Stephen Johns, a former Notre Dame defenseman now with the Dallas Stars -- scored his first NHL goal last night in the Stars' 4 - 3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning!
LINK: STORY
Friday, March 18, 2016
Domer Stephen Johns Scores First NHL Goal!
Stephen Johns, a former Notre Dame defenseman now with the Dallas Stars -- scored his first NHL goal last night in the Stars' 4 - 3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning!
LINK: STORY
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Michigan Media Picks Winner of NCAA Game
I don't think you'll be surprised...
#6 seeded Notre Dame not getting much respect in Pure Michigan.
LINK: DETROIT FREE PRESS
LINK: DETROIT FREE PRESS #2
LINK: M-LIVE
ND All-Time Great Kelly Tripucka on Radio Call
Here's Coach Brey with former Notre Dame Basketball all-time great Kelly Tripucka in Brooklyn, NY -- site of tomorrow's First Round NCAA Tournament game for the Fighting Irish!
Notre Dame takes on Michigan tomorrow night late -- tip-off should be around 10 PM ET.
Kelly is working for Westwood One Radio -- broadcasting all of the games in Brooklyn this weekend.
Happy St. Patrick's Day from Notre Dame!
Notre Dame Day -- the next major IRISH celebration in the world -- is only 38 days away! Here' a link to the website that will keep you informed of all things Notre Dame Day!
LINK: NOTRE DAME DAY
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Notre Dame's New Definition of Outside Speed
Introducing Notre Dame's Corey Holmes -- a sophomore wide receiver from Pembroke Pines, FL.
Corey ran a 4.39 -- 40 Yard Dash and his vertical jump: 41"
Here's how these "measurables" would have placed Corey Holmes among the wide receivers at last months NFL Scouting Combine:
- 40 Yard Dash: 2nd
- Vertical Jump: 1st
Coach Brian Kelly's Press Conference Today
Notre Dame Head Football Coach Brian Kelly met with media today to talk about Spring Practice for TEAM 128 -- which begins tomorrow...
Monday, March 14, 2016
Notre Dame's a #1 Seed in NCAA Tournament
AGAIN!
Muffet's Fighting Irish have been to FIVE STRAIGHT FINAL FOURS -- can they make it SIX!!!
Here's Notre Dame's path -- assuming the TOP SEEDS win their respective games -- to a Final Four trip to Indianapolis:
- North Carolina A & T 19 - 11
- Georgia 21 - 9
- Stanford 24 - 7
- Maryland 30 - 3
The wild card will be the #4 seeded Kentucky Wildcats -- who could play "four home games" -- on their way to the FINAL FOUR in the same Region as Notre Dame.
LINK: NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Notre Dame's Road to the Sweet Sixteen...
Here are the teams in the way of Notre Dame making it to the SECOND WEEKEND in the NCAA Tournament -- and a SWEET SIXTEEN game:
#11 Michigan:
- Season Record: 22 - 12
- Wins Over Top 4 Seeds: 0
- Wins Over Teams in NCAA Tournament: 3
#11 Tulsa:
- Season Record: 20 - 11
- Wins Over Top 4 Seeds: 0
- Wins Over Teams in NCAA Tournament: 1
#3 West Virginia:
- Season Record: 26 - 8
- Wins Over Top 4 Seeds: 1
- Wins Over Teams in NCAA Tournament: 6
#14 Stephen F. Austin:
- Season Record: 27 - 5
- Wins Over Top 4 Seeds: 0
- Wins Over Teams in NCAA Tournament: 0
#6 NOTRE DAME:
- Season Record: 21 - 11
- Wins Over Top 4 Seeds: 3
- Wins Over Teams in NCAA Tournament: 4
#6 Seed Notre Dame to Play Michigan or Tulsa
Mike Brey's Fighting Irish were given a #6 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tournament and will play the winner of the "play-in game" between Michigan vs Tulsa game -- this Friday in Brooklyn, NY -- in the East Region.
Since 1985 when the NCAA expanded to 64 teams -- #6 SEEDS have made it to the FINAL FOUR only SIX TIMES. Let's make it SEVEN!
FYI: Notre Dame has not played Michigan in basketball since 2006 -- an 87 - 84 loss to the Wolverines in Ann Arbor.
GO IRISH!
LINK: NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET
#1 Notre Dame vs. #2 Denver on ESPNU Today!
The top ranked Fighting Irish Men's Lacrosse team hosts the defending National Champions today in a game televised on ESPNU beginning at 5:30 PM ET.
It's a great early season test for both teams.
GO IRISH!
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Latest Projected NCAA Seeding for Notre Dame
Took a lap around the worldwide web to see what the pundits are predicting for Notre Dame's Men's Basketball team -- as it relates to seeding / opponent / location -- for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
We will know officially tomorrow (Sunday) at 5:30 PM ET on CBS.
