Former Notre Dame All-American and WNBA star Skyar Diggins was in NYC Thursday night for the American Heart Associations' "GO RED FOR WOMEN RED DRESS" fashion show during New York Fashion Week.
Here's a the LIVE VIDEO from Thursday night's event:
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced 14 finalists yesterday during the NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto -- and Notre Dame's Muffet McGraw was on the list!
Now Muffet has to wait...
The Class of 2016 for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will
be announced April 4 at a press conference in Houston, Texas, prior to
the NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship game. A finalist needs
18 of 24 votes from the Hall’s Honors Committee for election, with this
year’s enshrinement festivities scheduled for Sept. 8-10 in
Springfield, Massachusetts.
Notre Dame Board of Trustee Jimmy Dunne '78 a long with fellow Notre Dame alums Condoleezza Rice '75 and John Veihmeyer '77 are playing this week in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am .
Dunne and his professional playing partner Patrick Reed are in a tie for 35th place with fellow Domer Veihmeyer and his professional playing partner Phil Mickelson at -11. Condi and her professional playing partner Jason Bohn are tied for 115th place at -5, after the first two rounds.
The fun thing for Notre Dame fans today is Dunne and Veihmeyer are playing in the same foursome. -- they will be playing Pebble Beach's "back nine" first on Saturday -- teeing off at 12:39 PM ET. This group should get plenty of TV time since Mickelson is in second place -- among the professionals -- going into tomorrow's third round.
You may recall that last year Dunne and Reed teamed up to finish THIRD in last year's tournament! They will have to move up to the TOP 25 teams to make the cut to play in Sunday's final round.
TV coverage of Saturday's third round is as follows:
The results of the Notre Dame Student Body President & Vice President election were just released and the ticket of Corey Robinson '17 and Becca Blais '18 -- won!
Here's how Corey and Becca told their story to the Notre Dame student-body:
Notre Dame alum Ingrid Lacy Williams (pictured below), wife of Monty Williams (ND alum) and mother to their five children -- died this afternoon from injuries sustained in a car accident last night.
Please keep Monty and their children in your prayers.
New Jersey Governor -- and Notre Dame parent -- Chris Christie announced this afternoon that he was suspending his campaign for President of the United States of America.
Former Notre Dame QB Tommy Rees has a new gig -- he was hired today as an Offensive Assistant with the San Diego Chargers. Tommy worked on the Northwestern Wildcats staff this past season...
Got to love this -- here are Notre Dame alums Ryan Harris (on left) and David Bruton, Jr. (on right) -- holding the Lombardi Trophy on the team plane heading back to Denver this morning.
The Fighting Irish get back in action tonight at Clemson -- where they take on a Tiger team that is coming off of a loss Saturday night to Virginia Tech (highlights above). Clemson has never beaten Notre Dame in basketball -- Irish lead the series 3 - 0.
If you watched this game -- you had to doubt if Notre Dame would find a way to win -- trailing the entire way...
Madison Cable's three pointer (video above) with 2:01 left in the game was the shot of the game in #3 Notre Dame's 66 - 61 win over #13 Louisville. The victory broke Louisville's 15 game winning streak!
Denver Broncos' team captain David Bruton, Jr. (a Notre Dame alum) who broke his leg in a December game against the Steelers, will be watching his teammates from the sideline today...
The former Notre Dame offensive lineman -- and eight year NFL vet -- will be playing in his first Super Bowl today at offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos.
Notre Dame alum J.J. Jansen is playing in his first Super Bowl today for the Carolina Panthers. The NFL Pro Bowl selection in 2014 -- and former walk-on for the Fighting Irish football team -- just finished his seventh season in the NFL.
Eddie DeBartolo Jr. '68 -- was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last night! He's the 13th Notre Dame alum to receive this honor -- the most of any college in America!
That's win #5 in a row for Mike Brey's Fighting Irish over North Carolina and Duke --- over the past two seasons -- as Notre Dame beats the #2 ranked Tar Heels 80 - 76!!!
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will take on the #2 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels at 7 PM ET on ESPN. Looks like a SOLID GOLD night for the Fighting Irish!
This should show you how important player development is -- or, how bogus some of the star ratings are for a number of high school recruits.
Here's an analysis of the STAR rankings of the starting offense and defensive units for the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos from their days back in high school. It's an eye-opener:
DENVER BRONCOS Offense -- Avg Star Rating: 2.6 Stars
Five Stars: (0)
Four Stars: (2) Harris (ND), Schofield (MICH)
Three Stars: (3) Thomas (GT), Vasquez (TEX TECH), Hillman (SD ST)
Two Stars: (3) Paradis (BOISE), Green (NEV), Sanders (SMU)
One Star: (0)
Zero Stars: (0)
No HS Star Ratings: (3) Manning (TENN), Daniels (WISC), Mathis (BAMA)
Please note: if we were to give Manning 5 stars coming out of HS, Daniels 3 stars and Mathis 4 stars -- Denver's Offensive Star Rating would be 3.3 stars.
DENVER BRONCOS Defense -- Avg Star Rating: 2.3 Stars
Five Stars: (0)
Four Stars: (1) Williams (NC)
Three Stars: (3) Jackson (TENN), Miller (TEX AM), Stewart (S CAR)
Please note: If we were to give Ware 3 stars coming out of HS -- Denver's Defensive Star Rating would be 2.5 stars.
CAROLINA PANTHERS Offense -- Avg. Star Rating: 3.5 Stars
Five Stars: (4) Stewart (ORE), Ginn (OSU), Oher (MISS), Olsen (MIA)
Four Stars: (3) Newton (AUB), Brown (OSU), Norwell (OSU)
Three Stars: (2) Kalil (USC), Turner (LSU)
Two Stars: (0)
One Star: (1) Tolbert (COAST CAR)
Zero Stars: (1) Remmers (ORE ST)
No HS Star Ratings: (0)
CAROLINA PANTHERS Defense -- Avg. Star Rating: 3.3 Stars
Five Stars: (2) Johnson (GEO), Thompson (WASH)
Four Stars: (1) Coleman (OSU)
Three Stars: (3) Lotulelei (UTAH), Short (PUR), Kuechley (BC)
Two Stars: (1) McClain (UCONN)
One Star: (1) Norman (COAST CAR)
Zero Stars: (0) starters
No HS Star Ratings: (3) Allen (IDAHO ST), Davis (GEO), Harper (BAMA)
Please note: If we were to give Allen 2 stars coming out of high school, Davis 4 stars and Harper 4 stars -- Carolina's Defensive Star Rating would still be 3.3 stars
Now, let's compare Notre Dame's starting line up this past season for GAME #1 vs. Texas and how the Fighting Irish players were rated coming out of HS -- using RIVALS Star Ranking System: NOTRE DAME OFFENSE -- Avg. Star Rating: 3.8 Stars
Five Stars: (1) Nelson
Four Stars: (7) Stanley, McGlinchey, Elmer, Zaire, Fuller, Folston, Carlisle
Three Stars: (3) N. Martin, Brown, Smythe
Two Stars: (0)
One Star: (0)
Zero Stars: (0)
NOTRE DAME DEFENSE -- Avg. Star Rating: 3.6 Stars
Five Stars: (2) Smith, Redfield
Four Stars: (6) Day, Rochelle, Onwualu, Russell, Shumate, Luke
The big red motorhome has rolled onto campus -- parking next to Corbett Family Hall at Notre Dame Stadium.
ESPN will be broadcasting LIVE from Notre Dame all morning tomorrow -- as they lead into Saturday night's big game between our Fighting Irish and the #2 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.