Irish Beat Duke at Buzzer -- Win Tournament!

The Irish were down 16 at halftime to #7 Duke last night 36 - 20.  But, it's never over 'til Natalie Novosel says it's over!  The senior guard scores the game winner with less than one second -- giving the Irish a 57 - 56 win last night in Puerto Rico!  Here's a link to the story and a link to video of the game highlights and the defining final seconds:


LINK:  IRISH WIN TOURNEY!

LINK:  VIDEO REPLAY!

The Mornin' After Stanford Beats Irish 28 - 14

For the last time, on a Sunday morning, in the year 2011 -- I've taken a lap around the world wide web to check in how the media is treating our Fighting Irish after last night's showing in Palo Alto, CA.  Turnovers -- the theme for the 2011 Notre Dame Football season -- was a factor again last night.  If you're sill counting, the Irish turned the ball over 26 times this season -- only thirteen teams in college football have more than 26 turnovers.  And, I can tell you this -- none of those teams are playing in a BCS Bowl game.  Here's the media's reaction:

LINK:  SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

LINK:  ESPN BLOG

LINK:  NBC SPORTS

LINK:  LOS ANGELES TIMES 

LINK:  SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- AL LESAR

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN TIMES

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- BOB WIENEKE

LINK:  AP NEWS STORY