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-Mia Berry | Monday, September 30, 2019
When it comes to the name-calling game, the NCAA is losing in a landslide fashion. While the NCAA normally lets the criticism flow off like rain dripping off a raincoat, the cries became so loud the NCAA was forced to listen. The NCAA passed rules to look out for student-athletes, in the form of a
Mia Berry | Friday, November 30, 2018
Last year, injuries to Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell offered a bleak glimpse into the future of Notre Dame basketball. The program that had won the ACC Championship and made a deep run in the NCAA tournament was gone. The build-up of hope and potential remained unmaterialized. As the Irish grow further and further removed
Mia Berry | Friday, November 9, 2018
A strong second half, spearheaded by senior forward Elijah Burns, helped Notre Dame to an 89-62 victory over Chicago State on Thursday night, moving the Irish to 2-0 to begin the 2018-19 season. Hitting three of its first four threes, Notre Dame jumped out to an 11-6 lead in the opening minutes of the game.
Mia Berry | Friday, November 9, 2018
When Devyn Spruell arrived on Notre Dame’s campus in the summer of 2015 to play football for the Irish, he continued a legacy of high standards and excellence that his father Byron started 30 years earlier. Byron Spruell — current NBA President of League Operations — was a team captain and offensive lineman for the
Mia Berry | Wednesday, October 31, 2018
It’s no secret that the WNBA, like most women’s professional athletic leagues, has been fighting for wage equality and relevance in today’s world. After years of fighting, many impromptu tweets and coincidental timing, the League finally has the opportunity to tackle both wage and relevance issues head on. The shift in the League started earlier
Mia Berry | Wednesday, October 10, 2018
The infamous J.R. Smith game-1 debacle and the Warriors’ eventual sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals all but assured that there would be The Decision: Part II within the coming weeks. The Lakers won the sweepstakes the second time around, but unlike the promises of championships that came when he teamed
Mia Berry | Tuesday, October 9, 2018
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, the most pronounced form of government hypocrisy has involved the way we treat women as a whole and those who have been sexually assaulted. I get it, almost every industry has shown some hypocritical actions in how it treats women, but the governmental sector seems to be the only
Mia Berry | Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The most asked and most controversial question every football offseason revolves around the quarterback position. It’s no surprise the most important asset for a football team comes with many questions, given that the person under center has the biggest impact upon whether your team wins or loses. Some teams are starting from scratch looking for
Mia Berry | Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Controversy and upsets in a championship make memorable moments most sports fans live for, especially when one of the greatest athletes alive is involved. The U.S. Open was no exception to that this year, but the controversy surrounding Serena Williams and the chair umpire Carlos Ramos overshadowed 20-year old Naomi Osaka beating Williams — Osaka’s
Mia Berry | Monday, September 10, 2018
On a cloudy Saturday afternoon in South Bend, where temperatures barely rose beyond 65 degrees, there was still one ray of light in Notre Dame Stadium. Despite lackluster weather and offensive play for the Irish, the defensive secondary of juniors Jalen Elliott, Alohi Gilman and Julian Love were dynamic in Notre Dame’s 24-16 win over