Rocky Bleier's "THE PLAY" Here at Notre Dame

Super Bowl Champion and ND football star Rocky Bleier '68 -- is back on campus this weekend celebrating his 50th Class Reunion.

And, he's also going to be performing in his one-man play called "THE PLAY."

The performances are set for this Friday -- 3 PM ET and Saturday 2 PM ET over in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center's DECIO THEATER.

I'm going to tomorrow's performance -- can't wait to see it!

LINK:  ABOUT THE PLAY

LINK:  TICKET INFORMATION

Next Gen Uniforms -- Prototype for Notre Dame

Can't say I'm a fan of this proposed design for Notre Dame Football...  At least they could have placed us in Under Armour gear.

Please know this -- Notre Dame is not doing this to their football look!

Next Gen Uniforms is a designer that posts their own college football designs on the web...

LINK:  OTHER COLLEGE DESIGNS

ESPN Story -- Top Unit for Each Top 25 Team

Guess what position unit an ESPN writer believes will be the strength of Notre Dame's football team this season...

LINK:  TOP 25

Highlights: Lindsay Allen & Kayla McBride

ICYMI: The House was at capacity at last night's Inaugural Home Opener! Check out these highlights including; @_ajawilson22 scoring the first home points in Aces' regular season history. #LVAces ♦️♠️🏀 pic.twitter.com/imC6REL2hG

— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) May 28, 2018

Lindsay Allen wears #15 and Kay-Mac wears #21 for the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces...

Happy Memorial Day from Notre Dame!

Domer Dad -- "Drivers Start Your Engines"

✅ National Anthem
✅ Flyover
✅ Command

Next up: We go GREEN for the 102nd #Indy500.#ThisIsMay | #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/jfhaTdDdlK

— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) May 27, 2018

Tony George -- Chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and father of Notre Dame alum Lauren George '13 -- just set the Drivers in the Indianapolis 500 off on the race track his family owns...

There's nothing quite like coming back home. #Indy500 | #INDYCAR | #ThisIsMay | @Anthem_Singer pic.twitter.com/fupGP6vUO2

— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) May 27, 2018

ESPN Story on "Fixing Brandon Wimbush"

I'm rooting for this young man -- BIG TIME!

LINK:  WIMBUSH

Fr. Ted Was Born 101 Years Ago Today!

His life story has been captured in an upcoming documentary film called HESBURGH that will be released in the next few weeks...

Notre Dame's legendary Priest and President -- was born on this day, 101 years ago...

Georgia's Following Notre Dame's Lead...

The folks from Athens were quite impressed with their first ever trip to the University of Notre Dame...

LINK:  GEORGIA

"Home By Dark" -- A Domer's Creation in GA!

Notre Dame alum James Casto (he's on drums in the video above) -- created Home By Dark -- a concert series he hosts at Chukkar Farm and Brooke Street Park in Alpharetta, GA most Fridays and Saturdays from June to October...

Looks like great fun!!!


LINK:  CASTO'S MOTIVATION

Domer Elected to Run for Lt. Governor of NY

Julie Powers Killian '82, was just elected by the New York GOP to be their candidate to run for Lieutenant Governor.

100 Days to Kick-off to Michigan vs. Notre Dame

Can't wait!

Michigan will be bringing their best team during the Harbaugh era to campus -- we will have our hands full.

Going to be fun!!!

Domer Blakey '54 Inducted into Hall of Fame!

Notre Dame alum, Dr. Lew Blakey '54 -- was just inducted into the Virginia Golf Hall of Fame!

Lew is one of the top rules officials in the game of golf.  His work with the United States Golf Association and their major events, along with the Masters, PGA Championship, etc., is what earned him this huge honor.

Congrats Lew!

LINK:  VIRGINIA GOLF HALL OF FAME

Domer Boxing Champ's Invisible Pain...

Notre Dame alum Mike Lee '09, the third ranked light heavyweight in the world (as ranked by the WBO), puts his perfect 20 - 0 record on the line in a fight on June 8th in Chicago at the Allstate Arena.

Mike was recently interviewed by Jeremy Herriges from FanSided.  Thought you'd find this story of interest!

LINK:  LEE'S INVISIBLE PAIN

LINK:  BUY TICKETS TO MIKE'S FIGHT

A Notre Dame Fan and a Blind USC Snapper...

Sounds like the line to the start of a joke...

Our friend Todd Bodine -- who loves the Fighting Irish -- did this USC Trojan right and I'm not surprised.

First Week of the WNBA -- A Notre Dame Update

A couple of the Fighting Irish women in the WNBA -- picked off where the National Champs left off with a very successful start to their season...

LINK:  SKYLAR DIGGINS-SMITH

LINK:  NATALIE OCHONWA

LINK:  KAYLA MCBRIDE

LINK:  JEWELL LOYD

LINK:  LINDSAY ALLEN

A Chosen Few -- ND Student-Athlete Graduate

Domer Dad Comes Out of Retirement for Win!

Carl Renezeder, father of Notre Dame alum Maddie Renezeder '16 -- came out of retirement and won his first race driving for injured Bryce Menzies in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series!

For Carl, this was his 125th racing win in his Hall of Fame career.

Congrats Carl!

LINK:  CARL RENEZEDER

Watch Replay -- 173rd Commencement at ND!

