DeBartolo's Celebrate Another Super Bowl Trip

It was a Notre Dame Family reunion today, inside the San Franciso 49ers locker room, at the NFC Championship game...

Jed York '03, his mother Denise (Saint Mary's College '72) and dad John York '71 -- received the championship trophy for the National Football Conference from "uncle and brother" Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. '68.  See the video linked below.

The DeBartolo family has owned the 49er's since 1977...

LINK:  TROPHY PRESENTATION

Manti & Parents Give Katie Couric Exclusive

It was announced this afternoon that Katie Couric has landed an "on-camera" interview with Manti Te'o and his parents this week -- that will air on her show Thursday.

ABC will play some excerpts of the Manti interview on their Good Morning America and other ABC programming in advance of Katie's show. 

LINK:  MANTI AND FAMILY WITH KATIE COURIC

Detroit Free Press' Mitch Albom on Manti Te'o

I have known Mitch Albom for the better part of twenty-five years -- ever since he shared a house with my brother Jay and friend Ken Droz.  However, our paths haven't crossed in the past few years...

Yet, I find myself wanting to track Mitch down today to say THANK YOU -- and I will.

He wrote a column in today's Detroit Free Press on Manti Te'o's situation -- that I believe speaks quite appropriately to the media's reaction this week to the hoax: "Who did Manti hurt...?"

LINK:  MITCH ALBOM COLUMN

Muffet's #2 IRISH on ESPNU at Noon ET Today!

If you're looking for something to keep you occupied before today's NFL football games -- you just might to tune-in to ESPNU at noon today to watch the #2 ranked women's basketball team at Notre Dame.

The IRISH will be taking on St. John's in this nationally televised game.  Here's a link to the game story:

LINK:  WATCH NOTRE DAME AT NOON TODAY!

Dayne Crist '12 Named MVP of All-Star Game

Former Notre Dame QB Dayne Crist '12, played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl yesterday afternoon in Carson, Ca -- and was named the game's MVP!   Crist, who graduated from Notre Dame in 2012 -- before enrolling at Kansas to play this past season for the Jayhawks -- threw for one TD and ran for another. 

Here's the story:

LINK:  CRIST IS MVP

The Media's Reaction to Manti Teo's Interview

Took my typical lap around the worldwide web this morning to see if the media has changed its tune on the hoax of Manti Te'o story.  You can judge for yourself:

LINK:  NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

LINK:  NEW YORK POST

LINK:  YAHOO SPORTS

LINK:  CNN

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  ESPN NOTRE DAME BLOG

LINK:  HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT

LINK:  HONOLULU STAR ADVERTISER