Sunday, February 26, 2017

Notre Dame California -- Opens up in Palo Alto!


The University of Notre Dame now has students taking classes in California!

LINK:  PALO ALTO FACILITY

2nd Anniversary of Fr. Ted Hesburgh's Passing



He will never be forgotten...

Irish Roll by 18 Over FSU -- Now 71 - 2 in ACC!



Muffet's Fighting Irish clinched their fourth straight ACC regular season championship today after beating #7 Florida State University 79 - 61.

Notre Dame is now 62 - 2 all-time in regular season play in the Atlantic Coast Conference.  71 - 2 when you add in ACC Tournament games...

The Irish will go after their fourth straight ACC Tournament Championship this Friday at 2 PM ET when they play the winner of the Virginia vs. Wake Forest game.

LINK:  ACC TOURNAMENT INFO

Another Big Time Sunday for the Fighting Irish!

Notre Dame's athletic teams have another day of big time contests -- here on campus!
  • 1 PM ET -- #5 ranked ND Women's Basketball plays for the ACC regular season title -- against Florida State.  Game will be televised on ESPN2.
  • 2 PM ET -- #4 ranked ND Men's Lacrosse hosts that school from Ann Arbor.  Game will be televised on the ACC Network Extra.
  • 6:30 PM ET -- #21 ranked ND Men's Basketball hosts Georgia Tech.  Game will be televised on ESPNU.

ND Softball Beats Another Top Ranked Team


Yesterday afternoon the Fighting Irish beat defending national champion Oklahoma 5 - 4!

It's the second win over a top-ranked team for Notre Dame in a 24 hour period...

LINK:  STORY

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Current ACC Men's Basketball Standings

With Miami beating Duke this evening -- here's the latest ACC Men's Basketball Standings:

#1:  North Carolina:  13 - 3
#2:  Florida State:  11 - 5
#3:  NOTRE DAME:  10 - 5
#3:  Louisville:  10 - 5
#5:  Duke:  10 - 6
#5:  Miami:  10 - 6

The Fighting Irish host Georgia Tech tomorrow -- Louisville hosts Syracuse.


LINK:  COMPLETE STANDINGS

Muffet's Irish Play for an ACC Championship!



#5 Notre Dame hosts #8 Florida State Sunday at 1:00 PM ET in a game where the winner will be crowned the ACC Regular Season Champion!

The game will be televised LIVE on ESPN2.

GO IRISH!

ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships at ND





OT: a National Anthem -- YOU MUST SEE!


A Win Tonight & Irish Win Hockey East Title!



Wouldn't this be a nice way to go out...

The Fighting Irish play their last regular season game tonight as a member of Hockey East -- we join the Big Ten for hockey next year.  With a win over Boston University -- Notre Dame will be named Hockey East Champions for the regular season!

Huge game for the Fighting Irish!

LINK:  HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS 

Friday, February 24, 2017

What a Friday Night for Notre Dame Athletics!

 Three wins against higher ranked teams!
  • Notre Dame Hockey beat #5 Boston University: 3 - 1 
  • Notre Dame Softball beat #11 University of Georgia: 10 - 7
  • Notre Dame Men's Tennis beat #13 Northwestern University: 4 - 1

GO IRISH!!!

ESPN Bracketology for NCAA Women...


Has Muffet's Fighting Irish a #1 seed (#4 OVERALL) -- in a region where they would play UCONN in the National Semi-Final...

LINK:  BRACKETOLOGY

Domer Anders Lee -- a Top NHL Goal Scorer!



Former Notre Dame hockey player Anders Lee is currently ranked 20th in the National Hockey League in goals scored this season!  ND Hockey fans might remember that Anders broke his left fibula this past April -- missing the final weeks last season and the Playoffs.

Lee currently leads the New York Islanders with 23 goals scored -- the same number as Blackhawks' star Patrick Kane...

FYI:  Kane just signed a contract with Chicago for 8 years and $84,000,000.

Think some agents are knocking down Anders' door?

LINK:  TOP NHL GOAL SCORERS

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Kizer to Appear on Jon Gruden's "QB Camp"



Former Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer will be on the "hot seat" in Jon Gruden's QB CAMP on ESPN...

Should be fun!

LINK:  GRUDEN TO GRILL KIZER

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Syracuse Beats Duke -- Good News for ND!



The ACC is getting crazy -- here's the latest ACC Standings:

1.  North Carolina:  11 - 3
2.  NOTRE DAME:  10 - 5
2.  Duke:  10 - 5
2.  Florida State:  10 - 5
2.  Louisville:  10 - 5
6.  Miami:  9 - 6

The top-four teams get an automatic "double-bye" in the upcoming ACC Tournament -- which is huge.  Here's what lies ahead for the six teams still with a shot for one of these top four spots -- FOLKS, NOTRE DAME HAS AS GOOD A CHANCE AS ANY TO GET AN ACC DOUBLE-BYE!

NORTH CAROLINA -- remaining ACC games
  1. @Pittsburgh
  2. Virginia
  3. @Duke

LOUISVILLE -- remaining ACC games
  1. Syracuse
  2. @Wake Forest
  3. Notre Dame

NOTRE DAME -- remaining ACC games
  1. Georgia Tech
  2. Boston College
  3. @Louisville

DUKE -- remaining ACC games
  1. @Miami
  2. Florida State
  3. @North Carolina

FLORIDA STATE -- remaining ACC games
  1. @Clemson
  2. @Duke
  3. Miami

MIAMI -- remaining ACC games
  1. Duke
  2. @Virginia Tech
  3. @Florida State

Five Domers -- Four Played, One Coached...


Charlie Weis held his annual Charity Golf Classic for Hannah and Friends -- and a few former Fighting Irish football players joined in the fun at Trump National Doral in Miami...

Glad to see these guys supporting their old coach.

Left to right;  Brady Quinn, Anthony Fasano, Charlie Weis, Kyle Rudolph and Mike Golic, Jr.

OT: An Old Friend's Tribute to Mike Ilitch



Best selling author, Mitch Albom (an old friend of mine) gave this great tribute today to the former owner of Little Caesar's, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, etc., -- Mike Ilitch.

Mitch can tell a story...


Indy Star Exclusive: Swarbrick on ND Football


Thought you'd enjoy this Indianapolis Star exclusive interview of Notre Dame's Director of Athletics -- Jack Swarbrick...

LINK:  EXCLUSIVE

Notre Dame Football at it Early this Morning!


This was "tweeted" out this morning by Notre Dame Football's Director of Player Personnel -- Dave Peloquin.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Notre Dame Has 2nd Most Fulbright Scholars!


And, the highest percentage of applicants being named a Fulbright Scholar -- among the FIVE institutions with the most recipients!

Notre Dame had 95 students apply for this great honor -- and 27 were selected!

Here's what it means to be a Fulbright Scholar...

LINK:  WIKI PAGE