Notre Dame To Play Iowa State in West Region

The Notre Dame men's basketball team will begin NCAA Tournament play next Friday night in Dayton, OH against the Iowa State Cyclones in First Round play in the WEST REGION.  The Irish are a #7 seed.

An omen?  The last team to beat the overall #1 seed in the tournament (Louisville) -- the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame! 

The defending National Champion Kentucky Wildcats -- did not make it into the tournament -- along with schools like Virginia, Maryland, Iowa, Tennessee, Southern Miss an Alabama..

Here's a link to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Bracket -- along with the reaction from Notre Dame:

LINK:  COACH BREY

LINK:  SELECTION SUNDAY PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  PLAYER REACTION

LINK:  NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT

Lunardi Has ND a #6 Seed in NCAA Tourney

ESPN's resident "bracketologist" Joe Lunardi -- has the Fightin' Irish of Notre Dame playing in the EAST REGIONAL as a #6 seed -- playing a #11 seed Saint Mary's in the First Round at Auburn Hills, MI. 

"WHEN" the IRISH win -- they would more than likely play Michigan State in the Second Round...

Of course, we'll find out for real tonight -- who the IRISH will play and where.

Here is Lunardi's latest Bracketology:

LINK:  LATEST NCAA BRACKET

NCAA Tournament Bracket Released Tonight!

Notre Dame basketball fans will want to tune-in to THE SELECTION SHOW today at 6 PM ET on CBS.  The NCAA Men's Tournament field will be announced at that time.    

The women's NCAA Tournament field will be announced on Monday...

If you can't get to a TV -- you can click on the link below and watch it live on the web!

LINK:  WATCH THE SELECTION SHOW LIVE -- RIGHT HERE!

ND Glee Club Performs "McNamara's Band"

Happy St. Patrick's Day to the Notre Dame Family!  Enjoy the talented ND Glee Club's performance of "McNamara's Band" -- by clicking the link below.

LINK:  MCNAMARA'S BAND

ND Glee Club Performs "Rocky Road to Dublin"

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

The University of Notre Dame's Glee Club performed "Rocky Road to Dublin" in front of the cameras a couple of weeks ago in the Debartolo Performing Arts Center.  Enjoy!

LINK:  ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN

Video of Coach Kelly -- St. Patrick's Day Parade

Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly was the Grand Marshal today for the St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Chicago.  Here's the ABC-7 coverage of the parade -- and Coach Kelly marching down the street...

LINK:  COACH KELLY -- GRAND MARSHAL

It's On to the NCAA Tournament For Our IRISH

Having played a little basketball in my day -- I can tell you I wouldn't want to play against Louisville.  Full court pressure -- for the entire game -- that's not fun for the guys handling the ball.  And, if you watched last night's game -- that relentless defense wore our guys down.

It's time to put that game in the rear view mirror and on to the NCAA...

ND will find out tomorrow night -- who they play and where they play.  Can't wait!

Here's a link to the post game press conference after ND's 69 - 57 loss to #4 Louisville -- and ESPN's coverage:

LINK:  POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  ESPN COVERAGE

Notre Dame Glee Club Performing "Danny Boy"

Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend!

The University of Notre Dame's world-famous GLEE CLUB recently performed one of my favorites -- DANNY BOY.  Enjoy!

LINK:  DANNY BOY

Domer Kevin Ford '82 -- Back to Earth!

Notre Dame alum Kevin Ford '82, (that's him on the right) -- Captain of the International Space Station (Expedition 34) -- returned safely to earth in the past hour in a Soyuz space capsule in a remote area of Central Asia (Kazakhstan).

You're going to find the "departure" video from the Soyuz capsule -- interesting...

Ford led a 142 day mission at the International Space Station.


LINK:  VIDEO OF FORD LEAVING CAPSULE 

LINK:  CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY

LINK:  STORY CONFIRMING LANDING

ESPN Critiques Notre Dame's Adidas Jersey

Digger and his crew at ESPN had some fun critiquing Notre Dame's new Adidas jersey...

LINK:  FASHION POLICE

Louisville Up Next for the IRISH -- Tonight!

The beat goes on...

The Fightin' Irish will play their third game in three days at the "world's most famous arena" -- Madison Square Garden.  Tonight's Big East Tournament opponent is Louisville -- a team we've split games with this season.

It's going to be tough one -- we stay close the first seven minutes and I think we can win!

