Monday, March 17, 2014
The Best of St. Patrick's Day Via Twitter Today!
The #1 seeded Fighting Irish of Notre Dame on ESPN's Selection Monday!
Former Notre Dame Football Star Kory Minor!
Hockey Night in Canada's Don Cherry!
Future Notre Dame student!
The home of the Fighting Irish!
New York Mets' baseball cap today!
The two most famous leprechauns on the planet!
The best dressed dog today!
Shopping for breakfast!
Boston Red Sox "bases" today against the Cardinals!
The Fighting Irish of Minnesota!
Some Irish fans having some fun today!
Notre Dame's Path to the 2014 Final Four !!!
Here are the teams that will be in the way of Muffet's Fighting Irish's journey to a fourth straight Final Four -- assuming they will play the highest seeds in every match-up!
- March 22: Robert Morris -- in Toledo, OH
- March 24: Vanderbilt
- March 29: Purdue
- March 31: Kentucky
LINK: 2014 NCAA WOMEN'S BRACKET
"Notre Dame Day" Only 41 Days Away!
The University of Notre Dame is planning a major global celebration on April 27th -- a day called Notre Dame Day...
The countdown begins!
LINK: COUNTDOWN TO NOTRE DAME DAY
Muffet's Fighting Irish Learn Their Path Today
At 7 PM ET this evening, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will learn who they must beat to return to the NCAA Final Four -- for a FOURTH STRAIGHT TIME! ESPN will telecast "Selection Monday" -- so tune in!
LINK: WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Just wanted to wish the entire Notre Dame Family a Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here's some video from yesterday's St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago.
LINK: PARADE
Sunday, March 16, 2014
ND Lacrosse Hammers #7 Virginia 18 - 9 !!!
Kevin Corrigan's #11 Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Team "doubled up" on #7 Virginia this afternoon in the first ever ACC home game for this program -- winning 18 - 9 !!!
Here's the game story and highlights!
LINK: IRISH ROUT VIRGINIA
LINK: HIGHLIGHTS
ND Hockey Knocks Out #2 Boston College!
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame did what most in the hockey world would have thought impossible -- beat #2 Boston College on their home ice in a three game series in the Hockey East Tournament...
What a statement series for Jeff Jackson's Irish! They now move on to play Lowell next weekend at the "new" Boston Garden in the Semi-Finals.
Click on the link below to see the game winning goal:
LINK: GAME WINNING GOAL
LINK: NESN STORY
Aerial Photo of The Chicago River Dyed Green!
Thought you'd enjoy this St. Patrick's Day Parade tradition in Chicago.
Samardzija Opening Day Starter for Cubs!
Former Notre Dame All-American wide receiver Jeff Samardzija was named the Chicago Cubs Opening Day starter by their manager this week -- his second straight opening start!
Congrats Jeff!
Here's an interview he game after hearing the news:
LINK: OPENING DAY
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Is "Irish Chocolate" Headed to New England?
With the Patriots decision this week to cut nose tackle Vince Woolfork -- did they open the door to taking former Notre Dame student-athlete Louis Nix in the NFL Draft's First Round? They're talking about it in the Boston media...
LINK: NIX TO NEW ENGLAND
ESPNW Names Muffet "Coach of the Year"
Notre Dame's Muffet McGraw was named national Coach of the Year for women's college basketball by ESPNW! I suspect this will be just the first of many such national awards for Muffet and her undefeated Fighting Irish!
Notre Dame Clobbers #2 Boston College
Jeff Jackson's Fighting Irish crushed the #2 ranked Eagles of Boston College last night 7 - 2 in game of a best-of-three Hockey East Tournament series. BC scored the game's two first goals, on their home ice, before Notre Dame scored seven unanswered goals.
The Irish are on a roll at the right time -- eight straight wins -- as they make their case for a NCAA bid.
Game two is played this afternoon -- again in Boston -- at 4 PM ET. Go Irish!
