Notre Dame's Endowment Grows 19.7% !!!

The University of Notre Dame's Investment Office produced a 19.7% gain for the Endowment over a 12 month period from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.  INCREDIBLE!

The University's Endowment as of June 30, 2014 -- $9.8 BILLION

LINK:  ENDOWMENT GROWTH

OT: The Ryder Cup's First Tee Shot -- WOW

There's nothing like the pressure of the first tee at the Ryder Cup.  Look at this photo from today's first tee at Gleneagles Resort PGA Centenary Course in Scotland -- WOW!

#20 Notre Dame Beats #2 Virginia Tech Tonight

The Fighting Irish women's soccer team traveled down to Blacksburg and beat the #2 ranked Hokies of Virginia Tech 2 - 0!!!

LINK:  BIG WIN FOR IRISH!

OT: South Bend's Mayor Returns Home Tonight

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg returned home tonight from a seven-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.  Here's the video proof!

That's Notre Dame professor Joe Buttigieg in the video welcoming his son home to town...

LINK:  MAYOR PETE BACK IN TOWN

Coach Brian Kelly Talks About Syracuse Today

The head coach of the Fighting Irish met with the media today for the last time leading up to Saturday night' PRIME TIME match-up with Syracuse.  Here's the story:

LINK:  BRIAN KELLY

Syracuse Coach's First Time Encountering ND

Notre Dame fans will get a chuckle out of this...

Syracuse head football coach Scott Shafer recalls his time as an assistant, coaching a game at Notre Dame Stadium -- funny stuff:

LINK:  HOLTZ INTIMIDATING

Syracuse Head Coach Talks Notre Dame Today

Here's the latest from Syracuse head football coach Scott Shafer.  He met again with the media today to talk about Saturday's game against Notre Dame.

LINK:  SCOTT SHAFER

Sergio Brown Giving Back to Indianapolis

Former Fighting Irish football player Sergio Brown -- now with the Indianapolis Colts -- was hard at work today helping out those in need...

Louis Nix Placed on NFL's Injured Reserve List

Former Notre Dame student-athlete Louis Nix '14, was placed on the NFL's Injured Reserve List this morning by the Houston Texans -- effectively ending a rookie season that never started...

Nix had knee surgery during summer training camp.  Here's the story:

LINK:  NIX OUT FOR SEASON

Know Thy Opponent -- Syracuse Talks ND Game

Syracuse Head Coach Scott Shafer and Defensive Coordinator Chuck Bullough -- and a few players -- met with the media to talk about Saturday's game with our Fighting Irish....

LINK:  SYRACUSE VIDEO

Coach Brian Kelly's Tuesday Press Conference

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media to talk about his Fighting Irish and Saturday's game with Syracuse at the Meadowlands.  Just click on the link below...

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE

OT: Rickie Fowler's Ryder Cup USA Haircut!

It's become one of the great events in all of sport -- The Ryder Cup.

This year team USA has traveled to Scotland to take on Europe in golf's biennial grudge match.

To spice things up -- American Rickie Fowler cut his famous locks...

LINK:  FOWLER'S HAIR CUT

LINK:  GOLF MAGAZINE STORY

LINK:  STORY

A "Must Read" Notre Dame Magazine Story!

Folks, this is quite a story...

LINK:  KICKER'S POST GAME VISIT TO GROTTO

Michigan Pulls Coca-Cola Free Ticket Promo

 

The story broke earlier today that you could buy two bottles of Coca-Cola  and receive TWO free tickets to the Minnesota vs. Michigan football game this Saturday in Ann Arbor...

Two Michigan football tickets typically cost $150 and Coca-Cola will give them to you FREE for a $3 purchase -- quite a deal!

Well, in the last few minutes -- the University of Michigan's Athletic Department released the statement above...

LINK:  M-LIVE STORY

LINK:  NBC STORY

Trick Shot Monday from Coach Kelly's Balcony

The most difficult Trick Shot Monday in the history of Notre Dame Football -- took place earlier today...

LINK:  TRICK SHOT MONDAY

Knute Rockne's South Bend Home for Sale

Knute Rockne's home in South Bend is going up for sale -- with an asking price of $500,000.  The home, built in 1929, was the site of Rockne's wake after his death from a plane crash in 1931.

Here's the details:

LINK:  HOME FOR SALE

New Wall Art for Notre Dame Women's Hoops!

Visitors to the Women's Basketball office at the University of Notre Dame are now greeted by this in the lobby.

Got to love it -- where Champions come to play!

Notre Dame Now #8 in Football Power Rankings

ESPN's College Football Power Rankings have the Notre Dame Fighting Irish up to #8 this week -- click on the link below:

LINK:  FOOTBALL POWER RANKINGS

Notre Dame Moves Up to #8 in Coaches Poll

Well, in just a little more than two weeks time -- our Fighting Irish have moved up from #16 in the college football rankings to #8...

LINK:  LATEST RANKING

OT: FSU Head Coach's Prepared Statement

After #1 Florida State's thrilling OT win last night over Clemson -- head coach Jimbo Fisher read a prepared statement.  He strayed a little from the script when he made this declaration at the 1:14 mark of the press conference:

"When your players misstep, you balance education, which we do a lot more than anybody in America, as much as anybody in America..."

Now I must admit, I don't know what "balance education" means -- but, I trust Coach Fisher wasn't referring to the graduation rate of his football players at Florida State University -- this is from the NCAA and a recent University of Pennsylvania study:

• Florida State -- all football players:  55% graduation rate
• Florida State -- black male football players:  37% graduation rate

LINK:  COACH FISHER PRESSER

LINK:  STORY ON BLACK ATHLETES' GRADUATION RATES