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-Mannion McGinley | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
This weekend, I got to see a true Gronk spike for the first time in a year and a half. I was so excited about it until I reminded myself, once again, that it occurred in Buccaneer Orange and not Patriots Navy. Setting those emotions aside, let me start again. This weekend for the Pats
Mannion McGinley | Monday, October 19, 2020
After the 12-7 Irish win over Louisville, wide receivers junior Kevin Austin and graduate student Ben Skowronek topped the target list Saturday for graduate student quarterback Ian Book. The pair each had two targets, with one and two receptions, respectively. These were their first receptions of the season, as they are both coming off injuries.
Mannion McGinley | Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Dear Mr. Newton, Welcome to New England. You’re much closer to my home right now than I am, but let me just say thank you for being there. You’ve brought new life to the quarterback position at Gillette Stadium and I could not be more grateful, nor could Foxborough. While I should’ve known more, I
Mannion McGinley | Friday, September 25, 2020
Notre Dame has had its fair share of NFL stars. From Joe Montana and Golden Tate to Chase Claypool and Mike McGlinchey, the Irish have spread well across the NFL. With 537 players drafted from Notre Dame and 34 more as free agents, it’s no question there has always been an Irish presence in the
Mannion McGinley | Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Notre Dame football head coach Brian Kelly took to Zoom again Monday to answer questions from the press about Saturday’s 52-0, shut out win over the South Florida Bulls, the outcome Kelly had been hoping for. As he said at half time, he was tired of being “the nice guy.” “First of all, I didn’t
Mannion McGinley | Tuesday, September 15, 2020
To the group of 12 that sat in the row directly in front of me at the game and to others who made a similar decision: That was selfish. You and I both know you don’t live together, and we know you shouldn’t be taking your masks off to talk to each other, but sure,
Mannion McGinley | Monday, August 17, 2020
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced the postponement of the fall sports season July 30. The news was nothing if not disappointing to Saint Mary’s golf head coach Kimberly Moore. “Obviously, I was disappointed about the postponement of our fall season,” Moore said in an email. “However, I was most disappointed in the fact that
Mannion McGinley | Friday, May 15, 2020
After the women placed third in the ACC indoor conference championship, matching their best placement since 2016, and the men placed fourth, matching their best finish since 2014, the leading competitors from the Notre Dame track and field teams boarded a plane to Albuquerque for the NCAA Championships, only to turn around and come home
Mannion McGinley | Friday, May 15, 2020
This year, the Holy Cross women’s soccer team came away with a 9-8-1 record, a major turnaround from the 3-12 season that preceded it. This was an active shift completed by head coach Omar Gallo, associate head coach Duma Magagula and the team itself. “First thing we did was go out and recruit the players
Mannion McGinley | Friday, May 15, 2020
The Saint Mary’s Golf team left everything on the fairway this year and brought home the hardware to prove it. The team won its third consecutive MIAA Conference Championship this fall, and head coach Kimberly Moore attributes that success to the spirit of the team, brought out heavily by junior captains Hunter Kehoe and Summer