NU Sports News Digest for 4/9

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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LACROSSE [#1]

No. 1 Northwestern Shuts Down No. 4 Duke in 17-5 Win
+ Finch, Wildcats b-r-r-r-r-illiant
+ Josephs Outscores No. 4 Blue Devils
+ Duke Loss Makes For Good Times
+ Mondays with Matt: Seek and Destroy
+ 'Cats crush Duke
+ Northwestern dismantles No. 4 Duke

Northwestern retains top spot in media poll

Wildcats Leave Devils Blue

SOFTBALL [#8]

 
NU Sweeps 3 Big Ten Foes On Road
+ Northwestern sweeps past Hoosiers in 2-game set
 

No. 8 Northwestern Walks Away From Indiana, 14-7

No. 8 Northwestern Sweeps Indiana, 5-1

Wildcats and Boilermakers Saturday Game Canceled

Women's TENNIS [#11]

Rose Cruises at No. 1; 11th-Ranked Northwestern Downs No. 34 Indiana, 5-2
+ Hoosiers fall prey to 2 top-15 teams over weekend

FOOTBALL

Wildcats Reach Midway Point of Spring Ball; 'Cats Run 60-Play Scrimmage on Saturday
+ With Bacher out, Cats look Kafka-esque

The post-scrimmage interview on NUSports.com All-Access

Spring Practice Central is below...

RECRUITING

Mulroe Picks Northwestern

Badovinac Enjoys Iowa Scrimmage

Previewing 08: Making The Switch

GOLF

Women

Men
Wildcats Finish in Second-Place Tie at Boilermaker Invitational
earlier:
Wildcats in Third Place at Boilermaker Invitational

BASEBALL

Schwartz Helps NU Sweep Doubleheader at Indiana; Win Game Two 1-0

Mann Homer Delivers First Big Ten Win 5-3 Over Indiana

From Indiana
Northwestern Notes in PDF Format
+ IU drops 2 games to Northwestern, will finish series today

Baseball Changes Weekend Schedule Again

Men's TENNIS

'Cats Fall in Heartbreaker to Indiana, 4-3
+ IU splits weekend set with Wisconsin, Northwestern

MISCELLANY

The perfect name for a newborn Buckeye: Tressel Hayes

Alumni

Steve LePore Steelheads go 'outside' to find Steve Lepore

PGA the Masters Tournament

Luke Donald - Tied for 14th at +1
 Full Leaderboard

Tom Johnson - off this week
Nationwide Tour- Off this week
Jess Daley -

Spring Practice Central

Illinois Fighting Illini [4/21]
Fighting Illini Hold First Major Scrimmage Of The Spring
$ Illini Offense is Juiced
+ Football runs first official scrimmage
+ 'Superior threat' shows up on the field
+ Illini RB fights to hold on

Indiana Hoosiers[ 4/21]
IU offensive linemen adjusting to new roles during spring practice

Iowa Hawkeyes [4/14]

Michigan Wolverines [4/14]

Michigan State Spartans [4/21]

Minnesota Golden Gophers [4/7]
Gophers Entertain Large Crowd At 2007 Spring Game
+ SPRING REVIEW #14-Team Concludes Final Practice Before Saturday's Spring Finale At Dome
+ Spaeth and Payne Help Their Stock At Individual Timin
+ Brewster And Assistant Coaches Get Gopher Nation Ready
+ Brewster era begins at Metrodome
+ Brewster pleased as offense works out kinks

While 3 players sit in jail, Gophers play spring game
+ Arrests cast pall on spring 'celebration'

Ohio State Buckeyes [4/21]
Late-season slide on minds of defense

Penn State Nittany Lions [4/21]
TYM: Spring Practice Review
+ Stadium to see more student seats

Purdue Boilermakers [4/21]
Coach suspends freshman linebacker after weekend arrest

Passing offense's improvement hinges on timing

Wisconsin Badgers [4/21]
Hubbard primed for a great 2007

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