Sunday, February 16, 2014

First Ever ACC Road Win for ND Men's Hoops!


Mike Brey's Fighting Irish won their first ever Atlantic Coast Conference game this evening at Boston College as Notre Dame won 73 - 69 to go 15 - 12 on the season. 

Congrats!

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  BOSTON HERALD

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S FIRST!

Notre Dame Lacrosse on NBCSN at 7 PM ET


Kevin Corrigan's #5 ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame kick off their 2014 season on the NBC Sports Network this evening at 7 PM ET.  They are playing Jacksonville University. 

Click on the link below for media notes:

LINK:  LACROSSE BEGINS SEASON TONIGHT

Mike Brey's Irish on ESPNU at 6 PM ET Today!


The Fighting Irish are on the east coast playing the Boston College Eagles tonight at 6 PM ET on ESPNU.  Notre Dame is 13 - 12 with an OT win already over BC who is 6 - 18 on the season.

Mike Brey is looking for his first win on the road versus an ACC foe.  Here's a link to the media notes for tonight's game:

LINK:  MEDIA NOTES

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Sachire's IRISH Beat #9 Mississippi State


The #16 Notre Dame's Men's Tennis team now has three wins over ranked opponents!  Tonight, the Fighting Irish beat the #9 ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs 4 - 1 at the ITA National Indoor Championships!!!

This comes on the heels of their match last night against #1 Virginia -- where the Irish became the first team to score points on the Cavaliers this season -- losing 4 - 2.

The IRISH are now 8 - 2 on the season!


Opening Day: Fighting Irish Beat #24 FAU


Mik Aoki's Notre Dame baseball team played their first game of the season today in sunny Florida and the IRISH beat #24 ranked Florida Atlantic University 9 - 2!

Big win for Notre Dame!

LINK:  GAME STORY

Chris Watt and Zack Martin Posing at IMG !!!


The former "left side" of the Notre Dame offensive line has been training in Bradenton, FL the past six weeks at the IMG ACADEMY -- getting ready for next Saturday's NFL SCOUTING COMBINE in Indianapolis.

That's Zack and Chris in the photo above -- 2nd and 3rd from the left on the back row...

OT: Mother Nature's Antarctica Ice Show!


This photo wasn't taken in Lake Huron -- it was taken in Antarctica!  It just goes to prove you can't trust everything you read on FACEBOOK!  Thanks for all of the ND GO IRISH BLOG followers who set me straight!

It's still INCREDIBLE!

Friday, February 14, 2014

Muffet's IRISH Receive #1 RPI Ranking !!!


When you play the schedule the Fighting Irish have -- with four wins ON THE ROAD against teams ranked in the TOP TEN -- you earn a #1 RPI Ranking

Click on the link below:

LINK:  RPI RANKING #1

Skylar Diggins' 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend


Former Notre Dame All-American Skylar Diggins played this evening in the NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game in New Orleans...

Skylar led her EAST team to the 60 - 56 win!

You'll want to watch Skylar and Kevin Hart's interview -- click on link below.

LINK:  KEVIN HART AND SKYLAR INTERVIEW

LINK:  GAME STORY

LINK:  KEVIN HART CHASES DOWN SKYLAR

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Never Before! Fighting Irish Go 24 - 0 Tonight!


For the very first time in school history, Muffet's Notre Dame Fighting Irish start a season with 24 straight wins after beating Boston College on the road 82 - 61.

The Irish, one of only two teams still undefeated in women's college basketball, have now won 47 straight regular season games!

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  BOX SCORE

NFL Mock Draft Has 3 ND Guys in First 24 Picks


This NFL mock draft has three former Notre Dame student-athletes going among the first 24 players taken in the 2014 NFL Draft.  Click on the link below to see who they are and where they might be playing:

LINK:  DOMERS GALORE

NCAA to Slow Down the Irish Offense in 2014?

There are some new rule changes that are being considered by the NCAA Football Rules Committee that might prohibit the Fighting Irish from going to an up-tempo offense...

The spin on this is "fewer plays in a game -- fewer injuries."  Here's what is being proposed:

LINK:  SLOWING DOWN FOOTBALL

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Always Wanted this Young Man at Notre Dame


If you're a fan of talent -- you must read this story about former Florida State football player Myron Rolle.  He was a "five-star" recruit on the football field and a "five-star" recruit in the classroom -- always hoped he would end up playing for the Fighting Irish.

I had lost track of this young man when he went off to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

You'll want to read this story:

LINK:  MYRON ROLLE

#4 Ranked Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Preview


Kevin Corrigan's Fighting Irish kick off their 2014 season this weekend with a televised game.  This Sunday at 7 PM ET the Irish play Jacksonville University -- in the sunshine of northern Florida -- on the NBC Sports Network.

To learn more about this year's team -- click on the link below:

LINK:  LACROSSE PREVIEW

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

ND Goalie Up for Hockey Humanitarian Award


Notre Dame student-athlete Joe Rogers -- we shared his story this past week -- is one of five finalists for the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award.

Here's a link to the story:

LINK:  ROGERS A FINALIST

Monday, February 10, 2014

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Lady Irish are Now 23 - 0 -- Win 46th Straight!


Muffet McGraw's #2 ranked Fighting Irish are now 23 - 0 on the season -- matching the greatest start to a regular season in school history.  They've also won 46 straight regular season games...

The latest victim Syracuse -- whom the Irish beat 101 - 64.  See the highlights below -- along with a link to the post game press conference:

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  POST GAME PRESSER

Kelly Finished Tied for 46th at Pebble Beach


Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly and his PGA Tour partner Michael Thompson (Alabama grad) finished in a tie for 46th at this weekend's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.  There's a link to the final scoreboard below.

Michael Thompson finished in 19th place with a -3 -- meaning Coach Kelly contributed 10 strokes to their -13 team score for the tournament.

LINK:  AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM

Quick Interview with ND QB Everett Golson


Notre Dame student-athlete Everett Golson was interviewed this weekend while watching the Irish track team compete at the Meyo Invitational.  Here's a link:

LINK:  EVERETT GOLSON

#4 ND Women's Fencing Beats #6 Penn State


Now, I'm willing to bet that there are very few ND GO IRISH BLOG followers who have ever attended a fencing competition.  So, here's a little treat from our friends at Fighting Irish Digital Media.

Yesterday's competition between #4 Notre Dame and #6 Penn State came down to the very last match -- here's the winning point -- in front of the largest crowd ever to watch a fencing competition at ND.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME WINS!

LINK:  WOMEN'S RANKINGS