NU Sports News Digest for 12/8

All the News that Fits We Link -- The Original Index to Online News about Northwestern University Athletics

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BASKETBALL

Men
and they did it on television again
Northwestern stomps DePaul
+ Northwestern Dominates DePaul, 63-36
+ Wildcats' Coble comes up big
+ Northwestern holds DePaul to 36 points in home win
+ Frigid DePaul gets Trounced at NU

Pregame Stories:
+ Momentum at stake for Demons, Cats
+ Kids at DePaul, NU learning as they go

Willhite: A chance to help revive college basketball

daCoach: Lindsey, Pass the Purple Kool-aide

This should scare you...
Michigan beats another No. 4, this time dropping Duke

FOOTBALL

San Antonio again folks, this time against Missouri. We win and I won't think of December 7th, 2008 as another "Day of Infamy," but this time the Bowl guys snuck up on us.
Northwestern Accepts Bid to Valero Alamo Bowl
+ Fitzgerald on the Alamo Bowl Announcement Teleconference
+ Watch NU's Bowl Destination News Conference Live
+ NU headed to Alamo Bowl
+ Cats Alamo bound
+ NU to face Missouri in Alamo Bowl
+ Fitzgerald, Wildcats gear up to take on Missouri
+ Football: Cats to play in Alamo Bowl

Opinion:
Rittenberg: Valero Alamo Bowl: Northwestern (9-3) vs. Missouri (9-4)
Willhite: Northwestern to Alamo Bowl

Touchdown Club of Columbus Tags Fitzgerald Big Ten Coach of the Year

NU Leads Conference With 75 Academic All-Big Ten Honors in Six Fall Sports


Phil Brunner Named First-Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American

Return of the '49ers

BASEBALL

Goebbert Named to Brooks Wallace Award Watch List

FENCING

Wildcats Dominate at USFA Illinois Junior Open Qualifier

SOCCER

Northwestern falls to North Carolina in quarterfinals
+ NU's Postseason Run Comes to an End at North Carolina
+ Men's Soccer: Season ends with NCAA quarterfinals loss to North Carolina

Recruiting

Davon Custis: Maybe N**** D***?

Alumni

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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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