Sunday, March 30, 2014

NCAA Regionals: ND Met With the Media Today


Muffet and her Fighting Irish met with the media today to talk about tomorrow night's game against Baylor for a trip to Nashville and the FINAL FOUR.  Here's the replay:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME NCAA PRESSER

FIGHTING FOR LIFE: The Bobby Russell Story



Notre Dame fans are going to want to watch this story...

LINK:  BOBBY RUSSELL

Up Next: Odyssey and the Baylor Bears


She's only 42 points away from setting the all-time points record for a single season for women's college basketball...

Standing in Odyseey's Sims way is the defense of Jewell Loyd, Kayla McBride and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

Here is what the media has to say about tomorrow night's NCAA Regional Final between Notre Dame (35 - 0) and the Baylor Bears (32 - 4).  The fun begins at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN.

LINK:  ESPNW -- CHARLIE CREME

LINK:  ESPN'S LOBO & LAWSON

LINK:  ESPN'S WHITE & MOWINS

Saturday, March 29, 2014

ND's Post Game Press Conference Today

The Fighting Irish met with the media after today's 89 - 72 win over Oklahoma State.  Here is the replay of the press conference:

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE

Mike Brey Stars in Northwestern Mutual TV Spot

Notre Dame men's basketball coach Mike Brey is featured in a Northwestern Mutual TV commercial that's airing during the NCAA tournament.  Just click on the link below to watch:

LINK:  MIKE BREY

Elite Eight Bound -- IRISH Beat Cowgirls 89 - 72


Notre Dame, with a quick 14 - 0 run, took control of the game early and they never trailed in a seventeen point win over Oklahoma State this afternoon.  The win puts the Fighting Irish into the NCAA Regional Final on Monday night against Baylor -- the last team to beat Notre Dame at Purcell Pavilion.

Here are the highlights and a few early media reports on today's game:

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS FROM ND

LINK:  ESPN RECAP

LINK:  THE OKLAHOMAN

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

Coach Kelly Met With Media Today at ND


Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today after Spring practice #8.  He updated the media on Jarret Grace's surgery and the status of his team...

LINK:  COACH KELLY

ND Football Spring Practice #8 Video Highlghts


Here's what Notre Dame football was up to today -- inside -- the Loftus Complex.  The gang at Fighting Irish Digital Media was in attendance -- so we have this report!

LINK:  PRACTICE VIDEO

Notre Dame Hockey on ESPNU at 9 PM ET


The NCAA Hockey Tournament begins tonight for Jeff Jackson's Fighting Irish and you can watch it LIVE on ESPNU beginning at 9 PM ET.  Yesterday afternoon Notre Dame met with the media to talk about St. Cloud State -- click on the link below to watch a replay of the press conference:

LINK:  PRESSER

Notre Dame on ESPN Today at 2:35 PM ET

Muffet McGraw's Fighting Irish are playing at home today in the SWEET SIXTEEN against Oklahoma State on ESPN -- the game tips off at 2:35 PM ET.  Here's what the media has to say about this afternoon's game:

LINK:  THE OKLAHOMAN

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  ESPN

Photo of Louis "Irish Chocolate" Nix on Skates!


Louis Nix III is a good sport.  Last night the former Notre Dame student-athlete participated in the Relay For Life cancer fundraising event at Compton Ice Arena.  As you'll see the 340 lb. defensive lineman painted his face, grew some colorful ears and put on some ice skates!

Friday, March 28, 2014

ESPN "Experts" Pick Winner of ND vs. OSU


Notre Dame plays Oklahoma State in a Sweet Sixteen basketball game Saturday on ESPN at Purcell Pavilion.  Four ESPN basketball pundits picked their winners of each of the games Saturday and Sunday.  Click on the link below to find out how they see the IRISH doing:

LINK:  PICKIN' THE WINNERS

Notre Dame Hockey Begins NCAA Tourney Run


Jeff Jackson's Fighting Irish are in St. Paul, MN this weekend to play their first NCAA Hockey National Championship tournament game tomorrow night against St. Cloud State.  Here's a preview of tomorrow night's game:

LINK:  ND HOCKEY

Muffet's Irish Met With the Media Today


The Fighting Irish are "HOME" this weekend to play in the NCAA's SWEET SIXTEEN.  First up, a game against Oklahoma State tomorrow at 2:30 PM ET.  The media met with Notre Dame this afternoon -- here's a link to the press conference:

Photo above of the new floor installed for the NCAA Tournament.

LINK:  PLAYERS

LINK:  COACH MCGRAW

Six ND Freshmen Met With the Media Today


I challenge you to find six better interviews from any other freshman football class in America.  The Notre Dame student-athlete -- they're different.

LINK:  IMPRESSIVE

MUST SEE! -- NOTRE DAME DAY TEASER


The University of Notre Dame will be celebrating NOTRE DAME DAY this coming April 27th.  Here's a promotional video to tease you to join-in!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME DAY

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Slam Magazine Interview of Incoming Hoopster


Mychal Johnson an incoming Notre Dame hoops recruit from West Virginia was interviewed yesterday by Slam Magazine.  Johnson and her teammates just won their FOURTH STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (six in a row for the school!) -- you'll enjoy this interview.

Fans of Kansas' freshman basketball sensation Andrew Wiggins might be surprised to learn that he was Mychal's date to the prom her junior year.

LINK:  SLAM MAGAZINE

Incoming Notre Dame QB Talks With Media


DeShone Kizer from Toledo Central Catholic High School has big plans for his future at Notre Dame.  Click on the story linked below:

LINK:  DESHONE KIZER

Joe Montana Seeded as #1 NFL QB of All-Time


Former Notre Dame QB Joe Montana is seeded as the "greatest NFL QB of All-Time" -- and as you'll see in the story -- arguably the greatest NFL player of all-time!  See the story and bracket linked below:

LINK:  MONTANA #1

LINK:  NFL BRACKETOLOGY

Brady Quinn Heading to the Detroit Lions?

Former Notre Dame All-American QB Brady Quinn is rumored to be a candidate to become Matthew Stafford's back-up with the Detoit Lions.

If Quinn were to head to Motown -- he would become the fourth former Notre Dame football player on the Lions' roster -- joining; Golden Tate, Theo Riddick and Joe Fauria (who played two years at ND before transferring to UCLA).

Here's the story:

LINK:  BRADY QUINN TO LIONS