and NU Claim Softball Weekly Honors
      http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/032707aaa.html 

FOOTBALL

     Spring Practice Gets Underway
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032607aaf.html 
     + Surgery keeping Bacher on hold

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070326nubits,1,5118824
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Springing Into Action

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/03/28/Sports/Springing.Into.Acti
on-2809001.shtml 
     + Fitzgerald's expectations sky high
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/northwestern.asp?id=295250 
     + Notes & Quotes

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=NotesAndQuotes 
     + Strategy and Personnel

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=StrategyAndPersonn
el 
     + Inside Slant
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/teamReport?categoryId=86065&type=InsideSlant 

     Wildcats Complete Second Day of Spring Practice
      http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032707aaa.html 

     Season Tickets On Sale!

     NU assistant coach pleads guilty to reckless driving

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070327numcgee,1,732636
7.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 

     Coloring the truth leaves cheap stain

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/03/28/columnists/john_doherty/docb16382f42a0f1
675862572ab00703a0a.txt 

RECRUITING

     Heyman Holds Three Offers
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=630333 
     Fleming Makes Return Trip to South Bend
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=630293 

     things looking up for the Hoosiers on the court
     Recruits make IU a Big Ten contender

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/SPORTS0601/703280377
/1004/SPORTS 

     Meanwhile, the Iowa recruits are all rethinking...
     Prized Hawk recruit rethinks future

http://www.hawkcentral.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/HAWKS0102/7032803
22/1053/HAWKS 

BASEBALL

     Bats Come Alive In Weekend Sweep

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/03/28/Sports/Bats-Come.Alive.In.
Weekend.Sweep.baseball-2809026.shtml 

BASKETBALL

     No Shortage Of Pop To This FF Field
      http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=2&c=630066 

     Durant, Oden All-Americans
      http://www.suntimes.com/hoops/men/313942,CST-SPT-ncaant27.article 
     + Buckeyes riding success of remarkable freshmen
      http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10091216class=vip 

     Coaching legend John Wooden had a worse record at UCLA before he turned it
around...
     Big-league coaching jobs have their price
      http://www.pjstar.com/stories/032807/MIK_BCP6EPLC.077.php 

     Weekly Planner: Check the coaching carousel
      http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6609364?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=99 
     + Rosenberg: Expect Izzo to consider job if Kentucky offers

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070327/GW/703270341/10
23/GW 

     forward Milos Bogetic and guard Maxwell Dubois giiven release...
     Nittany Lions release two from scholarships
      http://www.centredaily.com/153/story/51942.html 

FENCING

     Despite High Hopes, Cats Can't Improve On Last Year

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/03/27/Sports/Despite.High.Hopes.
Cats.Cant.Improve.On.Last.Year.fencing-2793580.shtml 

SWIMMING

     Two For The Record Books

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/03/27/Sports/Two-For.The.Record.Books
.mens.Swimming-2793553.shtml 

TENNIS

     Women
     Cats Split 2 Matches On Hawaii Trip

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/news/2007/03/28/Sports/Cats-Split.2.Matches.On.
Hawaii.Trip.womens.Tennis-2809011.shtml 

     Men
     NU Picks Up Big Ten Win

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/03/28/Sports/Nu.Picks.Up.Big.Ten
.Win.mens.Tennis-2809016.shtml 

WRESTLING

     Cats Place Two In Finals, Finish 4th (Wrestling)

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2007/03/27/Sports/Cats-Place.Two.In.F
inals.Finish.4th.wrestling-2793561.shtml 

MISCELLANY

     Northwestern Names Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week
      http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/032607aaa.html 

     UNC mascot dies 3 days after accident
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/sports/314571,272SPT1.article 

Alumni

     PGA
     Luke Donald will be at the Masters Tournament
      http://www.golfsurround.com/masters/2007/index.html 
     + Masters field is finalized with 18 first-timers
      http://www.golfsurround.com/masters/2007/news/fieldset032607.html 

     Tom Johnsn - at the SHELL HOUSTON OPEN
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r020/ 

     Nationwide Tour- Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship at Wente
Vineyards
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/h089/ 
     Jess Daley - Scheduled

   Spring Practice Central

     Big 10 has several of them
     25 biggest off-season quarterback battles
      http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Foxsports/rss/CFB/%7E3/104590487/6613088 
     Illinois Fightin Illini [4/21]
     Zook brings 1st-day heat on Illini

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-070327illini,1,1842005
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     Indiana Hoosiers[ 4/21]
     Spring Football Practice Report - March 27
      http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032707aaf.html 
     Iowa Hawkeyes [4/14]
     First ever black captain of Big Ten team dies
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/104859667/index.html 
     Michigan Wolverines [4/14]
     Williams Takes in Michigan Spring Practice
      http://michigan.scout.com/2/630571.html 
     Michigan State Spartans [4/21]
     Ringer in stride with knee brace

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/GW01/703280350/
1023/GW 
     + Secondary adjusts to new style

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070324/GW01/703240339/
1099/gw 
     + Hoyer eager to assume control of MSU offense

http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070322/GW01/703220376/
1099/gw 
     Minnesota Golden Gophers [4/7]
     SPRING REVIEW #10-Team Makes Debut Outdoors Before Lightning Arrives

http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38605&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=840
0&ATCLID=835388 
     Ohio State Buckeyes [4/21]
     Football Buckeyes reconvene while watching basketball team
      http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=2814982 
     Penn State Nittany Lions [4/21]
     Connor moves to inside linebacker for PSU
      http://rss.cnn.com/%7Er/rss/si_ncaaf/%7E3/104859664/index.html 
     $ FOS TV: Sean Lee
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/630514.html 
     + Closed program hinders players

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2007/03/03-28-07tdc/03-28-07dsports-column-
01.asp 
     Purdue Boilermakers [4/21]
     Injuries hamper linemen

http://www.boilerstation.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070327/SPORTS020101/70
3270314/1122/BOILER 
     Wisconsin Badgers [4/21]
     Beckum has adjusted for the Badgers
      http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/630268.html 
     $ RB's and TE's -- Initially, things look GOOD
      http://wisconsin.scout.com/2/629409.html 
     + New challenge for Beckum
      http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/sports/index.php?ntid=126372 
     + It's been a long road back for Hogan
      http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/uw/football/index.php?ntid=126279 
     + Bielema dives into special teams
      http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=583489 

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