Notre Dame's "Momma Bettis" Fighting Cancer

Gladys Bettis, mother of all-time great Notre Dame running back Jerome Bettis and former Campbell Soup TV commercial star -- is in a battle with breast cancer.

Here's the story:

LINK:  THE BUS' MOM

Chicago Tribune: Weis & Cutler a Perfect Match

It's been rumored that former Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis '78, is being interviewed by the Chicago Bears for their open Offensive Coordinator position...

Well, the Chicago Tribune's Steve Rosenbloom thinks Charlie would be just what's needed to handle Jay Cutler.

LINK:  WEIS & CUTLER

Under Armour / Notre Dame: Happy Anniversary

It was a year ago this very morning that Notre Dame's Jack Swarbrick and Under Armour's Kevin Plank stood at a podium (see link below) to announce the "most valuable shoe and apparel contract in college sports history."

In the 365 days since, Under Armour's "market cap" has increased dramatically.  Take a look at the growth:

• January 21, 2014:  $8.96 billion
• January 21, 2015:  $13.99 billion 

Under Armour's "market cap" has grown 56.1% -- since the announcement of the Notre Dame relationship.

Happy Anniversary to the Under Armour shareholders!

LINK:  ANNOUNCEMENT