The University of Notre Dame celebrated its 173rd Commencement Ceremony today! 

The procession into Notre Dame Stadium begins at the 1:46:00 mark of the replay.

Notre Dame Beats #17 Michigan in NCAA

VIDEO: Highlights | @NDsoftball vs. Michigan - NCAA Regionals (2018)

WATCH: https://t.co/yoYq8aAIM1 pic.twitter.com/eyzLE5Ch8k

— WatchND by @stjoemed (@WatchND) May 18, 2018

The National Championship Trophy...

Domer Sciba '07 Named USA Hockey Coach

Former Notre Dame hockey player Josh Sciba '07 -- was just named an assistant coach for the US Hockey Woman's Team. 

Congrats Josh!

LINK:  JOSH SCIBA

Notre Dame Athletics: 14 Teams in Top 25!

As the school year officially ends this week with the University of Notre Dame's Commencement Exercises -- I thought I'd take a look back at a season of CHAMPIONS and the fourteen (14) top ranked teams wearing the gold and blue!

Here are all of the Notre Dame Athletics' teams ranked in the top 25 during this academic year:

• Women's Basketball -- National Champions!
• Men's & Women's Fencing -- National Champions!
• Hockey -- Big Ten Champs!
• Men's Lacrosse -- ACC Tournament Champs! 
• Football -- Citrus Bowl Champs!
• Men's Basketball -- Maui Invitational Champs!
• Men's Swimming
• Women's Swimming
• Men's Soccer
• Women's Soccer
• Women's Lacrosse
• Men's Tennis
• Rowing

Domer Dunne & Masters Champion Reed...

Got to love this Newsday story about Notre Dame alum and Trustee Jimmy Dunne and his relationship with the 2018 Masters Champion Patrick Reed...

LINK:  DUNNE & REED

Our Best Defensive Backfield in Some Time!

 

Julian Love, Troy Pride Jr., Shaun Crawford, etc., -- QB's are going to have their trouble throwing on these guys...

Domer "Showtime" Tate -- Seeking Contract...

The former Notre Dame All-American has led all NFL wide receivers -- these past four seasons -- with the most yards after catch...

LINK:  GOLDEN

Happy Mother's Day from Notre Dame!

Just want to wish all of the MOM's out there a Happy Mother's Day!

The Indy Media Sees "Big Q" for the First Time

Here's what the Indianapolis media had to say about Notre Dame All-American Quenton Nelson as he worked out with the team for the first time...

LINK:  INDY STAR

LINK:  WTTV

LINK:  PHOTOS

Big Q. pic.twitter.com/PpNUCooRUQ

— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) May 11, 2018

Practice ended. The field cleared... except for one. pic.twitter.com/gVv0jNJWkJ

— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) May 12, 2018

Celtics' Brad Stevens Asked Muffet for Advice...

The Boston Celtics' head basketball coach Brad Steven recently admitted, in an interview, that he reached out to Notre Dame's Muffet McGraw for advice on how to handle his team amid the number of critical injuries they've had this season...

The Celtics take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in a seven game series beginning Sunday.

The Road to a National Championship Begins...

Stop #1 -- is here at Notre Dame as Kevin Corrigan's Fighting Irish take on their arch nemesis from the University of Denver.  The game is at 2:15 PM ET Sunday and you can watch it LIVE on ESPNU.

LINK:  GAME STORY

Domer A.J. Pollack -- "Knows it All!"

The last time A.J. Pollock was last wrong was during the summer of '07. Per, A.J., of course. pic.twitter.com/1Y3TU03cg9

— FOX Sports Arizona (@FOXSPORTSAZ) May 9, 2018

Got to love the Diamondback teammates talking about their All-Star outfielder from the University of Notre Dame!

Miles Boykin -- Close Up Feature...

Brady Quinn Honored at Kelly Cares NYC Gala

Coach Kelly Talks With WSBT TV Reporter

Domer Torii Hunter Jr. Chasing Baseball Dream

Notre Dame Lacrosse Reacts to NCAA Bid...

OT: Stephen Piscotty Story -- MUST SEE

Did not know of this story.

What a class move by the St. Louis Cardinals -- they traded one of the their top young stars to the Oakland A's -- so he could be close to his mom as she dies from ALS...

LINK:  MUST SEE!

LINK:  SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE STORY

The Best #7 Seed in NCAA Lacrosse History!

The hottest team in Men's College Lacrosse wears GOLD HELMETS -- most of the time...

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame learned today what they'll need to do to get to the Final Four over Memorial Day Weekend.  Here's the path:

• Game #1 vs. Denver -- at Notre Dame
• Win and you advance to probably play #2 Albany
• Win and you advance to the Final Four where you'd probably play #3 Yale
• Win and you advance to the National Championship where you'd probably play #1 Maryland

Will potentially have to beat #2, #3 and then #1 -- why not!!!

LINK:  NCAA BRACKET 

 

Notre Dame's New Indoor Practice Facility

The work has already begun...

Indianapolis Colts' GM Talks Quenton Nelson

Thought you'd enjoy this...

LINK:  QUENTON NELSON

CBS Sports' -- Top 25 After Spring Games

Not impressed with where they have the Fighting Irish ranked -- three opponents are ranked higher; Stanford, Michigan and USC -- Florida State is the other opponent ranked...

LINK:  CBS SPORTS' TOP 25