The BIG EAST Run Ends This Sunday for ND

The gang at Fightin' Irish Digital Media put together a retrospective of Notre Dame's time in the Big East Conference.  This relationship ends this Sunday - as Notre Dame becomes members of the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday.

Notre Dame leaves with 126 Big East Conference Championships over the 18 year relationship...

LINK:  A LOOK BACK AT THE BIG EAST

Incoming ND Student Named Scholar Athlete

Caitlin Murphy '17 -- was just named one of twenty (20) scholar athletes by the Chicago Tribune this past weekend.  Murphy, who will be enrolling at the University of Notre Dame in August -- earned a 4.49 GPA on a 4.0 scale at Mount Carmel High School -- while excelling on the school's cross country and soccer teams.

Caitlin, who finished 7th in her class of 342, plans to enroll in Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.

Congratulations Caitlin!

LINK:  MURPHY -- CHICAGO TRIBUNE SCHOLAR ATHLETE!

Michigan to Charge BIG TIME for ND Tickets

Kind of interesting that the Notre Dame game is priced more expensive than the Ohio State game -- in the University of Michigan's plan to unveil "dynamic" ticket pricing for home football games.

Can't think the Big Ten Commissioner likes to see this!

Just goes to show you the power of the Notre Dame brand -- and why Athletic Director's want the IRISH on their football schedule...
 

LINK:  MICHIGAN'S DYNAMIC TICKET PRICING

"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" -- DOMER

Notre Dame student-athlete Devin Butler has taken care of his "older" brother for the past five years -- ever since he was shot five times and left paralyzed...

It's a story that I'm glad USA Today has shared with the world.

LINK:  TAKING CARE OF FAMILY

The Highest Ranking African American in NFL!

Is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame!

Kevin Warren '90, an alum of Notre Dame's Law School, is Vice President of Legal Affairs and Chief Administrative Officer of the Minnesota Vikings.  He is the highest ranking African American on the business side for a team in the National Football League!   Kevin has worked fifteen years in the NFL -- the last nine with the Vikings.

Maybe this is why the Vikings have FIVE DOMERS on their roster right now;  John Sullivan, Harrison Smith, Kyle Rudolph, John Carlson and RJ Blanton...

Warren is busy these days building one of the NEXT BIG THINGS in the National Football League -- must be fun!

Here's a story that ran in The Sports Business Journal last year on Kevin -- along with a link to his bio on the Minnesota Vikings site.  Congratulations Kevin!

LINK:  SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL

LINK:  KEVIN WARREN'S BIO

Domer Named After Stanley Cup -- Has Two!

Stanley Bowman '95, was named after the STANLEY CUP -- by his dad, hockey legend, Scotty Bowman.

Earlier this week, Stan's Chicago Blachkawks won their second Stanley Cup in the past four years.  The Notre Dame alum is getting plenty of credit for his team's success -- and rightly so.

Here's some of the stories on Stan's work these past couple of days:

LINK:  USA TODAY

LINK:  CSN CHICAGO

LINK:  CANADIAN PRESS

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

LINK:  NEW YORK TIMES

NBA Draft Tonight -- Cooley in Round #2?

Former Notre Dame basketball player Jack Cooley will learn this evening if his route to the NBA will come via the NBA DRAFT or FREE AGENCY.  A few of the "experts" see Cooley as a potential late second round pick. 

Only 60 players will be drafted tonight -- the fun begins at 7 PM ET on ESPN. 

Here's the analysis I could find on Cooley's draft status:


LINK:  JACK COOLEY -- LATE SECOND ROUND

LINK:  PRE-DRAFT WORKOUT VIDEO WITH UTAH JAZZ

LINK:  DRAFT EXPRESS -- COOLEY RANKED #80

LINK:  NBA DRAFT.NET

LINK:  NBA DRAFT ANALYSIS

Photos of Notre Dame Rookies at NFL HOF

 

 Tyler Eifert - Bengals

 

Jamoris Slaughter (2nd from right) - Browns

 

Manti Te'o - Chargers

Three former members of the Fightin' Irish football team were in Canton, OH today visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame -- as part of a four-day NFL Orientation Camp for rookies:

• TYLER EIFERT -- Cincinnati Bengals
• MANTI TE'O -- San Diego Chargers
• JAMORIS SLAUGHTER -- Cleveland Brown

Look Who Was at Notre Dame's Practice Gym

None other than one of the 50 GREATEST NBA PLAYERS OF ALL-TIME -- who just happens to be the father of Notre Dame student-athlete Corey Robinson (football player)...

