Father Ted to be Named a Navy Chaplain!

Father Ted Hesburgh will finally receive an appointment he's wanted for a long time...

LINK:  A NAVY CHAPLAIN

Notre Dame's Relay For Life Ends This Hour

More than a thousand Notre Dame students, faculty and staff spent last night inside the Compton Family Ice Arena -- walking to raise money for cancer research.  They started at 6:30 PM ET and they'll end in approximately 20 minutes at 9:00 AM ET.

Here's the media coverage:

LINK:  WNDU-TV

Samardzija's Becoming the Leader of the Cubs

Former Notre Dame football star Jeff Samardzija is quickly becoming the face and voice of the Chicago Cubs.  Just yesterday he was asked to comment about the actions of one of the Cubs' top prospects who was involved in a bench clearing brawl.

His response was that of a leader -- I'm quite sure the Cubs' Theo Epstein was impressed:

LINK:  SAMARDZIJA TELLS IT LIKE IT IS

LINK:  SOLER WIELDS BAT