LINK: BOSTON HERALD STORY
LINK: BOSTON HERALD STORY
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Notre Dame's "Thunder & Lightning"
PREDICTION: Notre Dame freshmen Greg "Thunder" Bryant and Tarean "Lightning" Folston (both from Florida) combined with Cam "Superman" McDaniel -- will make up the best three back rotation we've seen in South Bend since the days of Bettis (1st Round Draft Pick), Brooks (2nd Round Draft Pick) and Watters (2nd Round Pick) and we can't forget Culver (4th Round Draft Pick) either...
Should be fun!
Justin Tuck Signs With Oakland Raiders Today
WOW!
The Captain of the New York Football Giants' signed a deal to play for the "BLACK & SILVER" in Oakland. Tuck leaves the Big Apple for the Black Hole -- never saw this coming...
Tuck, the former Notre Dame All-American, signs a two-year deal for $11 million. CONGRATS!
LINK: TUCK A RAIDER
Gates Foundation Gives Notre Dame $23 Million
The wealthiest couple in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates (pictured above) -- through their Foundation -- gave the University of Notre Dame $23 million to fight malaria and dengue fever. Notre Dame biologists Nicole Achee and Neil Lobo are leaders of this international research effort.
This represents the second largest research grant ever given to the University of Notre Dame!
See the story below:
LINK: GATES FOUNDATION
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
UCONN Back on Muffet's Basketball Schedule
The only two undefeated women's college basketball teams going into the NCAA Tournament -- obviously, didn't play this season...
That changes for certain -- December 6th when UCONN travels to Notre Dame to renew their rivalry. Now, they might just meet in Nashville in April!
LINK: GENO vs. MUFFET -- AGAIN!
Golden Tate's Lions' Signing Press Conference
Former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate left his Super Bowl Champion teammates in Seattle today -- signing a five year contract with the Detroit Lions. Here's a link to his press conference:
LINK: GOLDEN TATE
Golden Tate Agrees to Deal With Detroit Lions!
In the past few minutes, the story is breaking that former Notre Dame All-American and Super Bowl Champion Golden Tate has agreed to a five-year $31 MILLION DOLLAR ($13.25 million guaranteed) contract with the Detroit Lions.
Here's what is being reported:
LINK: TATE TO LIONS
LINK: SEAHAWKS BLOG
LINK: ESPN STORY
LINK: DETROIT FREE PRESS
LINK: DETROIT NEWS
LINK: SEATTLE TIMES
ND vs. Wake Forest -- ACC Tourney on ESPN2
The Fighting Irish play the Demon Deacons this afternoon at 1 PM ET on ESPN2. Here are the game notes:
LINK: GAME NOTES
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The Weather Channel's "Snowiest Universities"
It is Tuesday, March 11th -- and within 24 hours we're expecting as much as 8" or more of new snow here on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.
What a winter it has been.
Leave it to the folks at the Weather Channel to come up with a list of the "snowiest universities" in America. Not surprisingly, Notre Dame is on that list. Click on the link below to see where we ended up.
LINK: NOTRE DAME IS ON THE LIST
Monday, March 10, 2014
Notre Dame's Innovation Park in the News...
In less than five years -- sixty-two companies have launched inside the walls of Notre Dame's Innovation Park. Pretty impressive!
The South Bend Tribune's Kevin Allen caught up with Notre Dame's Dave Benner -- to talk about the impact Innovation Park has had on the South Bend community.
LINK: INNOVATION PARK
ACC Tournament Champions! Celebration!
The folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media bring this inside look at Notre Dame's post game celebration after yesterday's ACC Tournament Championship win!
LINK: NOTRE DAME VICTORY
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Cutting Down the Nets -- a Notre Dame Tradition
Kayla McBride scored 25 today in Notre Dame's 68 - 53 win over Duke to win the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship!
Replay of Jewell Loyd's "Jewelly-oop" vs. Duke
Here's the television replay of Lindsay Allen's alley-oop pass to Jewell Loyd in Notre Dame's 69 - 53 win today in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game! Loyd was named the ACC Tournament MVP!
LINK: JEWELLY-OOP
ND Beats Duke -- ACC Tournament Champs!!!
