Friday, September 13, 2013

The Chicago Blackhawks Tour of Notre Dame


Here's a NHL.COM video replay of the Chicago Blackhawks tour of Notre Dame earlier this week -- enjoy!  That's Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly shaking hands with the Stanley Cup Champioins' head coach Joel Quenneville.

LINK:  THE BLACKHAWKS AT NOTRE DAME

Blackhawks' Shaw Surprises ND Students!


The Chicago Blackhawks are here on the Notre Dame campus this week for training camp -- and last night Andrew Shaw and GM Stan Bowman dropped in on some students in Keenan Hall to play a little NHL 13 -- the video game!

(Photo above -- that's Shaw in the middle!)

LINK:  BLACKHAWKS AT NOTRE DAME

Think You Know the Rules of Golf? Lew Does!


Dr. Lew Blakey Ph.D., a Notre Dame alum (Class of 1954) -- is generally regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities on the rules of golf.  He has served on the USGA Rules of Golf Committee continuously since 2000 and the Joint USGA-R&A Rules of Golf Committee since 2001.  

During Lew's time on these Committees, the Rules of Golf were rewritten into a more modern form and many important issues were resolved including the problem of correcting an official’s error and the long-standing conflicts between the definitions of lost ball, substituted ball, and wrong ball. 

Blakey has worked as a Rules Official at many national championships including the U.S. Women’s Open and the U.S. Senior Open and, most notable, all four major men’s professional championships, the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship. 

Lew is also quite a player.  In 1991, Blakey won the Northern Virginia Senior Amateur Championship and the Delaware State Senior Amateur Championship. He also won the Washington Metropolitan Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship in 1992 and 1998 and has won six senior club championships at three different clubs. 

Lew and his wife Claire were recently seen at Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course -- Lew with his clubs and Claire with her camera.  Here's a link below to Lew's website on the rules of golf and a link to a nice feature story on him:

In the photo above -- that's Lew on the right (light blue shirt), observing Vijay Singh make a proper drop at the 2005 US Open at Pinehurst. 

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Domer to Take Over South Bend's Mayor Post

Mark Neal '83, the current Controller for the City of South Bend, will be elevated to Deputy Mayor in charge of the city -- when Mayor Pete Buttigieg deploys on February 28, 2014 to Afghanistan.

Buttigieg is expected to return to his mayoral post in late September (2014).

LINK:  BUTTIGIEG TO SERVE

Kate Markgraf '98 Returns Home to ND!!!


Former Notre Dame All-American an Olympic Gold Medalist Kate Markgraf (Class of 1998) -- returned home to South Bend to broadcast a men's soccer game.  Here's the story:

LINK:  RETURNING HOME

Coach Kelly's Last Media Session This Week


The Fighting Irish are 48 hours away from Purdue -- and head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media to talk about Saturday's game.

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Domer Frank Tripucka Passes Away Today


Frank Tripucka '49, the former Notre Dame QB, first-ever quarterback of the Denver Broncos and father of former Irish basketball star Kelly Tripucka -- passed away today at the age of 85.

Frank is one of only three Denver Broncos who have had their number retired.  Some will remember the gesture Tripucka made to Peyton Manning -- letting him bring the #18 out of retirement last season...

Here are links to the stories written in the past hour about Tripucka:

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE STORY

LINK:  DENVER'S FIRST QB

LINK:  THE ORIGINAL #18

LINK:  A RING OF HONOR RECIPIENT

Domer Stan Bowman Gets Contract Extension


Notre Dame alum and Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman '95 received a two-year contract extension yesterday.  It was announced from the campus of Notre Dame -- as he brought his Stanley Cup Champs "home" for the start of their training camp.  Here's the story:

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Stanley Cup Champs Training at Notre Dame


The Chicago Blackhawks moved the start of their training camp to the University of Notre Dame this week.  One of their first stops yesterday afternoon was the Notre Dame Locker Room.

LINK:  BLACKHAWKS TRAINING AT NOTRE DAME 

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES STORY

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Purdue Head Football Coach Talks Notre Dame


The Purdue Boilermakers will host the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame this Saturday night in "PRIMETIME" on ABC.  Their head coach Darrell Hazell met with the media to talk about the game:

LINK:  HAZELL ON THE IRISH

Charlie Weis' Long Road Ahead in Lawrence


Charlie Weis '79 is the subject of a Grantland story about the difficulty path he's chosen to revive Kansas Jayhawk football.  Here's a link to the story:

LINK:  LONG ROAD

The Latest on Manti's Foot Injury


Former Notre Dame All-American Manti Te'o has been out of action for a few weeks now with a foot injury.  The injury has delayed his debut in the NFL regular season.  Here's the list:

LINK:  MANTI'S FOOT INJURY

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Now I Know Why I've Been a Fan of This Guy


As you'll see if you read this article linked below -- Rasheed "the ball don't lie" Wallace is a huge fan of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame!


LINK:  RASHEED WALLACE

Michael Floyd's One Handed Grab Sunday!


The former Notre Dame wide receiver is coming into his own this season with the Arizona Cardinals.  You have to see this 44 yard catch on Sunday!

LINK:  MICHAEL FLOYD ONE HANDER!

Notre Dame: A Top Twenty National University


The folks at U.S. News & World Report just released their 2014 ranking of the best colleges in America.  The University of Notre Dame was ranked #18.  Here's the list:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME -- TOP TWENTY

Domer Dad Has Two Other College FB Players


Detroit Tiger Torri Hunter Sr., has three sons playing college football this fall.  Torri Hunter Jr. is a freshman at Notre Dame, Money Hunter is a freshman at Arkansas State and Darius Hunter is a freshman at Southeastern Louisiana.  Here's a couple of stories...

(Photo L to R:  Darius, Money, Torri Sr. and Torri Jr.)

LINK:  THE HUNTER BOYS

LINK:  DAD'S OFF DAY

Watch Coach Kelly's Press Conference @ Noon


 Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly will meet with the media today at NOON ET -- to discuss the upcoming game this Saturday against Purdue.  Click on the link below to watch the replay:

LINK:  COACH KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE

Monday, September 9, 2013

OT: UCLA Player Hit By Car -- Killed

UCLA football player Nick Pasquale was killed yesterday morning after being hit by a car...

The "walk-on" had seen his first action in a game the day before -- very sad story:

LINK:  NEWS STORY

LINK:  UCLA COACH

Time to Look Ahead to Purdue Game Saturday

It's now time to think about Purdue and winning this game.  Took a lap around the worldwide web to see what I could find being said about Saturday night's prime time game.  Here's what I found:

LINK:  JOURNAL AND COURIER

LINK:  JOURNAL AND COURIER #2

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Coach Brian Kelly's Conference Call With Media


The morning after Notre Dame's 41 - 30 loss to Michigan -- head coach Brian Kelly met with the media after sleeping on his team's performance last night.  Here's one of the media reports:

LINK:  ESPN -- NOTRE DAME BLOG