Danny's Dad -- Kevin White, was Director of Athletics at the University of Notre Dame before moving on to lead the athletic department at Duke University.
Here's a link to the media coverage:
LINK: WGRZ TV BUFFALO
LINK: CLARION LEDGER
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Another AD Named White from Notre Dame
Danny's Dad -- Kevin White, was Director of Athletics at the University of Notre Dame before moving on to lead the athletic department at Duke University.
Here's a link to the media coverage:
LINK: WGRZ TV BUFFALO
LINK: CLARION LEDGER
"The Most Improved Pitcher in Baseball..."
In his last 23 innings Jeff has an ERA of 0.84 with 23 strikeouts and only 6 walks. He's now 4 - 1 on the season!
WAY TO GO SHARK!
LINK: CHICAGO SUN TIMES STORY
LINK: CHICAGO NOW STORY
Monday, May 7, 2012
Harrison & RJ's First Day in the NFL!
Former Notre Dame teammates Harrison Smith and RJ Blanton have begun their NFL journeys with the Minnesota Vikings -- or as Harrison put it "NOTRE DAME NORTH." Found this video and story about these Irish stars -- ENJOY!
LINK: VIDEO -- HARRISON'S FIRST DAY
LINK: MINNESOTA VIKINGS BLOG
Notre Dame's Football Shoes for Ireland Game
Looks like the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will be wearing the colors of IRELAND on their feet for their September 1, 2012 game in Dublin against Navy. What do you think?
Makes you wonder what's in store for Notre Dame's game jersey and helmet for this game...
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Notre Dame Lacrosse a #4 NCAA Seed!
The 2012 NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship tournament field was announced this evening and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were given a #4 seed earning a match-up with Yale next Saturday @ 5:15 PM ET -- here at Arlotta Stadium.
Here's a link to the ESPN story and list of the sixteen schools that received the invitation!
LINK: NOTRE DAME A #4 SEED
A Good-Bye Note From Aaron Lynch's Mom
Thought Notre Dame fans should see this post made by Alice Lynch today -- the mother of Aaron Lynch, the former Irish student-athlete who will be transferring to the University of South Florida. Here's what she had to say:
This time tomorrow I will be picking up Aaron from Notre Dame and yes it's going to be definitely hard for me. Me and my family have met so many wonderful people and have had so many great times. I will cherish the memories for sure. The Notre Dame family will always be apart of us. Thank you to all the Coaches, players and fans for all the love that you guys have shown my son and family. You guys will forever be in my heart. Even though I won't be there in the stands cheering you guys on, I will always be cheering for you guys from a distance. I am so proud of all of you and Momma Lynch will miss you all. Stay focused in school and kick some *** on that football field. Go Irish!!!!! —
Kelly Needs to get a Gold Helmet on Giesting!
Notre Dame freshman track standout -- Chris Giesting (Batesville, IN) won the 200 Meters (21.15) and 400 Meters (46.03) today at the Big East Track & Field Championship -- earning "MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMER" honors. Giesting's coming off of a National Championship in a relay at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Men's Track & Field Championships -- not a bad start to a college career!
Notre Dame football player Josh Atkinson, took fifth in the 200 Meters with a time of 21.52
I looked up Giesting's bio on the Notre Dame Athletics site and noted he did not play football in high school -- but, he was a decent point guard in basketball -- so he must have some hands!
Maybe Coach Kelly can get him to walk on to the Irish football team!
LINK: BIG EAST TRACK & FIELD RESULTS
Josh Atkinson Runs a 10.388 100 Meters!
And, they say Notre Dame doesn't have any speed...
In the last 24 hours -- two Notre Dame football players who share the same birthday and last name -- ran a 10.36 and a 10.388 in the 100 Meters at the Big East Track & Field Championships. That is fast!
Just a couple of minutes ago, Josh Atkinson ran a 10.388 in the 100 Meter Finals to place 4th at the Big East Championships. Twin brother George, who ran a 10.36 on Saturday -- had a lousy start and finished in 5th place with a time of 10.46 -- see final times below.
HAS THERE EVER BEEN A FASTER SET OF TWINS IN AMERICAN TRACK HISTORY?
The Irish Men's & Women's Track & Field teams were both in first place -- after the 100 Meters.
GO IRISH!
LINK: LIVE WEBCAST OF CHAMPIONSHIPS
LINK: RESULTS -- 100 METER MEN'S FINAL
Life After Football -- Duerson's Brain Injuries
Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy released information this week on their findings of their study of Dave Duerson's brain. IRISH fans will remember the former Notre Dame All-American took his own life a year ago February -- leaving behind a note requesting his brain be sent to the NFL Brain Bank.
Here's a link to the press conference -- along to a link to a recent interview former Duerson teammate Jim McMahon gave to ESPN concerning the troubles he's having...
LINK: DAVE DUERSON'S BRAIN INJURIES
LINK: JIM MCMAHON -- ESPN INTERVIEW
Best Looking Uniform in College Baseball!
The Notre Dame pinstripe baseball uniform is a classic.
Here's a photo of former Notre Dame football All-American Golden Tate in the pinstripes and "GOLD HELMET."
I believe the gold helmet is not in use this season -- we need to bring it back!
