Irish Give Kentucky Their First Loss of Season

Muffet McGraw's 3rd ranked Fighting Irish beat the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats 92 - 83 today in front of a SOLD-OUT Purcell Pavillion!  Here's a link to some of the post game coverage:

LINK:  POST GAME PRESSER

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  ESPN

Notre Dame on TV -- Sunday, December 18

If your NFL team isn't playing as well as you would like and you're looking for something else to watch -- ND fans have OPTIONS today!  At 1:00 PM ET, Muffet's 3rd ranked Fighting Irish will take on the #7 ranked Kentucky Wildcats on ESPNU.  Then at 4:00 PM ET -- the University of Notre Dame's Compton Family Ice Arena will play host to the Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular on NBC.  This two-hour TV special includes the band Chicago, The Band of the Fighting Irish, South Bend's 14 year-old Isabela Nanni and other surprises!  Here's a sneak peak at their rehearsal:

LINK:  CHICAGO AND BOITANO

The Mornin' After Going Without A Field Goal...

Notre Dame fans watched our Irish go almost 16 minutes (end of first half and start of second half) without a field goal -- nearly half of the game -- in a 69 - 58 loss to Indiana yesterday in the Close The Gap Crossroads Classic.  Add in eleven misses at the free throw line and you had a game that was tough to watch.  Here's what the media has to say about our Irish basketball team along with Coach Brey's post game press conference:

LINK:  COACH BREY PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  INDIANAPOLIS STAR

LINK:  ESPN BLOG

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  NEWS SENTINEL

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

Swarbrick Talks Independence With SBT

University of Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick answered some questions from the folks at the South Bend Tribune on a variety of subjects;  football independence, NBC, Big East, paying student-athletes and more.  Here's a link to the South Bend Tribune story:

LINK:  SWARBRICK INTERVIEW