LINK: USA TODAY -- #6 SEED / MICHIGAN / SPOKANE, WA
LINK: CBS SPORTS -- #6 SEED / GONZAGA / DES MOINES, IA
LINK: WASHINGTON POST -- #6 SEED / SAINT MARY'S / OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
LINK: ESPN -- #7 SEED / TEMPLE / ST. LOUIS, MO
Good Golly Miss Molly -- Another National Title!
Notre Dame All-American Molly Seidel is the NCAA's "DISTANCE QUEEN" -- as she just won the 3,000 Meters tonight at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The win in the 3,000 comes on the heels of Molly's win last night in the 5,000!
Seidel's winning time of 8:57.86 -- is among the top 25 fastest in the WORLD this season.
Molly has now won FOUR STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLES:
- 2016: 3,000 Meters -- NCAA Indoors
- 2016: 5,000 Meters -- NCAA Indoors
- 2015: NCAA Cross Country Championship
- 2015: 10,000 Meters -- NCAA Outdoors
WOW!
LINK: RESULTS
Two Domers Named Molly: World Top Ten!
Molly Huddle '06 (top photo) and Molly Seidel '16 (bottom photo) are ranked #2 and #7 respectively in the WORLD RANKINGS for the Women's 5,000 Meters Indoors.
Huddle, a nine-time All American at Notre Dame is the current American Record Holder in the 5,000 meters -- and Seidel, a Notre Dame senior, is the current NCAA Indoor National Champion in the 5,000 meters -- as well as the reigning NCAA Champion in the 10,000 meters and Cross Country.
LINK: WORLD RANKINGS
3X National Champion -- ND's Molly Seidel !!!
She did it again!
Notre Dame All-American Molly Seidel (Hartland, WI) won her third individual National Championship yesterday -- the most ever in Notre Dame history -- winning the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, AL.
Molly's winning time is the 7th FASTEST IN THE WORLD THIS YEAR!
In the last 12 months -- Molly has won:
- 10,000 METERS -- NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- 2015 NCAA Cross Country National Champion
- 5,000 METERS -- NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Notre Dame's freshman sensation Anna Rohrer (Mishawaka, IN) -- finished in 4th place in the 5,000 meters, 39 seconds behind Molly.
Notre Dame's women's team stands in THIRD PLACE after Day 1:
- Georgia
- Arkansas
- NOTRE DAME
- Michigan
LINK: STORY
LINK: DAY 1 RESULTS
Friday, March 11, 2016
Updated Photos: Notre Dame Stadium
Was over at the Joyce Center for an early morning workout. I took the top photo walking in and the rest walking out. Photos of the building going up on the south end of Notre Dame Stadium and Corbett Family Hall (east side).
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Notre Dame Plays North Carolina @ 7 PM ET
The ACC Semi-Final game will be televised Friday night on ESPN beginning at 7 PM ET.
Watching the post game coverage -- the Fighting Irish are not getting any credit for beating North Carolina a few weeks ago...
Final 8 Minutes -- Irish Down 15 -- WIN GAME!
Here's how Notre Dame came back from 15 points down with just over 8 minutes to go!
ND's Mike Brey is Now 5 - 1 vs. Duke's Coach K
Folks, I will admit I didn't believe...
Notre Dame was down 16 points in the second half to Duke -- yet, the Fighting Irish came back to tie the game and send it into OT -- winning 84 - 79 to advance to tomorrow vs. North Carolina.
WOW!
The win -- Notre Dame's fifth over Duke in six ACC games since the Irish joined the ACC three years ago -- puts Mike Brey now 5 - 1 vs. his mentor Coach K. No other Duke assistant has beaten Coach K --- think about that...
The Naismith HS National Player of the Year!
Is none other than Jackie Young from Princeton High School (Princeton, IN) -- a member of Notre Dame's incoming recruiting class! Erin Boley -- Jackie's future teammate at ND was one of the five finalists for this honor!
Muffet just reloads!
Jackie is the third Notre Dame women's basketball player to earn this honor -- Skylar Diggins in 2009 and Michelle Marciniak in 1991 (who transferred to Tennessee after one season).
Congratulations Jackie!
LINK: ESPN STORY
LINK: PREVIOUS WINNERS
Michael Floyd's Tribute to Larry Fitzgerald
Former Notre Dame All-American Michael Floyd authored this piece on his teammate...
This is something every top high school recruit in the country and every NFL First Round Draft selection should read -- and take to heart.
LINK: WHAT I'VE LEARNED
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Notre Dame Plays Duke Thursday at 2 PM ET
WATCH: THE ARRIVAL AT @TheACC TOURNAMENT— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) March 9, 2016
We arrive as DEFENDING CHAMPS.
We're working to leave with the same title.https://t.co/qq8HtI4PFw
The Fighting Irish -- who have beaten Duke in four of their last five meetings -- will not be favored tomorrow when they play the Blue Devils in the Quarter Finals of the ACC Tournament.
Please note: Notre Dame is never favored over Duke in basketball...
The game will be televised on ESPN -- tip-off expected around 2:30 PM ET -- THURSDAY!
LINK: DUKE'S WEDNESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE
Even the GLOVES are GOLD for Nation's #1
Got to love this photo of the #1 ranked Notre Dame LAX's gloves!
