NU Sports News Digest for 9/17

All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about Northwestern University Athletics

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FOOTBALL

• Northwestern Drops Heartbreaker To Duke, 20-14
• Watch Northwestern's post-game press conference.
• Going in reverse
• Wildcats lay an egg at home
• Frustrating end to penalty-filled night
• NU ground attack stalls without Sutton
• NU left feeling blue
• Penalties Doom 'Cats In Loss To Duke
• Game Highlights from Big 10 Network
  
• Final Stats (PDF Format)
• Box Score
• Quotes
• Notes
• Inside Slant
  

     Player Stories:

• Injured RB Sutton sits for first time in 27-game career
• NU may have kicked one away

     From the Duke Blue Devils [9/15]

• Blue Devils Defeat Northwestern, 20-14
• It's over: Devils end 22-game losing streak
• Student Injured in revelry
• Devils finally get to enjoy a victory

• Maurides will be close to home at Northwestern

     Next are the Ohio State Buckeyes [9/22]

• Buckeyes Down Huskies, 33-14
• Football vs. Washington Postgame Notes
• Laurinaitis picks his moments
• Listen to Jim Tressel's postgame news conference
• Special-teams units come to rescue
• Offensive line provides Wells with room to rumble
• Bob Hunter Boeckman takes big step forward as QB

     Big 10

• Big Ten Teams Post Impressive Weekend Against Non-Conference Foes
• Records don't deter Zook
• Mendenhall makes big gains for Illini
• Illini post big win
• Illini juiced after victory
• Illini run away with easy victory
• Mendenhall, Illini get another big confidence boost
• Teddy Greenstein: The Michigan side of things
• The Irish side of things
• Michigan thumps Notre Dame
• Clausen had no chance
• Big first step for Cyclones
• Spartans get the job done
• Hill ties record with 5 TDs as Wisconsin holds off Citadel

RECRUITING

• Away from Irish, Jones looks at NIU
• Emerging Lineman Names Favorites

CROSS COUNTRY

• 'Cats Finish Third at Illinois Intercollegiates

FIELD HOCKEY

• Golden Flashes Topple Wildcats
• Wildcats Shut Out by No. 9 Eagles
• No.9 AU Field Hockey Blasts Northwestern, 7-0

SOCCER
     Men

• Wildcats Roll Past UMKC, 3-0
• Trio of Second-Half Goals Propel Wildcats Past Butler
• Northwestern Heads to DeKalb for adidas/Baymont Inn Invitational

     Women

• Sampson Nets Equalizer to End Regulation; 'Cats Tie Raiders, 1-1
• Hans Nets Lone Wildcat Goal; NU Plays Penn to 1-1 Tie
• Wildcats Host Penn and Colgate in First Home Weekend of 2007

VOLLEYBALL

• Paulus Records 1,000th-Career Kill; NU Wins Wildcat Classic, 3-1
• Wildcats Buck Broncos, 3-0
• Northwestern Opens Wildcat Classic With Sweep of Drake

Alumni

• Luis Castillo Chargers start slowly in loss to Patriots
• Chargers-Patriots Primer
• Bolts to Bombard with Blitzes
• Chargers-Pats Pregame Roundup
• Barry Cofield Giants Home Opener a Total Joke
• Jess Daley Nationwide Tour - Missed the Cut - Next up
  
• Albertsons Boise Open Pres'd by First Health
• Tom Johnson - Scheduled for
• Turning Stone Resort Championship

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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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