Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Notre Dame Plays Duke Thursday at 2 PM ET


The Fighting Irish -- who have beaten Duke in four of their last five meetings -- will not be favored tomorrow when they play the Blue Devils in the Quarter Finals of the ACC Tournament.

Please note:  Notre Dame is never favored over Duke in basketball...

The game will be televised on ESPN -- tip-off expected around 2:30 PM ET -- THURSDAY!

LINK:  DUKE'S WEDNESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE

Even the GLOVES are GOLD for Nation's #1


Got to love this photo of the #1 ranked Notre Dame LAX's gloves!

Two Incoming Domers: Naismith All-Americans


Muffet's Fighting Irish will "re-load" this next Fall when these two Naismith Trophy Girls High School All-Americans arrive on campus!

Erin Boley and Jackie Young both were named to the five-person 1st Team!

That's Jackie on the left and Erin on the right in the photo above!

LINK:  ALL-AMERICANS!

Coach Brian Kelly is 116th on this ESPN List



The ranking of the best college football players -- now serving as a head coach at a FBS school...

LINK:  TOP 129

Domer Ian Williams Signs $25 Million Contract!


Former Notre Dame student-athlete Ian Williams -- who you'll remember went "un-drafted" in the 2011 NFL Draft -- just signed a new FIVE YEAR CONTRACT with the 49ers worth between $25 - $30 million!

Congratulations Ian!

LINK:  UNDRAFTED -- STORY IN 2011

LINK:  NEW CONTRACT

Former GAP CEO Endows Notre Dame Hoops


It was announced today that Glenn and Stacy Murphy from Toronto, Canada -- have endowed the Men's Head Basketball Coach position at Notre Dame for $5,000,000.

This follows recent gifts to the University to endow the Head Football Coach and Women's Head Basketball Coach positions.

Murphy (photo above), the former Chairman and CEO of global retailer The Gap, Inc. -- and his wife Stacy did not attend Notre Dame (nor did their children) -- they're just huge fans of the University!

Here's the story:

LINK:  MURPHY'S GIFT