The game will probably tip-off around 9:45 PM ET tonight on ESPN.  GO IRISH!!!


LINK:  GAME PREVIEW -- UND

LINK:  ND vs. LOUISVILLE -- GAME PREVIEW

LINK:  MADDUX SPORTS

LINK:  PRE-GAME

Where Are They Now -- Adrian Dantley

I found this story quite enlightening...

Former Notre Dame All-American and NBA Hall of Famer, Adrian Dantley -- has a new job these days -- I believe you'll be quite surprised!

LINK:  WHAT ADRIAN DANTLEY IS DOING...

Brian Kelly on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"

The University of Notre Dame's Brian Kelly was on the "Morning Joe" show this past Wednesday morning -- to talk about the KELLY GANG...

Unfortunately, Joe Scarborough is an Alabama fan.

LINK:  BRIAN KELLY INTERVIEW -- SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE

Big Win for IRISH -- Now It's Louisville!

Folks, if you watched the first half -- of the first half -- you would have never guessed this outcome.

The IRISH missed 15 of their first 17 shots to start the game...

Yet, NOTRE DAME WINS!!!

The Irish beat Marquette 73 - 65 to move on to the Big East Tournament semi-finals tomorrow night against Louisville.  This is ND's fourth straight trip to the semi-finals.

Here's a look at what the media is saying about the Irish's big win!


LINK:  IRISH ICON -- GOOD STUFF!

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS 

LINK:  NEW YORK POST

LINK:  MILWAUKEE JOURNAL 

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  ESPN COVERAGE

Brian Kelly -- Grand Marshal Chicago Parade!

The University of Notre Dame's head football coach Brian Kelly is the Grand Marshal of the 2013 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago this Saturday!  The parade kicks off at NOON CT.   The parade route:  Columbus Drive at Balboa going north to Monroe Street.

Turning the CHICAGO RIVER GREEN begins at 10 AM CT -- photo above.

Rumor has it that Notre Dame's Bagpipe Band will march with Coach Kelly.

If you're in Chicago Saturday -- you'll want to JOIN IN THE FUN and yell GO IRISH! to Coach Kelly!!!  If you can't make it to the parade -- ABC-7 Chicago will be broadcasting LIVE beginning at NOON CT.

LINK:  COACH KELLY -- GRAND MARSHAL

Inside Look at Big East Tournament Champs!

The folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media just released an "inside look" at Notre Dame's Big East Tournament Championship -- you'll enjoy this access!

LINK:  IRISH ICON

Irish Win Last Night -- Marquette Tonight !!!

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish trotted out their new Adidas jersey, shorts, sock and shoe combo last night in "grand fashion" -- beating Rutgers 69 - 61 in the world's most famous arena  -- Madison Square Garden in the Big East Tournament.

The IRISH now face #3 tournament seed Marquette at 9 PM ET tonight -- a game that will be televised on ESPN.  Here's the media coverage from last night's win:

LINK:  ESPN COVERAGE

LINK:  UND

LINK:  IRISH ICON

LINK:  NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

LINK:  NEW JERSEY STAR LEDGER

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

The IRISH Play Rutgers Tonight @ 9 PM ET

You can watch Notre Dame's opening game of the Big East Tournament against Rutgers -- tonight on ESPN2 at 9 PM ET.  It's our last time playing in this event...

The IRISH beat Rutgers back in January 69 - 66 at home -- in their only meeting this season.  It's going to be a tough game!  The photo above is of Rutger's Wally Judge -- who went 9 for 9 from the field last night in their win over DePaul...

LINK:  GAME PREVIEW

The Catholic Church Has a New Pope!

The College of Cardinals have completed their Conclave in less than 30 Hours -- just selecting the next Pope.  His name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina.  He has taken the name Pope Francis -- the first to take this name -- and the 266th Pope in the Church's history.  He is 76 years old.  Here's the live coverage!

LINK:  FOX NEWS COVERAGE

Notre Dame's Relay For Life Auction -- Bid Now!

The University of Notre Dame's UR Relay For Life Auction just went live today at NOON EST.

Over the next 48 hours -- you can bid on many items -- with all of the proceeds going towards fighting Cancer.

There are 80 UNIQUE ITEMS that Notre Dame fans would love -- so get to the site and BID!

The Auction ends Friday at Noon!

LINK:  RELAY FOR LIFE AUCTION