NU Sports News Digest for 4/23 & 4/24

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 Wins 13th Straight; Takes Down No. 18 Rutgers 15-4
+ Midwest Kings Slay Knights
+ Wildcats win 13th straight
+ Northwestern wins 13th straight; beats Rutgers
+ #1 Northwestern Tops #18 Rutgers to Win 13th Straight
+ No. 1 Northwestern Wins 13th Straight; Takes Down No. 18 Rutgers 15-4

Kjellman, Nielsen Pace No. 1 Wildcats Past No. 13 Johns Hopkins 12-5
+ Kjellman Scores 5 As Cats Clinch

'Cats Begin Three-Game Homestand Monday vs. No. 18 Rutgers

Amonte Hiller, Desko Named US Lacrosse Coaches of the Week:

College lacrosse polls

SOFTBALL [#8]

No. 8 Northwestern Badgers Wisconsin, 2-1

No. 8 Wildcats Complete Sweep of Badgers, 6-2
+ Offense Comes Alive As Cats Sweep Three Big Ten Games
+ No. 8 Wildcats Best Gophers, 7-1 (5), But Rain Wins Day

Dyers Put On Sister Act Of Their Own

Michigan, Ohio State hold slim lead over Wildcats
 

Women's TENNIS [#7]

NU Secures Perfect Big Ten Record
+ 'Cats Complete Third Straight Undefeated Big Ten Season; Top Michigan State, 7-0

Prousis doubles her pleasure after rough singles campaign

FOOTBALL

Purple Beats White 17-14 in Annual Spring Game
+ Not bothered by sluggish offense
+ It's early, but injuries already affect the game plan
+ Coach Fitzgerald Post-Game Quotes
+ Player Post-Game Quotes
+ Intrasquad Intensity
+ Defense dictates play in Wildcats’ spring scrimmage
+ Defensive line hungry for big season
+ Bacher okay in Northwestern scrimmage

WNUR: Coach Fitzgerald
+QB C.J. Bacher
+LB Adam Kadela

Physical Corner Key To 'Cats Defense

Spring Practice Central is below...

RECRUITING

Jonathan Meyers Northwestern Offers
Another Linebacker Offer

Wheaton North's Adamle to Big Ten?

$ Recruiting Diary: Jon Major
$ Four More Visits
$ Davis Visits Rutgers
+ Richardson Has Goals, Big Time Aspirations

Speed & Skill On The Bayou

BASEBALL

NU Swept For 2nd Time In Conference Season

Four-Run Nittany Lion Ninth Downs Wildcats 7-6

Penn State Shuts Out Wildcats 1-0 in Game One

Nittany Lions Sweep Doubleheader; Win Game Two 11-5

Nittany Lions Sweep Series; Win Sunday Finale 6-4
+ Myers getting no support from his Cat teammates

GOLF

'Cats Move Up, Finish Sixth at Lady Buckeye

Men's TENNIS

Spartans Lose Final Big Ten Match to Northwestern, 5-2
+ Cats Handle Spartans On Senior Day

MISCELLANY

Northwestern Holds Annual Endowed Athletic Scholarship Luncheon

Recruiting argued at Supreme Court

NCAA enforcement power in state of flux

Alumni

 
PGA EDS Byron Nelson Championship
Luke Donald - Sceduled to play
Tom Johnson - finished last week in a tie for 44th at +1

Nationwide Tour Henrico County Open
Jess Daley -  Scheduled to play

Spring Practice Central

Illinois Fighting Illini [4/21]
Benn better than advertised
+ Zook may have a connection
+ Illinois QB Williams shows promise in scrimmage

Indiana Hoosiers[ 4/14]
Iowa Hawkeyes [4/14]
Ryan Bain plans to transfer, father says

Michigan Wolverines [4/14]

Michigan State Spartans [4/21]

Minnesota Golden Gophers [4/7]
Ohio State Buckeyes [4/21]

Penn State Nittany Lions [4/21]
Posluszny's spot up for grabs at Penn State

Purdue Boilermakers [4/21]
Wisconsin Badgers [4/21]
 

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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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