OT: NCAA Releases USC Investigation Docs

Some of the documents concerning the NCAA investigation of the USC football program during the Pete Carroll era -- were released today.

Interesting read...

LINK:  USC INVESTIGATION

Brian Kelly Gives Spring Practice Update Today

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today to talk about how the first few Spring practices are going for his Fighting Irish:

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Notre Dame -- IS A BASKETBALL SCHOOL!

The verdict is in --- anyway you measure it -- the most successful men's and women's basketball programs in the country hail from Notre Dame, IN.

LINK:  BASKETBALL SCHOOL

Under Armour / Notre Dame -- Bloomberg TV

The folks at BloombergBusiness featured Under Armour's investment in college athletics -- in this story.

Their relationship with Notre Dame was discussed.

LINK:  UNDER ARMOUR / NOTRE DAME

Mike Brey's "Life Coach" -- His Mom...

The Chicago Tribune's David Haugh penned this piece this morning about Mike Brey and his relationship with his Mom...

LINK:  LIFE COACH

A Look at W / L Amongst SWEET SIXTEEN

Here's a look at the "head to head" wins and losses amongst the SWEET SIXTEEN teams left in the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship. 

HEAD TO HEAD W / L -- SWEET SIXTEEN - ranked by total wins:

• #3 -- NOTRE DAME:  7 - 1
• #1 -- Duke:  7 - 3
• #2 -- Arizona:  4 - 0
• #4 -- North Carolina:  4 - 7
• #1 -- Kentucky:  3 - 0
• #1 -- Wisconsin:  3 - 1
• #5 -- West Virginia: 2 - 1
• #3 -- Oklahoma:  2 - 2
• #5 -- Utah:  2 - 2 
• #8 -- North Carolina State:  2 - 4
• #2 -- Gonzaga:  1 - 1
• #4 -- Louisville:  1 - 6
• #11 -- UCLA:  1 - 7
• #6 -- Xavier:  0 - 0
• #7 -- Wichita State:  0 - 1
• #7 -- Michigan State:  0 - 4

Brady Quinn One of the Domers in Phoenix

The NFL held their first ever "Veteran's Combine" for NFL free agents still looking for a team to play for this season -- and Fox broadcaster Brady Quinn was on the field looking to impress a scout or two...

LINK:  VETERAN'S COMBINE

Inside Look at Notre Dame's Win Over Butler

You'll enjoy this great inside access to Notre Dame's OT win last night over Butler:

LINK:  INSIDE THE IRISH

Two FOUR GUARD Teams to Meet in Sweet 16!

Notre Dame will be playing Wichita State Thursday night at 7:15 PM ET in Cleveland -- in a match-up of two teams who start "four guards and a forward."

Wichita State -- a #7 Seed -- rolled over #2 Kansas tonight -- wasn't even close in the second half.  

We've got our hands full!  Here's what we know about Wichita State:

STARTERS:

• Guard:  Tekele Cotton -- 6'-3" Senior /  9.6 pts / 4.1 rebounds
• Guard:  Evan Wessell -- 6'-4" Junior /  4.1 pts / 3.4 rebounds
• Guard:  Ron Baker -- 6'-3" Junior /  15 pts / 4.5 rebounds
• Guard:  Fred VanVleet -- 6'-0' Junior / 13.1 pts / 4.4 rebounds
• Forward:  Darius Carter -- 6'-7" Senior / 11.1 pts / 5.4 rebounds

BENCH:

•  Center:  Bush Wamukota -- 6'-11" Junior / 1.1 pts / 1.5 rebounds
•  Forward:  Rashard Kelly -- 6'-7" Freshman / 3.0 pts / 3.0 rebounds
•  Forward:  Zach Brown -- 6'-6" Freshman / 3.2 pts / 1.4 rebounds
•  Forward:  Shaquille Morris -- 6'-7" Freshman / 5.0 pts / 2.7 rebounds

LINK:  HIGHLIGHTS OF WIN OVER KANSAS

Full Game Replay: Notre Dame vs. Butler

If you didn't get enough of this game last night -- here's the full-game replay of Notre Dame's 67 - 64 OT win over the Butler Bulldogs:

LINK:  FULL GAME REPLAY

The Media the Mornin' After a "Sweet" Victory

The news of the passing of Betty Brey -- Coach Brey's 84 year-old Mom -- put a damper on any post game celebrating for the Fighting Irish.  Betty, a former world-record holder in the 100 Fly and 1956 US Olympian -- died of an apparent heart attack yesterday morning.

The OT victory over Butler was a HUGE win for Notre Dame as they get back to the SWEET SIXTEEN for the first time in 12 years -- here's the media's post game reports:

LINK:  INDY STAR

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS

LINK:  ESPN

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED