"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" -- DOMER

Notre Dame student-athlete Devin Butler has taken care of his "older" brother for the past five years -- ever since he was shot five times and left paralyzed...

It's a story that I'm glad USA Today has shared with the world.

LINK:  TAKING CARE OF FAMILY

The Highest Ranking African American in NFL!

Is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame!

Kevin Warren '90, an alum of Notre Dame's Law School, is Vice President of Legal Affairs and Chief Administrative Officer of the Minnesota Vikings.  He is the highest ranking African American on the business side for a team in the National Football League!   Kevin has worked fifteen years in the NFL -- the last nine with the Vikings.

Maybe this is why the Vikings have FIVE DOMERS on their roster right now;  John Sullivan, Harrison Smith, Kyle Rudolph, John Carlson and RJ Blanton...

Warren is busy these days building one of the NEXT BIG THINGS in the National Football League -- must be fun!

Here's a story that ran in The Sports Business Journal last year on Kevin -- along with a link to his bio on the Minnesota Vikings site.  Congratulations Kevin!

LINK:  SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL

LINK:  KEVIN WARREN'S BIO

Domer Named After Stanley Cup -- Has Two!

Stanley Bowman '95, was named after the STANLEY CUP -- by his dad, hockey legend, Scotty Bowman.

Earlier this week, Stan's Chicago Blachkawks won their second Stanley Cup in the past four years.  The Notre Dame alum is getting plenty of credit for his team's success -- and rightly so.

Here's some of the stories on Stan's work these past couple of days:

LINK:  USA TODAY

LINK:  CSN CHICAGO

LINK:  CANADIAN PRESS

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

LINK:  NEW YORK TIMES

NBA Draft Tonight -- Cooley in Round #2?

Former Notre Dame basketball player Jack Cooley will learn this evening if his route to the NBA will come via the NBA DRAFT or FREE AGENCY.  A few of the "experts" see Cooley as a potential late second round pick. 

Only 60 players will be drafted tonight -- the fun begins at 7 PM ET on ESPN. 

Here's the analysis I could find on Cooley's draft status:


LINK:  JACK COOLEY -- LATE SECOND ROUND

LINK:  PRE-DRAFT WORKOUT VIDEO WITH UTAH JAZZ

LINK:  DRAFT EXPRESS -- COOLEY RANKED #80

LINK:  NBA DRAFT.NET

LINK:  NBA DRAFT ANALYSIS