Boxx Gold, Tancredi & Chapman Bronze!

Notre Dame women's soccer's great past was well represented this evening in London as Shannon Boxx '99 (photo on top), Melissa Tancredi '04 (middle photo) and Candace Chapman '05 (photo on bottom) each won medals today for their respective countries.  Shannon won her THIRD GOLD MEDAL for the United States of America, Melissa and Candace won Canada's first ever Olympic medal in women's soccer -- earning BRONZE MEDALS.

Congratulations to all of these IRISH stars!

LINK:  USA WINS GOLD

LINK:  CANADA WINS BRONZE

Football Practice Report -- Thursday Aug. 9

The Fightin' Irish of Notre Dame were back on the practice fields today -- and here's the video to prove it!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL PRACTICE

Domer's Gold Medal Battle With Lupus!

Former University of Notre Dame soccer star Shannon Boxx '99, was diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder LUPUS -- back in 2007.  Yet, tomorrow afternoon at 2:45 PM ET on NBC the 35 year-old Boxx will be going for her THIRD STRAIGHT OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL.  Good Luck Shannon!

Beyond the GOLD medal -- Team USA will also be playing for significant bonus money.  It was just announced that if the USA beats Japan tomorrow, the team will split $1.5 million in bonus money above and beyond the $25,000 each team member would receive from the U.S. Olympic Committee for a gold medal victory.  BIG PAY DAY!


LINK:  USA TODAY STORY

LINK:  OLYMPIC BONUS MONEY!

LINK:  WATCH THE GOLD MEDAL MATCH LIVE ON THE WEB

The Pads Are On At Notre Dame!

Today was the first practice in "full pads" this training camp for the Fighting Irish -- and the gang at Fighting Irish Digital Media were back at work.  You'll enjoy their coverage -- along with a second link to Coach Kelly's post practice meeting with the media!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL IN PADS

LINK:  COACH KELLY'S MEDIA SESSION

Most Valuable "Non-QB" in College Football

CBS Sports' Bruce Feldman picked his top ten most valuable players in college football -- not playing the QB position -- and the #1 ranked player on that list wears a GOLD HELMET!  Here's a link to the story:

LINK:  THE MVP

Avoiding Lies Can Improve Your Health...

University of Notre Dame psychology professor Anita Kelly presented her findings -- that avoiding lies can improve your health -- at the American Psychological Association's annual meeting.  You'll find this story quite interesting:

LINK:  AVOIDING LIES -- A GOOD THING

Coach Kelly and His Team -- A New Approach

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly began meeting with his team on Monday's back in January -- and these sessions have been well received by the team and its coach.  The folks at ESPN reported on Notre Dame's "A TEAM."  Enjoy!

LINK:  COACH KELLY AND HIS TEAM

Practice Report #3 Fightin' Irish Football

The gang at Fighting Irish Digital Media were back on the practice field today reporting on ND Football.  Today's focus was on senior defensive end Kapron Lewis Moore.  You'll enjoy this!

LINK:  KAPRON LEWIS MOORE

Here's What Notre Dame Will Wear in Ireland

You've got to love this look for the Fightin' Irish in Dublin...

Notre Dame's Football Equipment Manager Ryan Grooms just "tweeted" these two photos -- on the left, what the team will wear (warm-ups) and on the right, what Coach Kelly will be wearing for their trip to Ireland to take on the Naval Academy.

You didn't think Coach Kelly did his own packing did you?  Here they are nearly four weeks before the game and Coach Kelly's gear for Dublin is already packed...

Notre Dame Football Practice Report #2

Notre Dame fans will enjoy seeing the coaching staff -- COACHING at practice this morning -- good stuff!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL PRACTICE #2

Two Domers Make U.S. Olympic History!

The Hurley girls; Courtney '13 and Kelley '10 led the United States to their first Olympic medal in history in the Women's Team Epee event!  Notre Dame senior Courtney -- the 2011 NCAA Champion -- scored the "winning touch" in overtime to win the BRONZE for America!  (Photo: Courtney on the left and Kelley third from left)

LINK:  VIDEO OF MEDAL CEREMONY

LINK:  HURLEY GIRLS LEAD USA TO BRONZE

LINK:  NBC STORY

OT: Cereal Wars -- Corn Flakes Gets Gabby!

Well, Wheaties won't have Gabby on its cereal box...

Word broke late Friday that Corn Flakes had won the CEREAL BOX WAR by agreeing to terms with Gabby Douglas.  Here's the story:

LINK:  SHE'S ON THE BOX

Michael Floyd Makes NFL Debut Tonight!

Notre Dame All-American wide receiver Michael Floyd will play against the "pros" for the first time tonight in the NFL HALL OF FAME GAME from Canton, OH.  Floyd and his Arizona Cardinal teammates will be taking on the most talked about franchise in all of sport these past six months -- the New Orleans Saints.

The game kicks off at 8 PM ET on the NFL NETWORK -- unless you live in the Phoenix or New Orleans markets where you can catch the game on local TV.

Notre Dame's Coverage of Football Practice #1

 The Irish walked onto the Labar Practice Complex this morning at 10 AM ET -- and the gang at Fighting Irish Digital Media were back at it -- capturing all of the action, including Coach Kelly's press conference after practice.  Here are the links to today's coverage:

LINK:  PRACTICE REPORT

LINK:  COACH KELLY POST PRACTICE

South Bend Tribune Picks Their "Favorite"

Well, the local paper picked their "favorite" to be the starting QB for the Fightin' Irish against Navy -- and it's not the same player ESPN just picked...

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE'S FAVORITE

Didn't Take ESPN Long to Pick the "Favorite"

The Fightin' Irish are just a few hours into fall camp and ESPN already has picked the front-runner at QB -- I won't spoil who they're talking about...

LINK:  FIRST TEAM REPS AT QB

Two New Opponents on 2013 Irish Schedule

The University of Notre Dame released their 2013 football schedule today and Irish fans will see two new schools on the schedule; Temple and Arizona State.

And surprisingly, BYU travels to Notre Dame Stadium for the second straight season.  Don't know the last time I've seen that.  Here's the schedule:

8/31/13:  Temple @ Notre Dame Stadium
9/07/13:  Michigan @ Away
9/14/13:  Purdue @ Away
9/21/13:  Michigan State @ Notre Dame Stadium
9/28/13:  Oklahoma @ Notre Dame Stadium
10/5/13:  Arizona State @ Dallas Cowboys Stadium
10/19/13:  USC @ Notre Dame Stadium
10/26/13:  Air Force Academy @ Away
11/2/13:  Naval Academy @ Notre Dame Stadium
11/9/13:  Pittsburgh @ Away
11/23/13:  BYU @ Notre Dame Stadium
11/30/13:  Stanford @ Away

LINK:  2013 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Notre Dame's DUBLIN Game Balls

ND Football Equipment Manager Ryan Grooms "tweeted" this photo of the GAME BALLS the Irish will be using in Dublin on September 1st! 

Special thanks to ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Tom Badguy for alerting me to this!

Notre Dame Football's First Practice -- 2012

The Fightin' Irish of Notre Dame held practice #1 this morning at the Labar Practice Complex -- here's a link to a few of the SUBSCRIBER sites and their coverage. 

I currently subscribe to IRISH SPORTS DAILY and IRISH ILLUSTRATED -- I recommend both.

LINK:  IRISH SPORTS DAILY

LINK:  IRISH ILLUSTRATED

Replay of Coach Kelly's Press Conference

The 125th season of Notre Dame Football began yesterday with Coach Kelly's press conference.  Our friends at Fighting Irish Digital Media were on hand to video the event. 

LINK:  COACH KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE