Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Quarter-Finals of Notre Dame's Bengal Bouts!


I've always wanted to see the Bengal Bouts first hand and I did just that this evening at Notre Dame.  WOW -- is all I can say!

It's "fight after fight" as the Bengal Bouts organizers have two rings running constantly throughout the evening.  Each bout is scheduled for three (3), ninety second rounds.

Folks, if you haven't had the opportunity to take in this 80+ year tradition at the University of Notre Dame -- YOU MUST!  Here's some video I took from one of tonight's fights.  ENJOY!




In the video above -- Jack Healey, in the Blue Trunks, won by unanimous decision.

2013 NFL Scouting Combine Primer...


Seven former Notre Dame football players will be "down state" in Indianapolis this weekend for the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine.  To no surprise here -- one of the big stories will be our guy Manti and how he handles the interview sessions with NFL teams -- a big part of this weekend's activities.

I believe Manti Te'o will represent himself quite nicely...

As always, the ND GO IRISH BLOG will keep you up to date as to how the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish are performing.

LINK:  NFL PRIMER -- MOST SCRUTINIZED PLAYER

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Domer Dennis Wolfe '92 Wins Grammy Award!


Dennis Wolfe '92, was awarded a GRAMMY at The 55th Annual Grammy Awards -- which was televised on CBS a week ago Sunday.  Wolfe, a music producer, won the Grammy for the Best Historical Album -- for his work with the Beach Boys and their album box set "The Smile Sessions."

(In the photo above -- Dennis is standing on the far right -- to his left is Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys.)

Monday, February 18, 2013

The Irish Win A Game You Won't Believe!


Folks, I know I wasn't alone yelling at the TV set for the first fifteen minutes of tonight's game against Pittsburgh.   And, I'm guessing many of you had seen enough and changed the channel -- I can't blame you.

Notre Dame is down 19 - 3 fourteen minutes into the first half and there's not a person on this planet who thinks the IRISH win this game -- it was HORRENDOUS...
  • Notre Dame missed 18 of its first 19 shots
  • It was nine minutes into the game until Notre Dame made their first basket!
  • The Irish were on a pace to score less than 10 points for the entire game -- THINK ABOUT THAT!

Yet, NOTRE DAME WINS by NINE!  51 - 42 -- you can't make this up!

Over the last 26 minutes -- ND outscores Pittsburgh 48 - 23 -- and they get a HUGE WIN on the road over a higher ranked opponent.

BIG, BIG, BIG WIN!

LINK:  COACH BREY -- POST GAME

LINK:  ESPN STORY

LINK:  NOTRE DAME GAME HIGHLIGHTS 

LINK:  PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE STORY 

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE STORY

Manti Te'o Focused On Preparing For Combine


An ESPN reporter filed this story today on Manti and what he's been up to down in Bradenton, FL where he and Tyler Eifert are training for the NFL Scouting Combine at the IMG ACADEMY...

LINK:  TE'O -- ALL BUSINESS

LINK:  USA TODAY STORY

Irish Men's Hoops on ESPN Tonight at 7 PM ET


Mike Brey's #21 ranked Fightin' Irish are in Pittsburgh today getting ready to take on the #16 Pittsburgh Panthers in a game televised on ESPN beginning at 7 PM ET.  Both teams are rebounding from tough losses on Saturday -- should be a good one!

LINK:  ND vs. PITT PREVIEW

Manti, Eifert and Others Do The Harlem Shake!


Former Notre Dame All-Americans Manti Te'o and Tyler Eifert have been in Florida since mid-January training for the NFL Scouting Combine at the IMG ACADEMY -- with a number of other college football stars.  As you can see in this video - it's not all hard work!

LINK:  NFL HOPEFULS DO THE HARLEM SHAKE

Sunday, February 17, 2013

ND Hockey Unveils New Gold Helmet Today!


The Fighting Irish unveiled a hockey helmet today that was painted with the same paint as the Irish football helmets -- the new GOLD STANDARD for Notre Dame hockey -- in a 2 - 1 win over #3 Miami of Ohio at Chicago's Soldier Field in front of a 52,501 hockey fans!

You'll enjoy watching the highlights -- be sure to check-out the great looking jersey and helmets!!!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME BEATS #3 MIAMI

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE PHOTO GALLERY

LINK:  WNDU-TV STORY

Fr. Bill Dailey, C.S.C. on MSNBC This Morning

Notre Dame Law School faculty member and Holy Cross priest -- Rev. William Dailey, C.S.C. was back on the Up w/ Chris Hayes Show this morning on MSNBC.  Here's a few links to today's discussion about the Catholic Church:

LINK:  SEGMENT #1:  HOW DO WE JUDGE A PAPACY?

LINK:  SEGMENT #2:  THE CHURCH'S CHANGING ROLE

LINK:  SEGMENT #3:  DEALING WITH SCANDAL

LINK:  SEGMENT #4:  RESTORING CONFIDENCE IN VATICAN

Saturday, February 16, 2013

#3 Notre Dame Hammers #4 Duke in the Snow!


In "snowy" Durham, NC -- the #3 ranked Fighting Irish beat #4 Duke 13 - 5 today in their first lacrosse game of the 2013 season!

Freshman Matt Kavanagh, the #1 ranked kid coming out of "post-graduate" schools last year, lived up to the hype scoring FOUR GOALS in his first game for Notre Dame!

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  INSIDE LACROSSE STORY

ND Alum Selected for CNN Fit Nation Triathlon


Doug Mogle '08, a teacher at The Lovett School in Atlanta, GA was selected to participate in CNN's FIT NATION TRIATHLON CHALLENGE.  Doug and five others will be competing with Dr. Sanjay Gupta at the Nautica Malibu Triathlon on September 8, 2013.

You'll want to know Doug's story -- click on the Meet the Six Contestants video link below -- and then click on Doug's blog post at CNN entitled "A Favorite T-shirt"

LINK:  MEET THE SIX CONTESTANTS

LINK:  A FAVORITE T-SHIRT

Photos of Ice Rink on Chicago's Soldier Field




LINK:  TIME LAPSED VIDEO -- MUST SEE

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will be skating on Chicago's legendary Soldier Field tomorrow when they play Miami of Ohio in the OfficeMax Hockey City Classic.  It's the first hockey game ever at Soldier Field.  They will drop the puck at 1:00 PM ET.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Notre Dame Priest -- Guest on MSNBC Show


This Sunday, February 17th, University of Notre Dame Law School faculty member and Holy Cross priest -- the Rev. Bill Dailey, C.S.C. -- will be a studio guest on the UP with CHRIS HAYES Show on MSNBC.

I'm sure Father Bill will be asked about Pope Benedict XVI and who's next in line -- among other things.

So, be sure to tune-in at 8 AM ET this Sunday -- Father Bill makes for good TV.


LINK:  UP WITH CHRIS HAYES

Like Father -- Like Daughter: All Americans!


Taya Reimer (Indianapolis, IN) -- who signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the University of Notre Dame this past November -- was selected to play in the McDonald's All American game.

What's cool about this news is Taya's Dad, Ben Davis, also played in this game -- making them the first "father / daughter" combo to play in the McDonald's All American game.

Joining Taya on the East Squad will be future Irish teammate Lindsay Allen -- a 5'-7" guard out of Mitchellville, MD.  Allen led the USA U17 team to the gold medal at this summer's World Championships in Amsterdam!

(Pictured:  Taya Reimer)


LINK:  ESPN STORY

LINK:  LINDSAY ALLEN -- McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN

LINK:  TAYA REIMER -- McDONALD'S ALL AMERICAN

Future Domer's a "BIG MAC" All-American!


Demetrius Jackson -- who signed a National Letter of Intent in November with the Fighting Irish -- has been selected to play in the McDonald's All American game.  The talented guard "next door" (Mishawaka, IN) will become the fifteenth player in Notre Dame men's basketball history to play in this game -- here are the others:
  • Tracy Jackson -- 1977
  • Tim Andree -- 1979
  • John Paxson -- 1979
  • Tom Sluby -- 1980
  • Barry Spencer -- 1980
  • Ken Barlow -- 1982
  • Tim Kempton -- 1982
  • David Rivers -- 1984
  • Keith Robinson -- 1986
  • LaPhonso Ellis -- 1988
  • Ryan Humphrey -- 1997
  • Chris Thomas -- 2001
  • Torin Francis -- 2002
  • Luke Zeller -- 2005

The game will be held at Chicago's United Center on Wednesday April 3rd -- and will be televised LIVE on ESPN beginning at 9:30 PM ET.


LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE STORY

LINK:  ESPN STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING EXPERT

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Photo of the Day: Torii Hunter in ND Gear!


It's Spring Training in Lakeland, FL today for the American League Champion Detroit Tigers -- and the proud papa of a "soon to be" Notre Dame student-athlete was reppin' the Fightin' Irish!

The "Harlem Shake" -- Notre Dame Style!


Last night -- around 11 PM ET -- a number of students at the University of Notre Dame performed the latest dance craze sweeping YOUTUBE and the morning TV shows -- it's called the HARLEM SHAKE.

Enjoy!

LINK:  THE HARLEM SHAKE @ NOTRE DAME

Another OT Win for the Irish Over DePaul


The IRISH led by as many as 12 points in the second half -- but couldn't hold off a late rally by DePaul to take the game into overtime.  The third game in the last four for Notre Dame to go extra time.  Fortunately, the IRISH have won all three of those games and are now 20 - 5 on the season.

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE STORY

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

ND Student Who Made $18,000 Shot: His Story


This is a "must-read" story for entire Notre Dame family -- click on the link below:

LINK:  CASEY MURDOCK'S STORY

Gatorade Player of the Year Signs with ND!

Notre Dame women's soccer coach Randy Waldrum announced today the signing of six of the top high school soccer players in the country -- including the #1 ranked player Morgan Andrews (photo holding the Gatorade POY trophy)!

Morgan did "double duty" kicking field goals for her high school football team.  She made a 33 yard field goal to beat their arch-rival -- on a day she played soccer and football -- see the story below!

Here's a link to an ESPN story on Andrews, a link to a hometown paper story and a link to Notre Dame's official release.

LINK:  AMERICA'S TOP PLAYER

LINK:  KICKS WINNING FIELD GOAL!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S CLASS