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-Mike Monaco | Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Less than 24 hours after winning the ACC tournament as the conference’s No. 3 seed, Notre Dame earned the No. 3 seed Sunday in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament. The Irish (29-5, 14-4 ACC) will face No. 14 seed Northeastern on Thursday in Pittsburgh. Notre Dame rode a second-half surge past North Carolina, 90-82,
Mike Monaco | Tuesday, March 17, 2015
A stadium shrouded in baby blue with five mustard streaks on the court soon gave way to a rainbow of confetti. On Saturday night in Greensboro, North Carolina, fittingly in the heart of ACC country, Notre Dame stood out. Wearing those gold uniforms and fluorescent highlighter shoes, the Irish outdid the bluebloods of arguably college
Mike Monaco | Saturday, March 14, 2015
No. 11 Notre Dame topped No. 19 North Carolina, 90-82, in the ACC tournament final Saturday night in Greensboro, North Carolina, to win its first-ever conference tournament. Notre Dame defeated Duke on Friday before besting the Tar Heels, becoming just the third team to win the ACC tournament championship in North Carolina by downing those
Mike Monaco | Wednesday, March 4, 2015
With a second open weekend in a three-week span, Mike Brey has found himself a bit bored of late. “You don’t know what to do with yourself,” the Irish head coach quipped. If history is any indication, Wednesday’s clash with No. 16 Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center should be the proper pick-me-up for Brey
Mike Monaco | Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Notre Dame officially announced the hirings of new assistant coaches Mike Sanford, Autry Denson, Todd Lyght and Keith Gilmore on Thursday afternoon. Irish head coach Brian Kelly unveiled nearly half of his new-look staff during a Monday press conference on campus. “I consider it to be the most committed, cohesive, experienced and probably brightest coaching
Mike Monaco | Monday, February 23, 2015
Notre Dame and Syracuse have squared off annually, often as conference foes, for nearly two consecutive decades. But for the first time since 2008, the No. 9 Irish will be the higher-ranked team when they meet unranked Syracuse on Tuesday night at Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame (24-4, 12-3 ACC) sits in sole possession of second
Mike Monaco | Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Former Irish star running back Autry Denson is expected to be Notre Dame’s next running backs coach, a source confirmed to The Observer. Denson, Notre Dame’s all-time leading rusher, spent the 2014 season as the running backs coach at Miami (Ohio) and was hired in January for the same role at South Florida. Former Irish
Mike Monaco | Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Roughly 11 months ago in Greensboro, North Carolina, Mike Brey walked off the court following Notre Dame’s first-round loss to Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament. Brey told reporters it was best to end the “saga” of the 2013-14 season, Notre Dame’s first losing season since 1998-99. Fast forward 22 wins and 180 degrees later,
Mike Monaco | Friday, February 13, 2015
Eight days after national signing day, Notre Dame landed another safety when former Cal safety Avery Sebastian announced his commitment to the Irish as a graduate student transfer Thursday. Irish head coach Brian Kelly hinted last week that Notre Dame still had moves to make on its roster. Sebastian will join the Irish after four
Mike Monaco | Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Pat Connaughton stood patiently with the ball on the left wing. The senior then looked to his right and delivered a pass to fellow senior Jerian Grant, who calmly sank a deep 3-pointer as time expired. Grant’s buzzer-beating long ball pulled No. 10 Notre Dame within two points of Clemson at the end of the