Two Incoming Domers: Naismith All-Americans
Muffet's Fighting Irish will "re-load" this next Fall when these two Naismith Trophy Girls High School All-Americans arrive on campus!
Erin Boley and Jackie Young both were named to the five-person 1st Team!
That's Jackie on the left and Erin on the right in the photo above!
LINK: ALL-AMERICANS!
Coach Brian Kelly is 116th on this ESPN List
The ranking of the best college football players -- now serving as a head coach at a FBS school...
LINK: TOP 129
Domer Ian Williams Signs $25 Million Contract!
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Ian Williams -- who you'll remember went "un-drafted" in the 2011 NFL Draft -- just signed a new FIVE YEAR CONTRACT with the 49ers worth between $25 - $30 million!
Congratulations Ian!
LINK: UNDRAFTED -- STORY IN 2011
LINK: NEW CONTRACT
Former GAP CEO Endows Notre Dame Hoops
It was announced today that Glenn and Stacy Murphy from Toronto, Canada -- have endowed the Men's Head Basketball Coach position at Notre Dame for $5,000,000.
This follows recent gifts to the University to endow the Head Football Coach and Women's Head Basketball Coach positions.
Murphy (photo above), the former Chairman and CEO of global retailer The Gap, Inc. -- and his wife Stacy did not attend Notre Dame (nor did their children) -- they're just huge fans of the University!
Here's the story:
LINK: MURPHY'S GIFT
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Josh Adams Visits His 9th Grade FB Coach
Notre Dame student-athlete Josh Adams took time out during his Spring Break to visit his 9th grade football coach who is dealing with cancer. He gave his coach an autographed jersey.
ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Preview
Here's all you need to know about this week's ACC Tournament in our Nation's Capital!
Click on the bracket to expand!
LINK: ACC TOURNAMENT
Latest 2016 NFL Draft Thoughts on ND Players
Took a lap around the worldwide web this evening to see what the media has to say about where some of the Notre Dame players are projected to go in May's NFL Draft:
LINK: RONNIE STANLEY
LINK: JAYLON SMITH
LINK: WILL FULLER
LINK: SHELDON DAY
LINK: ROMEO OKWARA
Brianna Turner Named ACC Player of the Year
Notre Dame sophomore forward Brianna Turner was named the Player of the Year in the Atlantic Coast Conference in a vote amongst the coaches.
Congratulations Brianna!
LINK: STORY
Monday, March 7, 2016
An Inside Look at Notre Dame's Senior Day Win!
Notre Dame's 89 - 75 win over North Carolina State -- and North Carolina's win over Duke Saturday night -- clinched a #4 seed for the Fighting Irish in this week's ACC Tournament!
What Many Forgot About ND's 31 - 1 Season
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now 31 - 1 on a season the pundits never saw coming. The preseason rankings had the Irish in the bottom half of the TOP TEN -- because All-American Jewell Loyd left early for the WNBA Draft...
Then another McDonald's All-American, Taya Reimer, left the team just a few games into the season...
Now, five months later -- you can call them the #2 ranked team in the land -- and ACC Champions.
Maybe Muffet's best coaching job of her Hall of Fame career.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sunday, March 6, 2016
PHOTO: ACC Champions From Notre Dame!
The #2 ranked Fighting Irish pose for their ACC Tournament Championship photo this afternoon in Greensboro, NC. Notre Dame is now 57 - 1 in ACC play over their first three seasons in the Conference.
Notre Dame is now 31 - 1 on the season.
An ACC THREE-PEAT for the Fighting Irish!
Notre Dame Women's Basketball is now 57 - 1 in ACC play in their first three years in the Atlantic Coast Conference -- and THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!
Go Irish!
LINK: VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS!
Keivarae Preparing for NFL Pro Day at ND!
Notre Dame CB @Keivarae1 is going to dominate his pro day. Check out this 10ft 10in broad jump #PathtotheDrafthttps://t.co/htkE0Fh2Mq— FOX Sports: PROcast (@Procast) March 4, 2016
In this video, Keivarae broad jumps 10' - 10" which would have placed him THIRD among the cornerbacks tested at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis last week.
Notre Dame is holding its Pro Day for NFL Scouts on March 31st.
Full Replay: #1 Notre Dame LAX Beat #8 MD
The #1 ranked Fighting Irish are playing on the west coast (Orange County) in the Pacific Coast Shootout...
Notre Dame Plays for ACC Title at 12:30 PM ET
Muffet's Fighting Irish take on the Syracuse Orange this afternoon for the ACC Tournament Championship -- the game will be televised on ESPN beginning at 12:30 PM ET.
LINK: GAME NOTES
Saturday, March 5, 2016
#2 Notre Dame Beats #17 Miami in ACC Tourney
Muffet's Irish move to 56 - 1 all-time in ACC play with their 78 - 67 win over the Miami Hurricanes in the ACC Tournament Semi-Finals.
Here's both head coaches and a few players at the post game press conferences:
LINK: NOTRE DAME
LINK: MIAMI
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