Notre Dame's Fortunato Living Up to the Hype

She came to Notre Dame with these plaudits; "the #1 player in the country and ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY ACCLAIMED RECRUITS OF ALL-TIME" in women's lacrosse...

Courtney Fortunato (Northport, NY), a freshman attacker for the Fighting Irish, is already the team's leading scorer and has been named a Mid-Season All-American...

LINK:  LEADING SCORER

LINK:  COURTNEY FORTUNATO

101 Year-Old Domer Running for U.S. Congress!

Folks, this is not a typo...

101 year-young Joe Newman -- a 1936 graduate of the University of Notre Dame -- is campaigning to be a "write-in" candidate for the 16th District Congressional Seat in the State of Florida.

You've got to love this!

LINK:  FOX NEWS

LINK:  NBC TV INTERVIEW

Golden Tate's Detroit Debut on Monday Night!

Former Notre Dame All-American and Super Bowl Champion -- Golden Tate, is going to make his Detroit Lions' debut on Monday Night Football.  Here's the story:

LINK: A GOLDEN MONDAY!

Florida Transfer to Bolster Notre Dame's "D"

Cody Riggs, who will be in South Bend in about five weeks -- instantly becomes the most experienced football player in the Notre Dame football program.  Here is a story about his arrival to the Fighting Irish:

LINK:  WHAT RIGGS BRINGS

New LED Lighting: Notre Dame's Golden Dome

The photos above -- taken by Notre Dame's Matt Cashore -- shows off the illumination power of the new lighting installed at the Main Building.  The top photo is the "before" -- the bottom photo the "after."

Impressive!

Less Than Five Days to NOTRE DAME DAY!

Here's a list of a few of the interviews that have been scheduled to date for this Sunday, April 27th -- during the first few hours of NOTRE DAME DAY!

Notre Dame Day is a 29 HOUR global celebration of Notre Dame -- that kicks off LIVE at 6:42 PM ET this Sunday and ends at Midnight ET on Monday -- just click on the link below to learn more!

Sunday's Interview Schedule

• 8 PM:  Brady Quinn
• 9 PM:  Zack Martin, Chris Watt and Tommy Rees
• 10 PM:  Louis Nix
• 11 PM:  Ruth Riley

LINK:  NOTRE DAME DAY

Every Notre Dame Fan Needs One of These!!!

This is a photo taken today of a driver with a Notre Dame paint job -- courtesy of Hydrographics -- the company who paints our football helmets.  WOW!

I'd be afraid to mark this up!

Louis Nix III Story Today in USA TODAY

Former Notre Dame student-athlete Louis "Irish Chocolate" Nix was the subject today of a USA Today story you'll enjoy!

LINK:  LOUIS NIX

Domer Molly Huddle Wins BAA 5K!

Former Notre Dame All-American Molly Huddle (photo above) won the Boston Athletic Association's 5k race on Saturday -- on the same streets they ran today's Boston Marathon.

Molly won the BAA 5K in a record-tying time of 15:12 -- passing the race leader in the last 100 meters of the race!  Here's the story:

LINK:  HUDDLE WINS 5K

He Is Risen! Happy Easter from Notre Dame!

The University of Notre Dame's Liturgical Choir will be performing "Hail Gladdening Light" at today's 10 AM Easter Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.  This past week -- the gang at the DAILY DOMER was able to capture their performance of this song in the Lady Chapel -- just click on the link below:

LINK:  HAPPY EASTER!

Video of Three Notre Dame Fans Marlin Fishing

My cousins Pat, Mike and Brendan Doyle were in the Gulf of Mexico (earlier this month) fishing for Marlins for the TV show the OUTDOOR OPTION.  The three big-time Notre Dame fans -- caught some very nice Marlin as you'll see in this video -- enjoy!

LINK:  MARLINS

Atkins and Sherman Finish Play at Portsmouth

Former Notre Dame basketball players Eric Atkins and Garrick Sherman played their final games this afternoon at the Portsmouth Invitational -- a four day tournament featuring the top 64 graduating seniors in college basketball.

