NU Sports News Digest for 4/4

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

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SWIMMING

Trio of Wildcats Excel at National, International Events

LACROSSE [#1]

Northwestern too
+ Northwestern still No. 1 in Women's DI Media Poll
+ Division I computer rankings
+ IWLCA Poll

Kjellman Named ALC Player of the Week

Coming up
Cal Takes on No. 12 Notre Dame, No. 1 Northwestern on Road

SOFTBALL [#8/#13]

Garland Cooper's Two Home Runs Silence Huskies, 6-1
+ Cooper Ties Home Run Record In Win
 

Nicole Pauly Named Big Ten Player of the Week
+ NU's Pauly and Iowa's Weil Claims Softball Weekly Laurels

Cats drop one slot to 8th
Lady Vols Top USA Today/NFCA Top 25 for Seventh Straight Week
+ Softball Poll

Defensive Troubles Are Common Theme In Losses

Women's TENNIS [#10]

on the road this weekend -
William & Mary, Ohio State and Indiana next

FOOTBALL

Kim Thompson Senior Has Redemption On His Mind
+ Thompson's comeback attempt on hold

'Cats Move Indoors for Fifth Day of Spring Practice
+ Watch Andrew Brewer's interview with NUSports.com

It's football season (2007 preview: non-conference schedule)

Fitzgerald Tabbed One of the Ten Outstanding Young People in Illinois

Spring Practice Central is below...

RECRUITING

Khiry Battle: Tough and Physical

Dexter Heyman: Indiana Makes it Four

GOLF

Wildcats Place 11th at National Invitational Tournament

'Cats in Ninth After 36 Holes at the NIT

BASEBALL

NU Set For Clash With Chicago St.

Visiting Wolverines Take 4 From Cats
+ Offense Comes Too Little, Too Late In Losses

Mens's TENNIS

On The Road Again: NU Earns Split

BASKETBALL

Buckeyes Fall to Florida, 84-75, in 2007 NCAA Tournament Final
+ Be glad we got Oden for one season

Benson: In defense of Carmody

at Iowa
Lickliter To Lead Men's Basketball Program
+ Interest in Alford's home high

at Michigan
The John Beilein File
+ Reports: Beilein Accepts Michigan Job

MISCELLANY

Larrison Do It For The Love Of The Games

NU Accepts About 5 Percent Fewer Applicants This Year

Dolphins Owner to talk to Kellogg
Huizenga to be educator for a day

meanwhile at Illinois - fallout from the Chief
Illini unable to afford decrease in revenue

Cubs' sale set for after season

Former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson dies

Alumni

assigned to the AAA Ottowa Lynx
J.A. Happ Lynx Roster Includes Familiar Faces

PGA the Masters Tournament
Luke Donald
Luke Donald answers YOUR questions
+ Celebrating Tiger's 10

Tom Johnson - off this week

Nationwide Tour- Off this week
Jess Daley -

Spring Practice Central

Illinois Fighting Illini [4/21]

Indiana Hoosiers[ 4/21]
Helping in any way he can, Powers adjusts to role as tight end, mentor

Iowa Hawkeyes [4/14]
Spring Football: Fans Asked to Bring Food Item
$ Howe: Ferentz Creating Chemistry

Michigan Wolverines [4/14]

Michigan State Spartans [4/21]
Ex-Michigan State player charged with murder
+ Surprise! Defense Wins First Scrimmage

Minnesota Golden Gophers [4/7]
Gophers Want To Be Golden… Once Again
+ SPRING REVIEW #13-Gophers Keep Foot On The Throttle Through Tuesday Practice

Ohio State Buckeyes [4/21]
OSU football: Three months later, loss to Florida is history

Penn State Nittany Lions [4/21]

Purdue Boilermakers [4/21]
Purdue WR expected to be released this week
+ Purdue WR eyes release from hospital this week

Wisconsin Badgers [4/21]
Spring Break

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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.
Yes, we use Google News, First Headlines and Yahoo as part of our search for Wildcat stories.

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