George Atkinson III Runs 10.36 100 Meters!
Notre Dame freshman football star George Atkinson III ran his fastest 100 Meters of the season in yesterday's Semi-Finals going 10.36. George's time is the 2nd fastest going into this afternoon's finals.
Twin brother Josh ran a 10.50 which is the 7th fastest -- also qualifying him for today's championship heat. Josh also qualified for today's 200 Meter Final with a 21.20 -- which is seventh fastest and just behind Irish teammate Patrick Feeney who went 21.19.
Here's a link to the LIVE RESULTS feed from the Championship -- along with a LIVE BROADCAST feed from Sunday's finals -- here's the schedule:
- 100 Meter Finals: 12:30 PM ET
- 200 Meter Finals: 1:15 PM ET
LINK: LIVE BROADCAST -- WATCH THE RACES LIVE
LINK: LIVE RESULTS FROM BIG EAST TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Notre Dame Alum & "Remember The Titans"
Virginia's Governor, Bob McDonnell (Notre Dame Class of 1976) -- was in the news this week with talk that he might be the VP pick for Mitt Romney in his run for the Presidency. While that alone is a story worthy of the ND GO IRISH BLOG -- what caught my attention about Governor McDonnell was this little ditty:
McDonnell, a Catholic, played football in high school and even boasts of scoring his school's lone touchdown against the legendary 1971 T.C. Williams Titans featured in the film "Remember the Titans."
Here's the story:
LINK: McDONNELL A VP CANDIDATE
Friday, May 4, 2012
Domer Makes Starting Debut for Yankees!
Former Notre Dame pitcher, David Phelps '08, made his major league "starting" debut last night for the New York Yankees in a game against the Kansas City Royals. Phelps, who grew up nearby in the St. Louis, MO suburbs -- pitched four innings giving up 2 runs on six hits -- while striking out five.
His start was overshadowed by the news that Mariano Rivera -- probably the greatest relief pitcher of all time -- tore an ACL while jogging in the outfield before the game's start. This might be a career ending injury -- see below. Sad.
LINK: PHELPS DEBUT
LINK: BOX SCORE
LINK: PHELPS THRILLED TO BE MAKING FIRST START
LINK: LATEST ON RIVERA INJURY
Just Passed the 350,000 Unique Visitor Mark!
At approximately 11:31 PM ET last night -- a Notre Dame fan from Wayne, Pennsylvania became unique visitor number 350,000 at the ND GO IRISH BLOG!
As I like to do when the blog reaches a milestone visitor number -- I'll compare the size of this community to others around the country. So, with an online community of 350,079 -- the ND GO IRISH BLOG would be the 52nd largest city in AMERICA!
Arlington, Texas is the 51st largest city in the U.S. with a population of 365,438 and Wichita is the 50th largest at 382,368 citizens.
Thanks for making the ND GO IRISH BLOG part of your Notre Dame life!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Will the Irish Have a New Starting QB in Ireland?
The start of the 2012 Notre Dame football season is just 122 DAYS away and the race for the starting QB position may have gotten clearer or muddier (depending on your perspective) -- around 12:30 AM this morning...
Do Tommy's troubles open the door for Hendrix or Golson to assume leadership of this team?
It's going to be an interesting summer.
Notre Dame's O.S.C.A.R.S. Night!
More than 750 Notre Dame student-athletes were honored Wednesday night at the Athletic Department's 11th annual O.S.C.A.R.S. Outstanding Students Celebrating Achievements & Recognitions Showcase. You'll enjoy the link below to the TV commercial spoofs created by the Irish athletes:
LINK: TV COMMERCIAL SPOOFS
LINK: O.S.C.A.R.S. AWARDS LIST
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Nick Buoniconti -- Hometown Hall of Famer!
Former Notre Dame All-American, two-time Super Bowl Champion and NFL Hall of Famer, Nick Buoniconti -- was honored yesterday at his high school (Cathedral High School) in Springfield, MA -- as a Hometown Hall of Famer by Allstate Insurance Company. The photo above is of Nick and his Hall of Fame plaque.
Samardzija Gives Cubs Fans a Win Tonight!
Former Notre Dame All-America wide receiver -- Jeff Samardzija is finally showing why he made a great decision to pursue professional baseball over the NFL...
The "Shark" went 7 2/3 innings, striking out seven while giving up one run on three hits -- in the Cub's 3 - 1 win over the Reds. It's his third "quality start" in the first five weeks of the young season. He's 3 -1 on the season with an ERA of 3.71 going into tonight's start...
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY
LINK: CHICAGO CUBS WEBSITE
LINK: SEASON STATS FOR SAMARDZIJA
Domer Eric Olsen's Junior Seau Story
LINK: ERIC OLSEN'S JUNIOR SEAU STORY
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Muffet's Biggest Recruit Yet -- Just Might Be!
Cunningham, the most successful HEAD COACH in the history of women's basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) leaves with a record of 167 - 115 -- to join Muffet's staff. Quite a catch for the IRISH!
You'll enjoy learning why Beth is coming home -- click on the link below:
LINK: BETH CUNNINGHAM "BACK" TO THE IRISH!
LINK: NOTRE DAME ANNOUNCEMENT
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