Sherman had his best game of the tournament scoring 22 and grabbing 10 boards -- his second "double-double" in Portsmouth.  Atkins scored 5 points and dished out 8 assists in his team's 87 - 69 win.  Here are the box scores:

LINK:  SHERMAN'S "DOUBLE-DOUBLE"

LINK:  ATKIN'S GAME

Bobby Hurley Tells Brey to Recruit Matt Farrell

Former Duke All-American Bobby Hurley called his old coach Mike Brey (Coach Brey was an assistant at Duke when Hurley played for the Blue Devils) to tell him that Matt Farrell "reminds me of me..."

Here's the story:

LINK:  HURLEY ON FARRELL

Winter's 100th Career Win was PERFECT!

Notre Dame senior hurler Laura Winter (San Diego, CA) pitched a PERFECT game against Virginia last night -- setting down all 15 batters she faced as the #21 ranked Fighting Irish beat the Cavaliers 8 - 0.  For Winter, it was her 100th career victory -- the most in school history!

LINK:  GAME STORY

Dantley Talks ESPN's "Bad Boys" 30 for 30

Former Notre Dame All-American Adrian Dantley was a reluctant interview in the just released ESPN "30 for 30" film on the Detroit Pistons. 

As you'll see in this Detroit News story -- Dantley doesn't hold back on his feelings for Isiah Thomas in a recent radio interview he gave to Detroit Sports Radio 105.1 FM -- second link below...

LINK:  DANTLEY

LINK:  RADIO INTERVIEW

Look Who Was Filming at Notre Dame...

Film and television star Ken Jeong was on the Notre Dame campus April 10th filming an ESPN 30 for 30 Short on former Fighting Irish kicker Reggie Ho...

I can't wait to see this!

Last night, Jeong was a guest on the Keith Olbermann Show and he talked about the upcoming film:


LINK:  JEONG ON OLBERMANN

Notre Dame Ranked #1 in Protection of Athletes

The Association for the Protection of College Athletes just released their rankings of each FBS school based on a comparison of athletic success, academic progress and the treatment of athletes.

The APCA Ranking Report provides the most comprehensive, commercially independent comparison of collegiate athletic programs. It emphasizes factors that collegiate student athletes have identified as the most important: a strong academic program, a successful team record, diverse academic opportunities, university commitment to the athletic program, the ability to play in front of a crowd and during the postseason, and a sufficient athletic scholarship (when a scholarship is applicable).

The formula rewards programs that do not discriminate against student athletes. A program will receive a higher score if it allows student athletes to take any academic major of their choosing, operates in accordance with NCAA policy, and does not impose additional restrictions on student athletes who may want to transfer to another college or university.

The APCA Ranking Report is created using readily available data that has been provided by schools and collected by independent sources, including the NCAA and the federal government. 

Look who's ranked #1!

1. University of Notre Dame
2. Northwestern
3. Syracuse
4. Northern Illinois
5. Air Force Academy
6. Utah State
7. Clemson
8. Kansas State
9. Wisconsin
10. Texas A&M

Domer Vic Lombardi Reppin' ND in Denver

For sports fans in Denver -- Vic Lombardi '91, can be found in the mornings on Sports Radio The Fan 104.3 FM and on CBS Channel 4 in the afternoons and evenings...

Lombardi, who graduated from Notre Dame in 1991 never misses the opportunity to talk about the Fighting Irish on his morning radio show.  If you'd like to listen in over the web -- just click on the link below!

My brother Jay, who lives in Denver, is listening to Vic all of the time...


LINK:  LOMBARDI

Must See: Detroit News Story on Torii Hunter Jr.

Torii Hunter Sr., is the starting right fielder for the Detroit Tigers -- his son Torii Jr., is a freshman football player -- looking to earn a starting wide receiver postion at the University of Notre Dame.  The South Bend Tribune's Eric Hansen penned this story that the Detroit News picked up...

LINK:  HUNTER

Notre Dame Selected "Most Beautiful Campus"

Insignia Lifestyle Boutique just published their list of the Ten Most Beautiful College and University Campuses in the World -- and the University of Notre Dame's campus made the list!

As you'll see, Notre Dame's campus was selected as the most beautiful in America and just one of four campuses in the States to make the global list...

LINK:  WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL