Notre Dame's Muffet McGraw was named national Coach of the Year for women's college basketball by ESPNW! I suspect this will be just the first of many such national awards for Muffet and her undefeated Fighting Irish!
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Notre Dame Clobbers #2 Boston College
Jeff Jackson's Fighting Irish crushed the #2 ranked Eagles of Boston College last night 7 - 2 in game of a best-of-three Hockey East Tournament series. BC scored the game's two first goals, on their home ice, before Notre Dame scored seven unanswered goals.
The Irish are on a roll at the right time -- eight straight wins -- as they make their case for a NCAA bid.
Game two is played this afternoon -- again in Boston -- at 4 PM ET. Go Irish!
LINK: BOSTON HERALD STORY
LINK: BOSTON HERALD STORY
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Notre Dame's "Thunder & Lightning"
PREDICTION: Notre Dame freshmen Greg "Thunder" Bryant and Tarean "Lightning" Folston (both from Florida) combined with Cam "Superman" McDaniel -- will make up the best three back rotation we've seen in South Bend since the days of Bettis (1st Round Draft Pick), Brooks (2nd Round Draft Pick) and Watters (2nd Round Pick) and we can't forget Culver (4th Round Draft Pick) either...
Should be fun!
Justin Tuck Signs With Oakland Raiders Today
WOW!
The Captain of the New York Football Giants' signed a deal to play for the "BLACK & SILVER" in Oakland. Tuck leaves the Big Apple for the Black Hole -- never saw this coming...
Tuck, the former Notre Dame All-American, signs a two-year deal for $11 million. CONGRATS!
LINK: TUCK A RAIDER
Gates Foundation Gives Notre Dame $23 Million
The wealthiest couple in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates (pictured above) -- through their Foundation -- gave the University of Notre Dame $23 million to fight malaria and dengue fever. Notre Dame biologists Nicole Achee and Neil Lobo are leaders of this international research effort.
This represents the second largest research grant ever given to the University of Notre Dame!
See the story below:
LINK: GATES FOUNDATION
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
UCONN Back on Muffet's Basketball Schedule
The only two undefeated women's college basketball teams going into the NCAA Tournament -- obviously, didn't play this season...
That changes for certain -- December 6th when UCONN travels to Notre Dame to renew their rivalry. Now, they might just meet in Nashville in April!
LINK: GENO vs. MUFFET -- AGAIN!
Golden Tate's Lions' Signing Press Conference
Former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate left his Super Bowl Champion teammates in Seattle today -- signing a five year contract with the Detroit Lions. Here's a link to his press conference:
LINK: GOLDEN TATE
Golden Tate Agrees to Deal With Detroit Lions!
In the past few minutes, the story is breaking that former Notre Dame All-American and Super Bowl Champion Golden Tate has agreed to a five-year $31 MILLION DOLLAR ($13.25 million guaranteed) contract with the Detroit Lions.
Here's what is being reported:
LINK: TATE TO LIONS
LINK: SEAHAWKS BLOG
LINK: ESPN STORY
LINK: DETROIT FREE PRESS
LINK: DETROIT NEWS
LINK: SEATTLE TIMES
ND vs. Wake Forest -- ACC Tourney on ESPN2
The Fighting Irish play the Demon Deacons this afternoon at 1 PM ET on ESPN2. Here are the game notes:
LINK: GAME NOTES
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The Weather Channel's "Snowiest Universities"
It is Tuesday, March 11th -- and within 24 hours we're expecting as much as 8" or more of new snow here on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.
What a winter it has been.
Leave it to the folks at the Weather Channel to come up with a list of the "snowiest universities" in America. Not surprisingly, Notre Dame is on that list. Click on the link below to see where we ended up.
LINK: NOTRE DAME IS ON THE LIST
Monday, March 10, 2014
Notre Dame's Innovation Park in the News...
In less than five years -- sixty-two companies have launched inside the walls of Notre Dame's Innovation Park. Pretty impressive!
The South Bend Tribune's Kevin Allen caught up with Notre Dame's Dave Benner -- to talk about the impact Innovation Park has had on the South Bend community.
LINK: INNOVATION PARK
ACC Tournament Champions! Celebration!
The folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media bring this inside look at Notre Dame's post game celebration after yesterday's ACC Tournament Championship win!
LINK: NOTRE DAME VICTORY
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Cutting Down the Nets -- a Notre Dame Tradition
Kayla McBride scored 25 today in Notre Dame's 68 - 53 win over Duke to win the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship!
Replay of Jewell Loyd's "Jewelly-oop" vs. Duke
Here's the television replay of Lindsay Allen's alley-oop pass to Jewell Loyd in Notre Dame's 69 - 53 win today in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game! Loyd was named the ACC Tournament MVP!
LINK: JEWELLY-OOP
ND Beats Duke -- ACC Tournament Champs!!!
Muffet's Fighting Irish overcame a lack luster first half to pull away and beat #10 Duke by a score of 69 - 53. Jewell Loyd and Kayla McBride combined for 51 points -- just two shy of the entire Blue Devils team.
The win leaves Notre Dame 32 - 0 -- with a couple of trophies from the Atlantic Coast Conference in their inaugural season. Now it's NCAA Tournament time! GO IRISH!
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: ESPN GAME RECAP
Cardinal Timothy Dolan "Meets the Press"
I always enjoy watching Cardinal Dolan handle the media. Here's his interview today with NBC's Meet The Press' David Gregory:
LINK: CARDINAL DOLAN
NCAA Considering Football Early Signing Date
This would be a great thing! Why am I not surprised the SEC football coaches are against this idea...
LINK: EARLY SIGNING PERIOD
Notre Dame Goes for ACC Tourney Title Today!
Muffet's Fighting Irish play Duke this evening for the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title. The game tips off at 7 PM ET on ESPN -- GO IRISH!
LINK: ACC NETWORK -- GAME PREVIEW
LINK: ESPN PREVIEW
LINK: DUKE COACH TALKS NOTRE DAME
LINK: GAME NOTES
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Irish Beat #14 Ranked NC State by 35 Points!
Muffet's Fighting Irish are on quite a roll these days...
31 - 0 on the season!!!
Notre Dame raced out to a 12 - 0 lead then 42 - 15 just before the first half was over -- as they cruised to a 83 - 48 win over 14th North Carolina State. The victory puts Notre Dame into the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship Final tomorrow evening against #10 Duke.
Here's the highlights, post game press conference and a news story linked below:
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD
LINK: JEWELL LOYD -- POST GAME
LINK: MUFFET MCGRAW -- POST GAME
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)