David Robinson is seen in this photo (taken last night) working with one of the players on the IRISH (looks like it might be Zach Auguste).

Pretty cool experience for the Fightin' Irish hoops team!  The photo was "tweeted" by @NDMBB.

USC Announces Extension with Notre Dame

Well, you can count on a football game through the year 2023 between USC and Notre Dame -- as announced today by the Trojans.  This continues a football series that began in 1926.

Notre Dame leads the series 44 - 35 - 5.

Glad to see this.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME vs. U.S.C.

OT: Wimbledon Says "NO" to NIKE'S Sole

Roger Federer was told by Wimbledon officials yesterday that his orange bottomed shoes would no longer be allowed on their courts...  Yes, this is true!

LINK:  NIKE'S SOLE -- NOT AT WIMBLEDON

Four Domers Win Gold at Pan Am Games!

The University of Notre Dame's fencing team is annually one of the top collegiate programs in the country -- and its student-athletes continually shine in competitions against the best in the world.

This week's PAN AM GAMES in Cartenga, Columbia saw four athletes with ties to Notre Dame win GOLD MEDALS!  See the story below.  (The photo above is of Lee Kiefer, Notre Dame Sophomore -- who won four individual GOLD MEDALS -- on the victory stand!)

LINK:  GOLDEN DOMERS

Huddle Qualifies for World Championships!

A 10-time All-American at the University of Notre Dame -- Molly Huddle '07, -- finished second at the U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Championships Sunday in the 5,000 Meters to earn her a spot on TEAM USA at the World Championships this August in Moscow, Russia.

Former Notre Dame student-athlete Mary Saxer '09 -- a two-time All-American pole vaulter -- finished a disappointing 4th for the second straight year at the U.S. Championships.  Only the top three go to the World Championships...


LINK:  HUDDLE QUALIFIES FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Vegas: College Football Win Totals for 2013

The first "over and under" win totals were released by a Sports Book for 19 college football teams -- and our Fightin' Irish have a number of teams on the upcoming 2013 schedule with BIG PROJECTED WIN TOTALS:

• Arizona State:  9.5 wins
• Michigan:  9.5 wins
• USC:  10.5 wins
• Oklahoma:  9.5 wins

To see where they project Notre Dame -- click on the link below:


LINK:  WIN TOTALS PROJECTIONS

Domer Named to Senior White House Post

Katie Beirne '98, was just named Deputy Director of Communications for the White House.  Here's a story in Vogue (April, 2012) on Katie along with a story about her new digs in the West Wing. 

Congratulations Katie!

LINK:  VOGUE PROFILE

LINK:  APPOINTMENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE

70 Years of Priesthood for ND's "Father Ted"

Seventy years ago yesterday (June 24, 1943) the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., celebrated his ordination into the priesthood.  During that time he has celebrated mass 25,550 times.  You'll enjoy this ND.EDU story on Father Ted's 70th anniversary:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S FATHER TED

Digger Phelps' Battle with Bladder Cancer

Looks like Digger is winning this game!  Here's the South Bend Tribune story:

LINK:  DIGGER'S BATTLE

The Domer Got A Rose -- Bachelorette 2013

Michael Garofola's run on ABC's The Bachelorette continues for another week.  Garofola '02, was on a "three person" date in Germany -- where one would remain in the competition and one would not...

Michael got that rose.

LINK:  THE BACHELORETTE

GQ Magazine: Run By Two DOMERS!

I learned something today -- the venerable men's fashion magazine GQ -- is led by two Notre Dame alums; editor-in-chief Jim Nelson '85, and deputy editor Michael Hainey '86.  That's the two of them in the photo (Nelson on left, Hainey on the right) at a release party for Hainey's book -- see second linked story below.

Here's a story that ran last year in Notre Dame Magazine on the two alums:

LINK:  GQ MAGAZINE'S TOP DOMERS

LINK:  MICHAEL HAINEY'S BOOK

LINK:  BUY HAINEY'S BOOK HERE

OT: Shark Week TV Spot -- A MUST SEE!

This TV spot promoting SHARK WEEK on the Discovery Channel is a classic...

LINK:  A BAD WEEK TO BE A SEAL