Friday, May 6, 2016

Domer Skylar Diggins Leads Off WNBA Video


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Indy Colts to Give Everett Golson a NFL Tryout


The Notre Dame alum will be given a "Mini-Camp Tryout" this weekend in Indianapolis...

LINK:  STORY
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Domer Justin Tuck Retires Today as a NY Giant


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Thursday, May 5, 2016

SI's "Way Too Early" Poll Has Notre Dame #9


Even though it means nothing -- it's better than not being ranked this time of year...

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL POLL
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

ND Mens Hoops vs. National Champ Villanova


The Fighting Irish will take on defending National Champion Villanova in a game December 10th in Newark, NJ at the Prudential Center.  It's being called "The Never Forget Tribute Classic"

Tip-off is scheduled for NOON -- and the game will be nationally televised on CBS.

Tickets can be purchased -- beginning tomorrow (May 5th) at the link below:

LINK:  NEVER FORGET TRIBUTE CLASSIC
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Latest "Success Tweet" for Notre Dame Football


Thought you'd enjoy seeing this...
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Samardzija Breaks Bat Over Knee Last Night



The former Notre Dame All-America wide receiver is now 4 - 1 on the season for the San Francisco Giants -- after beating the Cincinnati Reds last night.

It was Jeff's third straight win -- a first for his major league career!

LINK:  MLB STORY

LINK:  SAMARDZIJA'S PITCHING STATS
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Dallas Cowboys' 5 + 4 = Jaylon's Old ND #9


Notre Dame All-American Jaylon Smith has a new number -- can't wait to see him flash #54 for the Dallas Cowboys!
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V.J. Beachem Decides to Stay at Notre Dame



Notre Dame's top scorer in their NCAA run this past March -- has decided to return to school for his senior season.
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Sunday, May 1, 2016

The Cowboys Phone Call to Jaylon Smith!


Enjoy!

LINK:  JAYLON SMITH
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Skylar Talks What it Takes to Return to WNBA


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NFL Contract Values of Notre Dame's 7 Drafted

Here's a look at the total contract value of the seven Notre Dame football players drafted into the NFL these past few days:
  • Ronnie Stanley:  $20.5 million total contract / $13.1m guaranteed
  • Will Fuller:  $10.2 million total contract / $5.6m guaranteed
  • Jaylon Smith:  $6.5 million total contract / $2.9m guaranteed
  • Nick Martin:  $4.8 million total contract / $1.7m guaranteed
  • KeiVarae Russell:  $3.3 million total contract / $813k guaranteed
  • C.J. Prosise:  $3.1 million total contract / $692k guaranteed
  • Sheldon Day: $2.9 million total contract / $609k guaranteed

The SEVEN will sign NFL contracts that total:  $51.3 million.

LINK:  CONTRACT VALUES -- 2016 NFL DRAFTED PLAYERS
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Saturday, April 30, 2016

Notre Dame Players Drafted by Position Rank


Here are the SEVEN NOTRE DAME PLAYERS DRAFTED into the NFL this week -- and their draft rank by position:
  • Ronnie Stanley -- 1st offensive lineman drafted
  • Will Fuller -- 2nd wide receiver drafted
  • Jaylon Smith -- 3rd linebacker drafted
  • Nick Martin -- 2nd center drafted
  • KeiVarae Russell -- 12th cornerback drafted
  • C.J. Prosise -- 4th running back drafted
  • Sheldon Day -- 28th defensive lineman drafted
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ND's Undrafted Free Agents Sign NFL Deals


To date -- here are the NFL free agent signings of a number of former Notre Dame players...
  • Romeo Okwara -- New York Giants
  • Mathias Farley -- Arizona Cardinals
  • Chris Brown -- Dallas Cowboys
  • Elijah Shumate -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Amir Carlisle -- Arizona Cardinals
  • Ishaq Williams -- New York Giants
  • Jarrett Grace -- Chicago Bears

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First: The Phone Call --- Last: The Hall of Fame


Going to be fun watching the "in-between" -- congratulations Jaylon Smith!

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Sheldon Day Selected #103 Overall to Jaguars

Former Notre Dame defensive lineman Sheldon Day was just selected #103 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2016 NFL Draft.

 With this selection -- Notre Dame is now tied with USC for the all-time lead in total players drafted into the NFL with 492.

Congrats Sheldon!

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Cowboys' Team Doc Operated on Jaylon's Knee



You just have to wonder -- what did Dallas know about Jaylon's knee that the other 31 NFL teams did not...

LINK:  JAYLON AND THE COWBOYS

LINK:  ESPN STORY
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Ronnie Stanley's Ravens' Press Conference


The now "former" Fighting Irish star was in Baltimore yesterday to meet his new team and town...

LINK:  RONNIE STANLEY PRESSER
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Will Fuller's Houston Texans' Press Conference


The former Fighting Irish star was in Houston yesterday -- meeting his new team and town...

LINK:  WILL FULLER PRESSER
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Six Notre Dame Players Taken in First 90 Picks


It's been a great first two nights of the 2016 NFL Draft for a number of Notre Dame Football stars -- with six being drafted in the first 3 rounds:
  • #6:  Ronnie Stanley -- Baltimore Ravens
  • #21:  Will Fuller -- Houston Texans
  • #34:  Jaylon Smith -- Dallas Cowboys
  • #50:  Nick Martin -- Houston Texans
  • #74:  KeiVarae Russell -- Kansas City Chiefs
  • #90:  C.J. Prosise -- Seattle Seahawks

Here's a look at the colleges with the most players taken in the first 3 rounds of the 2016 NFL Draft:
  1. Ohio State:  10 players drafted
  2. Alabama:  7 players drafted
  3. NOTRE DAME:  6 players drafted
  4. Clemson:  4 players drafted 
  5. USC / Penn State / Florida / Ole Miss:  3 players drafted

Here's a look at some schools that haven't fared so well with NFL Draft picks -- in the first 3 rounds.  Many of these schools routinely have top rated recruiting classes:
  • Michigan:  1
  • LSU:  1
  • Auburn:  1
  • Oklahoma:  1
  • Oregon:  1
  • Virginia Tech:  1 
  • Boston College:  1
  • Miami (FL):  1
  • Oklahoma State:  1
  • TCU:  1
  • Tennessee:  0
  • Iowa:  0 
  • North Carolina:  0
  • Arizona:  0
  • Arizona State:  0
  • Texas:  0

LINK:  NFL DRAFT TRACKER -- COLLEGES
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