Muffet's Fighting Irish overcame a lack luster first half to pull away and beat #10 Duke by a score of 69 - 53. Jewell Loyd and Kayla McBride combined for 51 points -- just two shy of the entire Blue Devils team.
The win leaves Notre Dame 32 - 0 -- with a couple of trophies from the Atlantic Coast Conference in their inaugural season. Now it's NCAA Tournament time! GO IRISH!
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: ESPN GAME RECAP
Cardinal Timothy Dolan "Meets the Press"
I always enjoy watching Cardinal Dolan handle the media. Here's his interview today with NBC's Meet The Press' David Gregory:
LINK: CARDINAL DOLAN
NCAA Considering Football Early Signing Date
This would be a great thing! Why am I not surprised the SEC football coaches are against this idea...
LINK: EARLY SIGNING PERIOD
Notre Dame Goes for ACC Tourney Title Today!
Muffet's Fighting Irish play Duke this evening for the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title. The game tips off at 7 PM ET on ESPN -- GO IRISH!
LINK: ACC NETWORK -- GAME PREVIEW
LINK: ESPN PREVIEW
LINK: DUKE COACH TALKS NOTRE DAME
LINK: GAME NOTES
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Irish Beat #14 Ranked NC State by 35 Points!
Muffet's Fighting Irish are on quite a roll these days...
31 - 0 on the season!!!
Notre Dame raced out to a 12 - 0 lead then 42 - 15 just before the first half was over -- as they cruised to a 83 - 48 win over 14th North Carolina State. The victory puts Notre Dame into the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship Final tomorrow evening against #10 Duke.
Here's the highlights, post game press conference and a news story linked below:
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD
LINK: JEWELL LOYD -- POST GAME
LINK: MUFFET MCGRAW -- POST GAME
Sorry Ladies -- Brady Quinn Got Married Friday!
Former Notre Dame All-American QB Brady Quinn got married yesterday to long-time girlfriend Alica Sacramone (photo above). Sacramone won an Olympic Silver Medal in gymnastics at the 2008 Olympics.
Muffet's Fighting Irish on ESPNU Today at 5 PM
#2 ranked Notre Dame plays #14 North Carolina State this afternoon at 5 PM ET in a sem-final game of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. You can watch the game live on ESPNU.
LINK: GAME PREVIEW
Louis Nix's Chicago Radio Show Interview
Former Notre Dame defensive lineman Louis Nix met with Chicago's 87.7 "The Game" to talk about his time in South Bend and the upcoming NFL Draft. He's always entertaining:
LINK: LOUIS NIX
Friday, March 7, 2014
Muffet's Irish Win by 26 Over Florida State!
Notre Dame won their first ever Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament game tonight 83 - 57 over the Seminoles. Not a bad start for the Fighting Irish! North Carolina State is up next tomorrow at 5 PM ET on ESPNU.
Here are the game highlights!
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Notre Dame Chemists Discover New Antibiotic!
19,000 people die each year in the United States from a bacteria called MRSA. Yesterday, two Notre Dame chemists Mayla Chang and Shariar Mobashery (photo above) announced they have discovered a new class of antibiotics that can fight this bacteria.
Their discovery could save thousands of lives!
LINK: NEW DISCOVERY
Notre Dame Men's Hoop Team Gear for ACC
Adidas, outfitting Notre Dame men's basketball for the last time -- as Under Armour takes over July 1st -- has provided Brey's Fighting Irish with this look for the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
I like everything but the zebra shoes -- and I hope they gave them a "white and gold" version of the shoes in the upper right of the photo, like they did Muffet's team...
Will Justin Tuck Leave the New York Giants?
Former Notre Dame All-American, Super Bowl Champion and captain of the New York Football Giants -- Justin Tuck, is being encouraged to explore free agency...
Here's the story:
LINK: TUCK A FREE AGENT
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Muffet's Team's Gear for ACC Tournament!
The #2 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish are going to look real sharp in their uniform combination for the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament! I love it!
LINK: TEAM REPORT FROM ACC TOURNAMENT
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