"Back to Back" ACC Titles for Muffet's Gang!

Notre Dame beat North Carolina State this afternoon 67 - 60 to win the Atlantic Coast Conference Regular Season title!

The Irish turned it over 21 times, keeping the score closer than it should have been...

The #4 ranked Fighting Irish are now "TWO FOR TWO" when it comes to ACC regular season titles.  CONGRATS!

LINK:  BOX SCORE

Notre Dame's Athletic Teams Honor Fr. Ted

Helmet stickers, uniform patches, hair ribbons -- just a few of the ways Notre Dame's athletic teams are honoring Fr. Ted...

The Odd Couple: Father Ted & Ann Landers

This is a story I'm sure many of you were not aware of...

LINK:  THE ODD COUPLE

Details: Live Webcast of Fr. Hesburgh's Funeral

The University of Notre Dame will be LIVE STREAMING over the internet the following services this week for Fr. Ted from campus:

• Tuesday -- 7:30 PM ET:  WAKE
• Wednesday -- 2:00 PM ET:  FUNERAL MASS
• Wednesday -- 7:30 PM ET:  MEMORIAL TRIBUTE

You'll be able to watch these events LIVE at the URL linked below:

LIVE:  LIVE VIEWING

ND Hockey Beats #9 Boston College 3 - 1

Jeff Jackson's Fighting Irish have beaten two top-ten teams the last two weekends from the city of Boston. 

Tonight it was freshman goalie Cal Peterson who STOPPED 55 SHOTS as the Irish beat Boston College!

LINK:  IRISH BEAT BC

Domer Molly Seidel Wins ACC MVP Award!

The ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships were held this week in Blacksburg, VA -- and Notre Dame start Molly Seidel was named ACC Championship MVP this evening, after winning the 3000 and 5000 meter runs!

That's Molly with the MVP award above!

Chicago Tribune: A Nice Tribute to Fr. Ted

Thought you'd enjoy reading this from Don Wycliffe '69 -- an opinion piece in the Chicago Tribune.

LINK:  A TRIBUTE

Digger Phelps Talks About Fr. Ted Hesburgh

Notre Dame basketball coaching legend Digger Phelps -- sat down with the folks at WNDU-TV to talk about his friend FATHER TED.

Kleenex alert!

LINK:  DIGGER

Notre Dame News Conference This Morning

The University of Notre Dame's president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. held a news conference at 11 AM ET this morning to discuss the passing of Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C.

LINK:  REPLAY OF NEWS CONFERENCE

Notre Dame Students Pay Tribute to Father Ted

Students met early this morning at Fr. Ted's favorite place on the campus of the University of Notre Dame...

LINK:  ALMA MATER

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C.

One of Notre Dame's all-time greats -- FATHER TED -- died late last night at the age of 97.

It's being reported that Fr. Ted celebrated his last Mass at 11:30 AM ET yesterday morning with his family -- he left for Heaven exactly 12 hours later...

As Fr. John Jenkins, C.S.C. wrote in his email to the Notre Dame family early this morning:

"He is now with Our Lady, whose university he served so well, and with the Lord." 

Father Ted's funeral Mass will be this Wednesday, March 4th at 2:00 PM ET at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

LINK:  REMEMBERING FR. TED

Coach Kelly to Introduce New Coaches Monday!

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly will be meeting with the media Monday to introduce the following additions to his staff:

• Mike Sanford
• Todd Lyght
• Autry Denson
• Keith Gilmore

I'll have the link up once it's published -- so you can watch it LIVE right here.

Bengal Bouts -- FINALS -- Friday Night!!!

It's an eighty-four year tradition at the University of Notre Dame...

The 84th Annual Bengal Bouts Finals will take place this Friday night at Purcell Pavilion.  Eighteen Notre Dame students are left in the nine weight classes.

Notre Dame football's Tyler Plantz will be fighting in the HEAVYWEIGHT class -- should be quite a night!

LINK:  BENGAL BOUTS FINALS

Brady Quinn Thinking About a NFL Comeback?

Former Notre Dame All-American, now turned Fox Sports broadcaster -- Brady Quinn -- is rumored to be working on his QB game in hopes of a comeback...

Here's the story:

LINK:  QUINN

Domer Jerome Bettis Giving Back to Pittsburgh

The man is also a Hall of Famer in the game of life...

Former Notre Dame student-athlete Jerome Bettis was in Pittsburgh today to announce his foundation's involvement with Allegheny County and the city of Pittsburgh in launching a teen summer job program.

Bravo Mr. Bettis!

LINK:  DOING THE RIGHT THING

Domer Mike Lee Talks About His Win Saturday

Professional boxer Mike Lee '09, who's a THREE TIME BENGAL BOUTS CHAMP -- won his fight Saturday night to go 14 - 0 as a pro!

Here's a great TV interview of Mike on 120 SPORTS:

LINK:  MIKE LEE

Notre Dame Football's "TIRE TUG" Video!

You're going to want to watch Notre Dame Football's "tire-tug" -- you'll see incoming freshmen Tristen Hoge and Jerry Tillery.  That's Tillery winning the final tug on the video...

LINK:  TIRE TUG

Mike Sanford's "ND Family" Photo on Twitter

Well, this might be the confirmation Notre Dame fans have been looking for...

It's been rumored for nearly two weeks that Mike Sanford was leaving Boise State to join Brian Kelly's staff with the Fighting Irish.

Here's a photo of Mike and his wife Ann-Marie and their two kids in ND GEAR!

Notre Dame Trustee Don Keough Heaven Bound

One of the all-time great IRISH AMERICANS -- Don Keough -- died this morning from pneumonia at the age of 88.

The world knows him as the man who ran Coca-Cola for many years.  The Notre Dame family knows him for his wisdom -- as a member of the Board of Trustees, his passion and his generosity:

• Keough Hall -- a men's dorm on campus
• Keough School of Global Affairs -- Notre Dame's first new college in almost 100 years, which will open up in 2017
• Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies
• Endowed Chairs, Summer internships in Ireland
• Etc.,

Keough, who served as the Chair of Notre Dame's Board of Trustees from 1986 - 1991 -- sent five of his kids to Notre Dame.

Saying he will be missed is an understatement.

LINK:  DON KEOUGH -- ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S STATEMENT

Big Win Tonight for Muffet's Fighting Irish!

The #4 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish took on the #8 Louisville Cardinals tonight and beat them 68 - 52 in front of a national television audience.

The win puts the IRISH at 26 - 2 on the season and 13 - 1 in the ACC.  Notre Dame is now 8 - 1 on the season against ranked teams.

Notre Dame was led by Jewell Loyd's 20 points, Taya Reimer's "perfect" night going 8 for 8 from the field for 16 points and Brianna Turner's 7 blocked shots as the Irish put the game away with a 16 - 0 run in the second half.

LINK:  ONE OF TURNER'S BLOCKS

LINK:  GAME RECAP