Monday, April 30, 2012

Is He the Best ND Athlete Since Rocket?


The young man's name is Chris Brown and he's "only a 3-star" wide receiver out of South Carolina -- who I believe is going to prove the recruiting experts don't know what they're talkin' about...

Today, Chris Brown cleared 7' feet in the high jump, last week he ran a 10.51 100 meters and that's not what the track & field world knows him for...

He's generally regarded as the top high school triple jumper in the country and one of the top fifteen long jumpers in the country.

Yet, I believe he's going to be known NATIONALLY for his exploits on the football field this fall -- as the 6' 2" athlete will be lining up at wide receiver for Brian Kelly's offense.  I know for a fact, that the Notre Dame coaching staff was THRILLED when he committed to ND (they know the recruiting experts missed this young man) and they're counting on him to come in and contribute right away!

Keep an eye out for Mr. Chris Brown -- he believes he'll jump higher and farther and run faster -- at the South Carolina High School Championships next month.  He's a big-time talent!


LINK:  NEW BALANCE NATIONALS -- 2011 TRIPLE JUMP

LINK:  HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS

Domer Chris Stewart's Telling Interview


Ran across this interview that former Notre Dame offensive guard Chris Stewart gave to a site called Pro Interviews.  Pretty good stuff here -- I haven't seen before...

LINK:  CHRIS STEWART INTERVIEW

Holy Cross Team Wins Bookstore Basketball!


In what could only happen in a movie like Hoosiers -- a team of five, one a Notre Dame employee and the other four, students at Holy Cross College -- won the 2012 Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore Basketball Championship last night!

THE WORLD'S LARGEST FIVE-ON-FIVE OUTDOOR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT!

In 51 degree weather and STEADY RAIN -- the Holy Cross team called "Hoops We Did It Again" won on a three-pointer over a team named SWAG that included 6'-8" former Notre Dame power forward Mike Broghamer.  See the full story in the Observer article below:

LINK:  HAMMES NOTRE DAME BOOKSTORE BASKETBALL

LINK:  OBSERVER ARTICLE

Notre Dame's Relay For Life on Campus!


The online show "Our Team, Our Story" sent their cameras to Friday night's Relay For Life event on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.  $85,000 was raised for cancer research from this effort.  You'll enjoy this story:

LINK:  RELAY FOR LIFE

OT: America Takes Back This Space!


The morning of September 11, 2001 -- I was making my weekly commute from the Motor City to New York City.  My flight landed a little after 8:00 AM ET at LaGuardia airport...  What happened the next few hours will never be forgotten.

This morning, I ran across this story coming out of NYC today -- and I smiled -- because America had finally taken back this space.  Enjoy!

LINK:  NEW YORK'S TALLEST BUILDING -- TODAY