Notre Dame's #2 Lady Irish Beat #9 Tennessee!

Muffet McGraw's Fightin' Irish went into Knoxville tonight and beat the Lady Vols 77 - 67 -- for the first time in nine tries!  And, Skylar Diggins had her biggest scoring game in her college career -- knocking down 33 points!

The win makes Notre Dame the first school in women's college basketball history to beat UCONN and Tennessee in the same season -- for THREE STRAIGHT SEASONS!

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Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins Profiled on ESPN

Skylar Diggins is the unquestioned leader of the #2 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish.  ESPNW's Graham Hays wrote a story about Skylar today -- here's the link:

LINK:  ADDING TO HER LEGACY

Muffet's #2 Fightin' Irish Take on #9 Lady Vols

It's the BIG MONDAY game on ESPN2 TONIGHT at 7 PM ET and it matches up our #2 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the #9 ranked Tennessee Volunteers -- in one of the marquee games of the season in women's college basketball.

To make the night more special -- Tennessee will be unveiling a banner for Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt -- who retired last season.  Their building will be rocking!

Muffet has never beaten Tennessee in Knoxville -- going 0 - 8 against the Volunteers in their building.  Let's hope that changes tonight!

Kyle Rudolph Named MVP of NFL PRO BOWL!

Former Notre Dame student-athlete Kyle Rudolph was named MVP of the NFL's PRO BOWL last night in Honolulu!  Rudolph, in his second season with the Minnesota Vikings, caught five passes for 122 yards and a TD -- in what could be the last NFL PRO BOWL ever played...

Here's a link to the story:

LINK:  RUDOLPH NAMED MVP

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