It's going to be GREAT!
Chloe Agnew (formerly with Celtic Woman) will be back again on campus from Ireland to perform as will members of the Chicago cast of the Broadway smash hit Hamilton!
Stay tuned for more information...
LINK: NOTRE DAME DAY
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Notre Dame Day 2019 Is Only 45 Days Away!
It's going to be GREAT!
Chloe Agnew (formerly with Celtic Woman) will be back again on campus from Ireland to perform as will members of the Chicago cast of the Broadway smash hit Hamilton!
Stay tuned for more information...
LINK: NOTRE DAME DAY
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Domer Connaughton Talks Strength Training...
Former Notre Dame basketball and baseball star Pat Connaughton spoke with the folks at the Milwaukee Journal about his strength training with his Milwaukee Buck's teammate and NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
LINK: STORY
Notre Dame vs. Louisville Tonight on ESPN2
The Fighting Irish play their second ACC Tournament game tonight against Louisville. Tip-off is slated for 7 PM ET -- you can watch the game on ESPN2.
GO IRISH!
GO IRISH!
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
An ACC Tournament First -- a #15 Seed Wins!
VINTAGE Coach Brey.— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) March 12, 2019
Go INSIDE the locker room after our win in the 1st Round of the ACC Tournament.#SurviveAndAdvance pic.twitter.com/2kp9LHWK3J
Monday, March 11, 2019
Former ND Great, ND Assistant & Two Trojans
Brady Quinn, Urban Meyer, Matt Leinert and Reggie Bush make up the cast of the new college football pre-game show that Fox Sports will be rolling out next Fall with host Rob Stone -- to take on ESPN's popular College GameDay.
LINK: NEW YORK POST STORY
LINK: FOX SPORTS RELEASE
Louisville Tennis Coach Talks Loss to ND
The 13th ranked Fighting Irish took it to Louisville yesterday -- beating them 4-0 -- remaining undefeated in ACC play.
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Biggest Game of the Year for Notre Dame!
Muffet's Fighting Irish, the top seed in the ACC Tournament, take on the Louisville Cardinals -- a team ranked just ahead of Notre Dame in the national rankings today in Greensboro. The winner takes home the ACC crown and probably the coveted Chicago Region of next week's NCAA Tournament!
The game tips off at NOON ET today -- remember, we "sprung ahead" one hour with the clock's last night!
The game will be televised on ESPN2.
GO IRISH!
Michigan State -- "Scoreless in South Bend!"
The #2 seeded Fighting Irish sweep Michigan State in the first round of the Big Ten Hockey Tournament -- behind the stellar goalie play of Cale Morris!
Back-to-Back Wins Over Top Ranked Teams!
Kevin Corrigan's Fighting Irish have beaten #2 Maryland and now #8 Denver in back-to-back games -- which should move Notre Dame up from its current #10 national ranking!
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Notre Dame Plays Syracuse at NOON ET Today
Last night's press conference, after Notre Dame's opening game win over North Carolina -- begins at the 5:01 mark in the video above.
Muffet's Fighting Irish play the Syracuse Orange in the ACC Tournament Semi-Finals today at NOON ET on ESPNU.
Go Irish!
Replay: Notre Dame's National Championship!
Just click on the link below, to watch Notre Dame's DMR National Championship last night -- you're going to want to watch this!
Fast forward the video to the 3:39:58 mark -- this is when the race starts!
WOW!
LINK: A NOTRE DAME MOMENT
"I Had No Doubt, We're Notre Dame...Never."
When you watch the video above -- catch what Notre Dame Track & Field's Distance Coach had to say when asked by the reporter "was there any doubt in that last 50...".@NDXCTF's coach Sean Carlson goes crazy watching his team's DMR victory! #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/6EsrEkpZ0w— FloTrack (@FloTrack) March 9, 2019
A freshman, a transfer, a former student manager and a walk-on -- our now known as National Champions -- that's Notre Dame!
Friday, March 8, 2019
'What Though the Odds Be Great or Small..."
— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) March 9, 2019Folks, this should go down as one of the great moments in Notre Dame Athletics' history...
