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Sunday, February 3, 2019

Fighting Irish Beat Another Top Ranked Team!

The Irish win with this double-match point from @Lebs_World!

Notre Dame leads 4-2 with court four still in action. #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/9pGRxiCVgc
— NDMensTennis (@NDMensTennis) February 3, 2019

This was the match point that clinched another Notre Dame Men's Tennis win over a ranked opponent...

Here's what has happened the last fifteen days:

Beat #14 Texas A&M -- today
Beat #12 Virginia -- February 1
Beat #13 Oklahoma -- January 27
Beat #29 Kentucky -- January 19

The Global Reach of Notre Dame Athletics...

You may have heard that Notre Dame football was recruiting in Europe this past week -- well, that is becoming more prevalent for the Fighting Irish as Notre Dame team rosters currently include 23 student-athletes from 15 countries beyond the United States of America...

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Canada

CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD

Canada

FENCING:

Austria
Canada
China
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
Singapore

FOOTBALL:

Canada

MEN'S GOLF:

China

HOCKEY:

Sweden
Canada (2)

MEN'S SOCCER:

Japan
Scotland
Canada

WOMEN'S SOCCER:

Canada
England

SWIMMING & DIVING:

Mexico
Hungary

MEN'S TENNIS:

Peru

The image above is the colorful globe that is part of the official mark for Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs.

Rooting for the Guy With Notre Dame Tattoo

The Notre Dame Monogram (AKA the interlocking N-D) will be worn on the field today -- on the left upper arm of Los Angeles Rams' John Sullivan...

Sullivan, in his 11th year in the NFL -- will be playing in his first Super Bowl today.

GO RAMS and GO IRISH!

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Djogo Has the Game of His Life! ND Over BC!

Julian Love Wins "Hands Competition"

This was at the State Farm All Star Football Challenge -- Notre Dame's Julian Love finished in first place in the "Hands Competition." Here were the final results:

Julian Love, NOTRE DAME -- 16.3 seconds
N'Keal Harry, Arizona State -- 16.5 seconds
Anthony Johnson, Buffalo -- 17.5 seconds
A.J. Brown, Ole Miss -- 18.1 seconds
Amani Oruwariye, Penn State -- 18.1 seconds

LINK: ALL RESULTS

Three Wins Over Top 30 Teams in Two Weeks!

The hottest team going right now at Notre Dame is our Men's Tennis Team! Over the last two weeks they've beaten:

#12 Virginia
#13 Oklahoma
#29 Kentucky

Ryan Sachire's Fighting Irish are sure to move up from their current #13 ranking with the win over #12 Virginia last night. ND had lost 3 of the first 4 matches -- only to win the LAST THREE to beat the Cavaliers!

Next up for Notre Dame -- #14 Texas A&M comes to town tomorrow.

In the photo above, that's Notre Dame sophomore William Howells (Boca Raton, FL) after winning the decisive final match 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 last night.

LINK: CURRENT TOP 20 RANKINGS

Mike Brey's Weekly Radio Show...

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Domer John Sullivan's "Super Bowl Shot"

The former Notre Dame football player will be playing in his first Super Bowl this Sunday. It's nice to see the L.A. Rams' center getting some media attention:

LINK: MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

LINK: GREENWICH SENTINEL

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

A Notre Dame Man Doing the Right Thing!

Here's Why Notre Dame is Closed Today!

It is expected that we'll record the coldest low temperature -- EVER -- at the University of Notre Dame this evening...

Top photo taken by Notre Dame's Matt Cashore -- he's good at what he does!

OT: A Unique Snow Day Message...

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Coach K Talks Big Win Over Notre Dame

Zion -- Puts On a Show at Notre Dame

Sunday, January 27, 2019

The Cold Calm Before the Polar Vortex at ND

It was 3 degrees Farenheit after Mass this morning -- here at Notre Dame. Word on the street is we'll feel the full effect of what they call a "polar vortex" this Wednesday with wind-chills close to -40 below zero...