NU Sports News Digest 3/7

This and that as Basketball gets ready for the Big 10 Tourney, Lacrosse on the road in Philly as you can vote for 2 Cats in a "top players" poll, Golf in action, Tennis and some other thoughts today.

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All the News that Fits We Link
Your Periodic Index to News about
Northwestern University Athletics

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BASKETBALL

Men
POD: Cats in the Big 10 Tournament

Field Set for 2006 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament

NU has the Game of the Year
The Big Ten's best (and worst)

Adam has some good interviews in both pieces:
Rittenberg: Can NU basketball follow football’s lead?
Rittenberg Redux: Tradition biggest NU hurdle

Then its probably Penn State again
Nittany Lions hope time off does them good
+ Penn State preparing for Northwestern
+ Poll: Will PSU beat Northwestern?

Other Big 10
Hitting stride
Illinois Moves Up to No. 9 in AP Poll

FOOTBALL
RECRUITING

Pittsburgh Combine Photo Gallery II

GOLF

Men
No. 12 Northwestern in Eighth Place at Seminole Intercollegiate
Women
Northwestern to Host Palm Springs Area Tournament

LACROSSE

You can only vote once but two of NU's Lacrosse Cats are on the list
Vote for Kjellman (and Amonte-Hiller)

Northwestern still on top of Bounce Entertainment/IL poll

TENNIS

Men
Northwestern Rolls Past Arizona State, 5-2

Miscellany

Murphy's Mark: March Madness Has Arrived

Now this is school spirit
Injured SIU cheerleader expects full recovery

Chicago baseball fans mourn the loss of one its greatest heroes with the passing of South Side native Kirby Puckett.

Alumni

Luke Donald: Playing in The Honda Classic

Tim Johnson - Next Nationwide Tour event is March 23rd

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Coach Roy's Comments on the stories are in Italics:
Remember that I try to only get one copy of an AP story.
$ before a story means its from a source requiring a subscription.
Opinion Columns usually have the name of the writer in bold at the front of the headline.

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