You Can Call Them NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
Notre Dame was in sixth place, going into the final relay leg -- the 1600 meters. I can't wait for everyone to see the guts and determination of this Fighting Irish sophomore as he would not be denied..."When I'm doing it for my team out there I give it all that I have, and it paid off tonight," Yared Nuguse after claiming GOLD for the Irish!— Notre Dame XC/TF (@NDXCTF) March 9, 2019
Check out the photo finish in the men's DMR NCAA finals.#GoIrish #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/aT8Sqy4lRP
Yared Nuguse -- is now a NOTRE DAME LEGEND!
That's him retaking the lead on the final lap --- edging out the runner from Stanford to win the DMR NCAA National Championship for Notre Dame!
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. @ndxctf claimed the men's distance medley relay national title with a final time of 9:31.55! 🏆☘️ #GoIrish #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/Y1UBklqZZP— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) March 9, 2019
📽️ You're going to want to catch this finish (and celebration) on repeat!#GoIrish #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/nhSoSEyuLT— Notre Dame XC/TF (@NDXCTF) March 9, 2019
Notre Dame Competes for National Title Tonight
The Notre Dame Men's Distance Medley Relay team competes tonight at 10:02 PM ET for the NCAA National Championship! In the photo above that's Dylan Jacobs, Yared Nuguse, Sean Carlson (coach), Wayne Pate (coach), Sam Voelz and Edward Cheatham.
The Fighting Irish go into tonight's race with the fastest time in the country and the 2nd fastest time in NCAA history!
Last year, Notre Dame finished 2nd in this event at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championship.
Here's the reality -- Notre Dame's time (2nd fastest all-time) is only 3 seconds faster than the slowest team in the Final Heat -- so this is going to be quite a race!
It's Event #10 tonight -- here's the teams Notre Dame is competing with: FINAL HEATS
Here's how a Distance Medley Relay is run:
- Dylan Jacobs (FR) runs 1200 meters
- Edward Cheatham (SR) runs 400 meters
- Sam Voelz (SO) runs 800 meters
- Yared Nuguse (SO) runs 1600 meters
You can watch it LIVE on ESPN3 -- at the link below:
LINK: WATCH THE IRISH GO FOR A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
My Dad Just Completed Lap #82 of the Sun!
This is my Dad this past April being interviewed by all-time Notre Dame great Joe Theismann during our Notre Dame Day broadcast.
Today is the 82nd birthday of the former Detroit Tiger outfielder -- who still has 18 laps to go to catch his mom -- my Grandma Small!
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Notre Dame Golfer Ranked #99 in the World!
Emma Albrecht, a senior member of the Notre Dame Women's Golf Team was just ranked among the TOP 100 Amateur Golfers in the World!
Congrats Emma!
LINK: EMMA'S RANKING
LINK: WORLD RANKINGS
49ers Scout Who Covers Notre Dame Football
"Rubes, we got your guy! We're gonna take @mmcglinch68!"— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) March 6, 2019
Introducing the first episode of a brand new, exclusive series highlighting the team of scouts tasked with finding future #49ers.
Meet the Scouts 👇 pic.twitter.com/nW8HbGHFzY
At Least Someone Is Taking Notice of Boykin!
Many of the talking heads in sports journalism have been raving about Ole Miss' D.K. Metcalf and his testing performance at the NFL Scouting Combine -- what most have overlooked is what Notre Dame's Miles Boykin accomplished:"This guy's going to get a lot first downs & a lot of TDs."@KyleBrandt says GMs should keep their eyes on @MBoykin814 after his Combine performance. pic.twitter.com/g3c9BU5Lt4— GMFB (@gmfb) March 6, 2019
40 Yard Dash:
- D.K. Metcalf: 4.33
- Miles Boykin: 4.42
Broad Jump:
- Miles Boykin: 11'-8"
- D.K. Metcalf: 11'-2"
Vertical Jump:
- Miles Boykin: 43.5"
- D.K. Metcalf: 40.5"
20 Yard Shuttle:
- Miles Boykin: 4.07
- D.K. Metcalf: 4.5
3-Cone Drill:
- Miles Boykin: 6.77
- D.K. Metcalf: 7.33
Domer Tyler Eifert's Rehab Looks Promising!
The former Notre Dame tight end had a gruesome ankle injury that ended his season. As you can see in the video above -- he's moving pretty good...“Motivation is crap. Motivation comes and goes. When you’re driven, whatever is in front of you will get destroyed.” – David Goggins pic.twitter.com/dCMOuAr4At— Tyler Eifert (@tylereifert) March 6, 2019
He's now a free agent, looking to catch on with a new team.
