Less Than 21 Hours to the 2014 NFL Draft

The ever changing NFL "Mock Drafts" -- still have a couple of Notre Dame players going in tomorrow night's PRIME TIME coverage of the First Round of the 2014 NFL Draft.  Zach Martin seems to be a lock -- Louis Nix, could be...

The fun begins at 8 PM ET (Thursday) on the NFL Network and ESPN -- here's the latest mock drafts at the NFL.COM site:

LINK:  LATEST MOCK DRAFTS

Skylar Diggins Drops 30 on San Antonio Today!

The former Notre Dame All-American is off to a fantastic start in the WNBA preseason -- scoring 30 points today (making two free throws in the last 2.3 seconds) to lead the Tulsa Shock to a 76 - 75 win over the San Antonio Stars.

Oh what a difference a year makes -- in the Shock's two pre-season games, Skylar is averaging 27.5 points per game -- she averaged just 8.5 points per game as a rookie...

The other former Notre Dame All-American in this game was Kayla McBride -- who made her first start and she responded with a team high 17 points for the Stars.  Congrats Kayla!

LINK:  GAME STORY

Domer Dad Torii Hunter Sr. Shows Off His Pants

The starting right fielder for the Detroit Tigers -- and father to Notre Dame student-athlete Torii Hunter Jr. -- is seen in this photo wearing his Zubaz pants with his teammates.  That's Torii Hunter Sr. -- with the big smile -- on the right.

Jeff Samardzija: You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

How can you have seven starts -- fifty innings pitched -- have an ERA of 1.62 (second best in all of Major League Baseball) and have a winning record of 0 and 3?

You play for the Chicago Cubs...

Last night -- the former Notre Dame All-American wide receiver throws nine SCORELESS innings, giving up three hits while striking out seven.  Yet, he doesn't get a decision in the Cubs 3 - 1 loss to the White Sox in 12 innings.

Samardzija's on pace to become the first starter in history to pitch in the MLB All-Star game without a win...


LINK:  SAMARDZIJA INTERVIEW -- AFTER THE GAME

LINK:  SAMARDZIJA'S OVER THE SHOULDER CATCH

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY

Five Draft Experts PIck the NFL's First Round

Two former Notre Dame football stars are among the college players that these "five" CBS SPORTS writers are projecting will go in Thursday night's First Round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

What's disappointing to me is the two players who left early from Notre Dame (Tuitt and Niklas) -- are no where to be found in the first round of these five mock drafts.  Here's hoping that they will be "first round surprises."

LINK:  MOCK DRAFTS

Sporting News College Football Issue: Golson!

This didn't take long -- the first of many covers for the Notre Dame QB...

I suspect this season we'll see the right hand on the laces of the football.

Doyle's Late Goal Beats #19 Army Saturday!

The Fighting Irish are on a roll at the right time of the season -- beating their third ranked opponent in the past eight days...

This time it was a goal by Conor Doyle with just 20 seconds left in the game -- giving Notre Dame a 18 - 17 win over #19 Army.  Here are the highlights:

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Must See: Kayla McBride TV Interview...

Former Notre Dame All-American Kayla McBride was a guest on the San Antonio TV show San Antonio Living -- click on the link below to watch...

LINK:  KAYLA MCBRIDE

Skylar Diggins Dominates in Tulsa Shock's Win

The former Notre Dame All-American put on a show last night in front of the home crowd scoring 25 points (in just 22 minutes) in the Shock's 82 - 59 win over the San Antonio Stars.

Another former Notre Dame All-American -- Kayla McBride who plays for San Antonio -- made her pro debut last night.  I'm quite sure Kayla's going to quickly forget about this performance.  Kayla was 1 for 7 from the field for 3 points in 18 minutes of action.

Here's the media coverage:

LINK:  KTUL-TV

LINK:  DIGGINS DOMINATES

Muffet McGraw Looks Back at Historic Season

Notre Dame's Hall of Fame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw (and "Back to Back" National Coach of the Year) sat down with the folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media to look back at the 2013-14 season.

This is "must see..."

LINK:  MUFFET LOOKS BACK

Jordan Talks About $75 Million Gift to ND

Yesterday's announcement that Jay Jordan '69 had given $75 million to his alma mater -- the largest single gift in Notre Dame's 172 year history -- was national news...

If you'd like to learn why Jordan made this historic gift -- click on the Chicago Sun-Times article linked below:

LINK:  JORDAN'S MOTIVATION

OT: Pretty Funny Jimmy Fallon Prank in NYC

The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon set-up a prank for Yankee fans in midtown Manhattan the other day...  It involves Robinson Cano -- you'll want to see this.

LINK:  TONIGHT SHOW PRANK

Sporting News Ranks Top College FB Coaches

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly is ranked towards the top -- see the link below:

LINK:  TOP COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES

Golden Tate Has a New NFL Jersey Number

Former Notre Dame All-American and Super Bowl Champion Golden Tate is sporting a new number with the Detroit Lions.  Tate is now wearing #15...

LINK:  GOLDEN TATE

Izzo Will Finally Coach a Game at Notre Dame

Michigan State's men's basketball coach Tom Izzo -- who had a $5 bet with his best friend in high school Steve Mariuccci (NFL coaching fame) on who would become a head coach at Notre Dame first -- will finally coach a game at ND.  See story linked below...

It was announced today that Michigan State will come to South Bend, IN on December 3rd to play the Fighting Irish in the ACC - Big Ten Challenge.  Should be fun!

LINK:  IZZO - MARIUCCI BET

LINK:  SPARTANS AND IRISH TO PLAY

Must See: Notre Dame Athletics 2013-14 Video

You're going to want to watch this!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS

Honoring Notre Dame's Student-Athletes

If you watch next week's Commencement at the University of Notre Dame (LIVE ONLINE) -- keep an eye out for the "stoll" with the MONOGRAM (see photo above) -- it will signify a graduating student-athlete...

USA Today Story on Skylar Diggins and Jay Z

Former Notre Dame All-American Skylar Diggins is one of seven athletes who've signed with Jay Z's Roc Nation for representation -- she's the only female...

It's been a very smart business move for Skylar -- read this story in USA Today -- today:

LINK:  SKYLAR AND ROC NATION

Photo of Notre Dame's Main Building Today

The Notre Dame Grounds Crew posted this photo today on their TWITTER account (@ndgroundscrew) of their work after adding new mulch around the University's iconic Golden Dome. 

Today is the last day of classes for the students -- two study days -- then final exams start next Monday.  This school year went by too fast!

News Coverage of Notre Dame Day...

We wrapped up 29 hours of LIVE BROADCASTING last night (at Midnight ET) of the first-ever NOTRE DAME DAY.  It was pretty special!

Here's some of the news coverage:

LINK:  WNDU-TV

LINK:  ABC-57