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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Undefeated Michigan Hammered by Notre Dame
The #4 ranked Fighting Irish dominated the 2nd half -- scoring 9 straight goals to beat an undefeated Michigan team 16 - 5 in a men's lacrosse game this past Sunday.
ND Sophomore Featured by President Tonight
President Donald Trump will be addressing a Joint Session of Congress this evening and during his address he'll be sharing a story about a Notre Dame family...
Notre Dame sophomore Megan Crowley '19, will be viewing the Address as a guest of First Lady Melania Trump and will be getting a "shout out" from the President during his speech.
That's the Crowley's in the photo above with the Hollywood actors who played their roles in the major motion picture Extraordinary Measures -- that's Megan '19 in the lower left of the photo.
Here's the movie trailer to Extraordinary Measures and a Notre Dame Day interview this past year with Megan's parents John (1992 ND Law Grad) and Aileen...
Monday, February 27, 2017
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
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
#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
Won Meyo Invitational✔️— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) February 25, 2017
Set @NDXCTF Record✔️
Nate Richartz pole vaults @ACCTrackField Championships.
Sat | Noon
📺https://t.co/ZO8r3eI4en pic.twitter.com/skUKtAdDGL
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
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
- @Pittsburgh
- Virginia
- @Duke
LOUISVILLE -- remaining ACC games
- Syracuse
- @Wake Forest
- Notre Dame
NOTRE DAME -- remaining ACC games
- Georgia Tech
- Boston College
- @Louisville
DUKE -- remaining ACC games
- @Miami
- Florida State
- @North Carolina
FLORIDA STATE -- remaining ACC games
- @Clemson
- @Duke
- Miami
MIAMI -- remaining ACC games
- Duke
- @Virginia Tech
- @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
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
Monday, February 20, 2017
Muffet's Irish Win in Front of Record Crowd!
The Fighting Irish earned a very tough road win yesterday in front of an all-time record crowd for women's basketball at Syracuse. And, despite the Orange making shot, after shot, after shot -- they made 12 three pointers and the IRISH struggling big time from the foul line (12 misses)...
The IRISH found a way to win!
LINK: BOX SCORE
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Muffet's Irish on ESPN2 Today at 5 PM ET
The #7 Fighting Irish take on #21 Syracuse today in the Carrier Dome -- and we can watch it on ESPN2 beginning at 5 PM ET.
This will be a great test...
LINK: GAME PREVIEW
Atlanta Falcons Hire Domer Bryant Young
The former Notre Dame All-American defensive tackle, four-time NFL All Pro and Super Bowl Champion for the San Francisco 49ers is now coaching the defensive line for the National Football Conference Champs...
ND fans will remember that Bryant Young was the #7 overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft.
LINK: YOUNG TO FALCONS
Current Rankings of Notre Dame's Teams
Here's a looking at the latest national rankings of the Notre Dame teams currently in season:
#3: Notre Dame Women's Fencing
#4: Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse
#4: Notre Dame Men's Fencing
#5: Notre Dame Women's Basketball
#8: Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse
#13: Notre Dame Hockey
#21: Notre Dame Men's Basketball
#22: Notre Dame Men's Swimming
#26: Notre Dame Women's Softball
#27: Notre Dame Men's Tennis
*Please note that the national rankings for Women's Rowing have yet to be released. The Fighting Irish are expected to be ranked in the Top 20.
National TV Coverage for Notre Dame: 7 Hours
The University of Notre Dame received 7 hours of National TV coverage yesterday from ESPN and NBC...
Sometimes I think we take this for granted.
Only Notre Dame...
- Notre Dame men's basketball on ESPN -- 2 hours
- Notre Dame men's lacrosse on ESPNU -- 2 hours
- Notre Dame men's hockey on NBC Sports Network -- 2 1/2 hours
- "Onward Notre Dame" on NBC Sports Network -- 30 minutes
Sometimes I think we take this for granted.
Only Notre Dame...
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Brey's Irish on ESPN today at NOON ET
It's going to be interesting to see how North Carolina State plays today -- their head coach was told this week he wouldn't be back next season...
I'm expecting to see their best effort of the season.
The Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State game will be televised on ESPN -- beginning at NOON ET.
LINK: GAME PREVIEW
LINK: NEWS & OBSERVER
LINK: WHY GOTTFRIED IS COACHING TODAY
Friday, February 17, 2017
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Pittsburgh Honors "Domers" Bleier & Polk
Former Notre Dame and Pittsburgh Steelers great Rocky Bleier '68 (top photo) and former Fighting Irish rowing star and U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Polk '08 (bottom photo) -- were honored last night at Pittsburgh's 81st annual Dapper Dan Dinner.
Here's the story...
LINK: 81st ANNUAL DAPPER DAN DINNER
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Notre Dame's Morris Inn Earns Another Honor
The University of Notre Dame just announced that the Morris Inn has been selected for membership in the Historic Hotels of America program...
Here's the story.
LINK: LATEST HONOR FOR THE MORRIS INN
Domer Picked as "Top Ten NFL Combine Snub"
Notre Dame's James Onwualu -- is highlighted in this article as one of the "top ten NFL Combine snubs to watch" in the upcoming NFL Draft.
Onwualu, a team captain -- did not receive an invitation to next month's NFL Combine.
James will get the opportunity to show off his skill set to NFL Scouts at Notre Dame's Pro Day in March...
LINK: STORY
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
#25 Notre Dame vs. Boston College on ESPNU
Mike Brey's Fighting Irish are in Boston tonight to take on the BC Eagles in an ACC game that will be televised on ESPNU beginning at 7 PM ET.
GO IRISH!
LINK: FIVE THINGS TO KNOW...
Happy Valentine's Day -- ND Football Style!
Trust & Love.— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) February 14, 2017
Our Valentine's Day Workout is just the start of something legendary. pic.twitter.com/fDURv6QTW1
Monday, February 13, 2017
Fr. Jenkins' Mother Dies After Accident
Helen Jenkins, the proud mother of 12 kids -- including Notre Dame president Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C. -- died yesterday from a severe head injury. Ms. Jenkins was walking in an Omaha Mall parking lot when she was hit by a car that was backing out of a parking space...
Fr. Jenkins and his 11 siblings celebrated Mass at her bedside -- prior to her death.
LINK: HELEN JENKINS' DEATH
Bob Elliott Joins Nebraska Coaching Staff
Bob Elliott is a class act...
It was announced today that the former Notre Dame Assistant is joining the defensive staff at Nebraska. I'll always be a big fan of Bob Elliott.
LINK: NEW GIG FOR ELLIOTT
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