Good Luck Tyler!
LINK: BEST FITS
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Monday, March 4, 2019
ND Football is Showing Up at NFL Combine!
Take a look at this -- these are the Notre Dame football players, working out in front of NFL teams at the NFL Scouting Combine, who have been named TOP PERFORMERS at their position:
Bench Press:
- Drue Tranquill -- 31 reps /// #1 among all linebackers!
- Alize Mack -- 22 reps /// #2 among all tight ends!
Vertical Jump:
- Miles Boykin -- 43.5" /// #2 among all positions!
- Drue Tranquill -- 37.5" /// #5 among all linebackers!
- Alize Mack -- 36" /// #5 among all tight ends!
- Dexter Williams -- 36" /// #6 among all running backs!
- Jerry Tillery -- 32" /// #9 among all defensive lineman!
Broad Jump:
- Miles Boykin -- 11'-8" /// #2 among all positions!
- Dexter Williams -- 10'-10" /// #1 among all running backs!
- Drue Tranquill -- 10'-2" /// #9 among all linebackers!
- Alize Mack -- 10'-0" /// #5 among all tight ends!
- Jerry Tillery -- 9'-7" /// #9 among all defensive lineman!
40 yard dash:
- Miles Boykin -- 4.42 /// #9 among all wide receivers!
- Dexter Williams -- 4.57 /// #11 among all running backs!
- Drue Tranquill -- 4.57 /// #7 among all linebackers!
- Alize Mack -- 4.70 /// #7 among all tight ends!
- Jerry Tillery -- 4.93 /// #9 among defensive lineman!
20 yard shuttle:
- Julian Love -- 4.10 /// #6 among all defensive backs!
- Drue Tranquill -- 4.14 /// #5 among all linebackers!
- Dexter Williams -- 4.16 /// #2 among all running backs!
- Jerry Tillery -- 4.33 // #5 among all defensive lineman!
- Alize Mack -- 4.34 /// #9 among all tight ends!
- Miles Boykin -- 4.42 /// #10 among all wide receivers!
60 yard shuttle:
- Drue Tranquill -- 11.64 /// #3 among all linebackers!
- Alize Mack -- 11.93 /// #7 among all tight ends!
3-cone drill:
- Julian Love -- 6.72 /// #3 among defensive backs!
- Miles Boykin -- 6.77 /// #1 among all wide receivers!
- Drue Tranquill -- 6.94 /// #6 among all linebackers!
- Dexter Williams -- 7.00 /// #3 among all running backs!
- Alize Mack -- 7.27 /// #13 among all tight ends!
- Jerry Tillery -- 7.45 /// #7 among defensive lineman!
ALEX BARS -- NFL TRACKER -- NOT TESTING
MILES BOYKIN -- NFL TRACKER
TEVON CONEY -- NFL TRACKER -- NOT TESTING
JULIAN LOVE -- NFL TRACKER
ALIZE MACK -- NFL TRACKER
JERRY TILLERY -- NFL TRACKER
DRUE TRANQUILL -- NFL TRACKER
DEXTER WILLIAMS -- NFL TRACKER
Sunday, March 3, 2019
ND Lacrosse Beats #2 Maryland Today in OT!
BRIAN WILLETTS WINS IT ON THE CREASE DIVE!!!— NCAA Lacrosse (@NCAALAX) March 3, 2019
No. 17 Notre Dame upsets No. 2 Maryland in OT, 14-13. #NCAALAX
(via @NDlacrosse) pic.twitter.com/ZkjmWkzdeR
The Last "Regular Season" Home Hurrah...
The Fighting Irish roll 103-66 over Virginia.
The win gives the Fighting Irish their sixth straight ACC Regular Season Championship. The win also gives them a #1 seed for this week's Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
Muffet's Irish begin ACC Tournament play on Friday.
LINK: ACC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Miles Boykin's 40 Yard Dash at NFL Combine
💨 4.47 for @MBoykin814 on his first 40 attempt.
📺 @nflnetwork to catch his second attempt live. #GoIrish ☘️ #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/sFrcGwxOEb
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) March 2, 2019
💨 4.47 for @MBoykin814 on his first 40 attempt.
