Sunday, June 26, 2016

Pat Connaughton Throws a Football 80 Yards!


Torii Hunter Jr. -- Signs Deal With LA Angels


The Notre Dame student-athlete signed a contract yesterday with the Los Angeles Angels -- NO WORRIES -- he'll still be playing football for the Fighting Irish this fall.

LINK:  TORII HUNTER JR.

Domer Will Fuller Signs 1st NFL Contract!


Former Notre Dame All-American Will Fuller agreed to terms yesterday with the Houston Texans on a four-year $10.2 million contract -- which includes a $5.6 million signing bonus.

LINK:  FULLER'S FIRST

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Texas' Charlie Strong Talks Notre Dame Today


Big Day for Demetrius Jackson & Family...



TV coverage of tonight's 2016 NBA Draft begins at 7:30 PM ET -- Notre Dame's Demetrius Jackson is expected to go in the First Round...

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED STORY

"Jerian Grant Key to Trade with Knicks"


Former Notre Dame All-American Jerian Grant was traded yesterday from the New York Knicks to the Chicago Bulls...


LINK:  BIG NBA TRADE -- FORBES

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  CSN CHICAGO

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Latest NBA Mock Drafts for Demetrius Jackson


Took a lap around the web to see where the NBA prognosticators think Notre Dame basketball star Demetrius Jackson will be drafted in Thursday night's NBA DRAFT:

LINK:  FOX SPORTS -- MOCK DRAFT

LINK:  HOOPS HYPE -- MOCK DRAFT

LINK:  CHAD FORD'S MOCK DRAFT

LINK:  CBS SPORTS -- MOCK DRAFT

LINK:  DRAFT EXPRESS -- MOCK DRAFT 

Domer Pat Garrity Promoted by Detroit Pistons


Former Notre Dame basketball star Pat Garrity was promoted this week by the NBA's Detroit Pistons as their new Assistant General Manager.

LINK:  READ THE STORY

Notre Dame Plays a Role in Toughest Schedules


Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman weighed in on the toughest "non-conference" schedules this year in college football...

To no surprise here -- NOTRE DAME is on five of the ten teams' schedules.

LINK:  TOP TEN TOUGHEST

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Father's Day Story: Two Sons of Notre Dame


You'll want to read this story about former Notre Dame football stars; T.J. Jones (now with the Detroit Lions and his dad Andre Jones...

LINK:  FATHER'S DAY

Happy Father's Day to My Dad & All the Dads!

I share this poem today with MY DAD -- that's one of his baseball cards from his playing days with the Detroit Tigers -- thank you for giving me my name.

I hope I've carried it well -- in your honor.

YOUR FAMILY NAME

You got it from your father
It was all he had to give
So it's yours to use and cherish
For as long as you may live

If you lost the watch he gave you
It can always be replaced;
But a black mark on your name
Can never be erased

It was clean the day you took it
And a worthy name to bear
When he got it from his father
There was no dishonor there

So make sure you guard it wisely
After all is said and done
You'll be glad the name is spotless
When you give it to your son 

I framed this poem along with my other all-time favorite poem; 'The Man in the Glass' -- and placed it on the bedroom walls of my sons Jimmy and Brady as they were growing up (I am blessed to now have three sons -- with Conor Walsh marrying our daughter Kara).

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!  

Happy Father's Day -- Holy Cross Congregation


The University of Notre Dame has been blessed for nearly 175 years to have the "fathers" of the Holy Cross Congregation leading the way. 

Happy Fathers Day!