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Joe Everett | Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Coming off a closer-than-expected loss against Virginia over the weekend, Notre Dame failed to build off its positive performance and instead took a step back Tuesday night inside Purcell Pavilion, falling to ACC bottom-feeder Wake Forest 75-68. “I was hoping we could go three steps forward, but this group’s never really been able to do
Joe Everett | Tuesday, February 19, 2019
In Notre Dame’s final home meet of the year, the Irish, running a smaller team, set several school records while simultaneously setting themselves up for success at this week’s ACC championships. Saturday’s Alex Wilson Invitational was highlighted by the performance of the men’s distance-medley relay, which combined for a time of 9:26.10 to set a
Joe Everett, Matthew Tighe, Alex Bender, Jimmy Ward, Hayden Adams, Inigo Yturralde, Dominic Gibson and Wally Osterberger | Friday, February 15, 2019
142 lbs. Dan “Emotional Punching Bag” Wilborn def. Jason ”Banana Jay” Lokhorst In the first fight of the night, freshman Jason “Banana Jay” Lokhorst, representing Stanford Hall, faced off against senior southpaw Dan “Emotional Punching Bag” Wilborn, representing Knott in the 142-pound division. Lokhorst landed a hard jab off the bat, matched by a flurry
Joe Everett | Thursday, February 14, 2019
After splitting up and hitting the road to compete in three different meets last weekend, Notre Dame will host its fourth and final home meet of the season: the Alex Wilson Invitational. The one-day, 15-event Invitational will take place this Saturday inside Loftus Sports Center. While the Alex Wilson Invitational is generally viewed as a
Joe Everett | Monday, February 11, 2019
It turns out that even in the middle of February, Saturdays and Sundays still belong to football. This weekend, the Alliance of American Football (AAF) debuted — a brand new football league which aired games on CBS this Saturday and Sunday. Co-founded by Charlie Ebersol and Bill Polian — the latter of whom worked as
Joe Everett | Friday, February 8, 2019
Notre Dame will look to reverse its present course this Sunday against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, who will visit Purcell Pavilion for another ACC showdown. For Irish head coach Mike Brey and the entire program, the 2018-19 campaign can be thought of as one, long, recurring bad dream— right now for Notre Dame (12-11,
Joe Everett | Thursday, February 7, 2019
Unlike in years past, Brian Kelly and his staff enjoyed a very peaceful National Signing Day. With essentially the entirety of #FightClub19 already committed, the Irish were already enjoying the fruits of the labor. All Wednesday provided was the cherry on top. At 3 p.m. on ESPNU, Notre Dame earned the commitment of four-star weak-side
Joe Everett | Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Aiming to build off its 79-73 win over Boston College, Notre Dame continues its road trip this Wednesday as the team heads down to Coral Gables, Florida, to take on Miami. The Irish (12-10, 2-7 ACC) were led on Saturday by junior guard Nikola Djogo, who scored a career-high 21 points to lead Notre Dame
Joe Everett | Wednesday, February 6, 2019
The Irish are finally trending in the right direction. Perhaps, one might argue, on multiple levels. And while Notre Dame (12-10, 2-7 ACC) pulled out a 79-73 win over Boston College this past Saturday to finally snap its five-game losing streak and gain back some semblance of respectability this season, the reality is that this
Joe Everett | Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Hosting the 32nd annual Meyo Invitational this past weekend inside the Loftus Fieldhouse, the Notre Dame men and women recorded three first-place finishes, 41 top-15 individual finishers and two relays in the top-15 throughout the two-day event. Friday’s competition was highlighted by junior Logan Kusky in the men’s weight throw, with the junior throwing for