📺 @nflnetwork to catch his second attempt live. #GoIrish ☘️ #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/sFrcGwxOEb
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) March 2, 2019📺 @nflnetwork to catch his second attempt live. #GoIrish ☘️ #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/sFrcGwxOEb
Miles Boykin ran a 4.42 40 yard dash (in his 2nd attempt) at today's NFL Combine -- the 8th fastest for Wide Receivers!
Miles Boykin's Vertical Jump at NFL Combine
.@NDFootball WR @MBoykin814 just jumped 43.5" in the vertical! 🔥 #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/FApROwQdCg— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2019
One of the highest vertical jumps in NFL Scouting Combine history!
Boykin's Jumps at NFL Scouting Combine
This kid can jump.— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2019
11' 8" broad jump for @NDFootball's @MBoykin814 😳 #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/And3O23UNM
One of the highest VERTICAL & BROAD jumps -- "all-time" in NFL Scouting Combine history!
Miles Boykin Put On a Show In Indy Today!
Notre Dame's Miles Boykin is having himself a day today -- at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis! His broad jump is the 3rd longest in NFL Scouting Combine history for all positions. His vertical jump, is 10th highest in NFL Scouting Combine history for all positions.
Here were his measurables:
Here's the Notre Dame Football's team back on campus reacting to Boykin's 4.42 forty-yard dash!
- 40 Yard Dash: 4:42 -- #8 for WR's
- Vertical Jump: 43.5" -- #1 for WR's
- Broad Jump: 11'-8" -- #2 for WR's
Here were his measurables:
- Height: 6-3 6/8
- Weight: 220
- Hand: 9 7/8
- Arm: 33 4/8
- Wingspan: 81 3/8
Here's the Notre Dame Football's team back on campus reacting to Boykin's 4.42 forty-yard dash!
Whole squad in Notre Dame’s locker room watching WR Miles Boykin go off at the combine (via @ChaseClaypool)pic.twitter.com/xHWT7jRZwv— Bleacher Report CFB (@BR_CFB) March 2, 2019
Brady Quinn Shares His NFL Draft Story...
#NDIrish great #BradyQuinn ( @3rd_Goal ) shares his #NFLDraft day story with @TeddyGreenstein #ThuzioCHI #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/X5inNEvKzA— Thuzio (@Thuzio) March 2, 2019
Update on Domer Vic Lombardi's Cancer Battle
The Notre Dame alum, who's received 30 Emmy Awards for his TV work in Denver -- is battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Here's the latest on our man Vic.
Great to see him always repping his alma mater!
Friday, March 1, 2019
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Williams' & Bars' Interviews at NFL Combine
Courtesy of the folks at Irish Illustrated who posted this on their YouTube Channel.
To subscribe to Irish Illustrated -- click on this LINK.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Samardzija Back On The Mound Today...
The former Notre Dame football and baseball star has been recovering -- a long time -- since he injured his throwing shoulder early last season for the San Francisco Giants...
Today -- he showed he was back.
LINK: SAMARDZIJA
Domer A.J. Pollock Getting Comfortable...
The former Notre Dame baseball star and MLB All-Star with the Arizona Diamondbacks -- is getting used to wearing Dodger blue...
LINK: POLLOCK
LINK: CBS SPORTS
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Bonzie Colson Called Up to Milwaukee Bucks!
Bonzie joins former Notre Dame two-sport star Pat Connaughton on the 1st place Milwaukee Bucks!
Four Years Ago Tonight -- Notre Dame's Grotto
Our "Fr. Ted" left for Heaven this day -- four years ago...
Syracuse's Coach & Players Talk Notre Dame
The #4 ranked Fighting Irish rolled over #17 Syracuse 98-68 last night inside the Carrier Dome.
Monday, February 25, 2019
Muffet's #5 Irish on ESPN2 Tonight at 6 PM ET
The Fighting Irish travel to #18 Syracuse tonight to take on the Orange. It will be a tough ACC game.
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Saturday, February 23, 2019
My Friend Vic Lombardi '91 -- Shares His Story
He's been honored with 30 Emmy's for his TV broadcasting work in the Denver market -- to say he's "beloved" in the Mile High City -- would be an understatement.
22 days ago -- the Notre Dame alum received a phone call that changed everything...
LINK: VIC'S STORY
Friday, February 22, 2019
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