Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Domer Dad Enters Presidential Race for 2016


Governor Chris Christie, parent of a Notre Dame student -- announced his candidacy for the office of President of the United States of America...

LINK:  CHRIS CHRISTIE

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

ND's Fischer Talks to Media After NHL Draft



Already enrolled in classes this summer -- Christian Fischer will be wearing the GOLD HELMET for the first time this fall for Jeff Jackson's Fighting Irish...

Notre Dame Roommates Drafted By NHL Teams


This past Friday, two Notre Dame roommates missed classes to make the trek to Florida (of all places) for the 2015 NHL DRAFT...

Christian Fischer (in the photo above) and Dennis Gilbert -- both incoming Notre Dame student-athletes who are already on campus and taking classes were drafted on Saturday by the Phoenix Coyotes (32nd overall) and the Chicago Blackhawks (91st overall) respectively.

Here's the story...

LINK:  DRAFTED


Monday, June 29, 2015

ESPN's Domer Mike Golic Sings "Take It Easy"



Now, you might want to try this in the shower -- not in public...

Mike Golic is fearless -- got to love it!

Jerian Grant Enjoying Being a New York Knick


Notre Dame alum Jerian Grant is enjoying the "honeymoon" of being a pro athlete in the New York market...

LINK:  ALL ACCESS -- DRAFT NIGHT

LINK:  1 ON 1 INTERVIEW

Jerian Grant Getting the Star Treatment in NYC


Here he is throwing out the first pitch at a New York Mets game...

LINK:  PHOTO GALLERY

Pencil In Jerian Grant as a Starter in NYC


The folks in Gotham are pretty excited about Jerian Grant's trade to their Knicks...

LINK:  A STARTER...

Coach Mike Brey's First Pitch at Wrigley Field



Notre Dame men's basketball head coach Mike Brey got to throw out the first pitch at a Cubs game -- and the gang at Fighting Irish Digital Media went along for the ride...

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Darius Rucker Sings Notre Dame Victory March



Notre Dame Women's Basketball win over South Carolina in the Final Four this past April in Tampa -- led to this version of the Victory March...

Skylar's Emotional Return Home to Notre Dame


Notre Dame fans -- this is a must see -- watch the interview with ESPN's Sage Steele.

"The real me is Notre Dame..."

LINK:  SKYLAR'S HOME

Pro Game Has Not Been Easy for Jewell Loyd


8 games into her first season in professional basketball -- former Notre Dame student-athlete Jewell Loyd has found it to be tough sledding.  Here are her stats:
  • 5.9 points per game avg.
  • 3.4 rebounds per game avg.
  • 1.1 assists per game avg.
  • .347 field goal percentage
  • 0 - 12 from the three-point line
  • 13 - 18 from the free throw line

Jewell and her Seattle Storm teammates take on former Notre Dame All-American Skylar Diggins tonight -- here's how Skylar's doing so far this season:
  • 16.1 points per game avg.
  • 2.9 rebounds per game avg.
  • 4.9 assists per game avg.
  • .365 field goal percentage
  • 10 - 21 from the three point line
  • 37 - 41 from the free throw line

Happy Birthday Jonas Gray!


SES -- the agency that represents former Notre Dame football player Jonas Gray '12 -- presented him with this beautiful piece of art for his birthday...

Saturday, June 27, 2015

New York Knicks Introduce Jerian Grant


Here's a couple of links to videos showing Jerian Grant at his introduction press conference in NYC yesterday -- following his trade from the Washington Wizards to the New York Knicks...

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE 

LINK:  ONE ON ONE WITH JERIAN

Friday, June 26, 2015

Portland's GM Neil Olshey Talks Connaughton


Notre Dame's Pat Connaughton is joining an organization with a GM under some pressure -- watch this press conference last night...

LINK:  NEIL OLSHEY

The Mornin' After a Trade to New York Knicks


Here's what the media is saying in New York City about the Knicks making a NBA Draft day trade last night with the Wizards for Notre Dame's Jerian Grant '15.

LINK:  NEW YORK POST

LINK:  NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

LINK:  THE BIG LEAD

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Pat Connaughton Goes #41 Traded to Portland!


The SEVENTH COLLEGE GRADUATE selected in the 2015 NBA Draft and #41 overall  by the Brooklyn Nets -- and then he's traded to the Portland Trailblazers.

Welcome to the NBA -- Pat Connaughton '15 !!!

A NBA DRAFT PICK and a MLB DRAFT PICK -- quite the "double-double!"

Congratulations Pat!

Jerian Grant Goes #19 Overall - Then to Knicks!


The second college graduate to be selected in the 2015 NBA Draft -- Jerian Grant '18, goes #19 overall in the First Round to the Washington Wizards and then he's traded to the NEW YORK KNICKS.

Congratulations Jerian!!!

Only ND: An Accountant Who Sings Opera...



You're going to want to watch this story about Elizabeth Curtin '15 -- what a talented young lady...

This was produced by my colleagues in the Mendoza College of Business -- the #1 ranked business school in the country for the past five years!

Watch Tonight's 2015 NBA Draft on ESPN


You can watch tonight's 2015 NBA Draft LIVE on ESPN beginning at 7:00 PM ET.  Notre Dame's Jerian Grant is expected to be selected in the First Round and Pat Connaughton in the Second Round.

Sixty players will be drafted this evening.

LINK:  NBA DRAFT

A Father's Day Story -- You Must Read!


Digger O'Brien is a 1989 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and an Emmy Award winning producer for NFL Films.

This past weekend he shared his very personal story of being the Father of a special kid...

You must read this!

LINK:  A FATHER'S STORY