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-Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, February 14, 2019
As we approach the 68th-annual NBA All-Star Game, the race for this year’s MVP award has just started to heat up. If you ever thought the award would end up being a shootout between Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden, Paul George is doing his best to help change your mind. George is in the midst
Grant DelVecchio | Friday, February 8, 2019
After a strong 2018 campaign, Notre Dame is eager to pick up the 2019 season right where it left off. Last year, Notre Dame (0-1, 0-1 ACC) advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 20th straight season and 23rd overall in program history. The Irish finished the 2018 season with six wins over ranked opponents and
Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, February 7, 2019
In a matchup featuring two storied programs both experiencing down years, Notre Dame (12-11, 2-8 ACC) fell to Miami (FL) (10-12, 2-8 ACC) by a score of 62-47. Coming off of a 79-73 victory over Boston College, the Irish traveled to the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., in hopes of handing the Hurricanes their
Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, February 7, 2019
After his game-winning floater lifted the Los Angeles Clippers to a 117-115 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night, blossoming small forward Tobias Harris was greeted with the news that he’d be packing his bags and heading to Philadelphia. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the Philadelphia 76ers completed a blockbuster deal with
Grant DelVecchio | Tuesday, January 29, 2019
In the 33rd matchup overall between the two storied programs, the No. 2 Blue Devils cruised to an 83-61 victory over the Irish at Purcell Pavilion. With the loss, Notre Dame dropped to 11-10 (1-7 ACC) while Duke improved its overall record to 18-2 (7-1 ACC); the two teams now sit at opposite ends of the
Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, January 24, 2019
This past Sunday’s pair of overtime thrillers in the NFL Conference Championship games brought huge ratings to both CBS and Fox, and for good reason. In the AFC, the New England Patriots advanced to their third straight Super Bowl after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 37-31 in overtime. The Brady and Belichick legend continues, as
Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, January 17, 2019
Coming off a 65-59 defeat to the Tar Heels on Tuesday night, the Irish have now lost three out of their last four and sit at 11-6 overall and 1-3 in conference play. The loss overshadowed yet another huge performance from junior forward John Mooney, who has proven himself to be the most improved player
Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, December 6, 2018
In his first three seasons at the helm of the program, Notre Dame fencing head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia has achieved great success. Kvaratskhelia became the seventh head coach in Notre Dame fencing history in 2014 after joining the staff in 2007, serving three years as associate head coach and five as an assistant. In his
Grant DelVecchio | Wednesday, December 5, 2018
In their first game of the season away from home, Notre Dame came up short against an experienced Oklahoma basketball team by a score of 85-80. Despite the loss, it is clear that the Irish have made great strides as a unit early on in the season, specifically in terms of their leadership and play
Grant DelVecchio | Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Notre Dame pulled out a thrilling 76-74 victory over Illinois on Tuesday night, thanks, in part, to a huge performance by 6-foot-11 junior forward Juwan Durham. Durham is a transfer from Connecticut, and has dealt with knee problems ever since tearing his ACL in his junior year of high school. After struggling to find a