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-Nate Moller | Monday, March 23, 2020
On March 16, it was announced that the Minnesota Vikings had agreed to sign quarterback Kirk Cousins to a two-year extension that will pay him $66 million over those two years. Cousins, who has played two seasons for the Vikings, still has one year remaining on his previous contract worth $84 million over three years.
Nate Moller | Thursday, March 5, 2020
The second-ranked Notre Dame will look to stay undefeated this weekend against Boston College on Saturday. The Irish (5-0, 1-0 ACC) are coming off of their first ACC win of the season Sunday against Duke, who they beat by a score of 13-9. Despite looking like one of the top teams in the country so
Nate Moller, Aidan Thomas and Jimmy Ward | Monday, March 2, 2020
137 pounds Drew “Mr. Nice Guy” Niceley def. Danny “Smiley” Rogers The finals began with a fight between Rogers, a junior from Zahm House and Niceley, an off-campus graduate student. Both fighters were a bit hesitant coming out of the gates, but Niceley managed to land some big punches early and keep Rogers on the
Nate Moller | Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Among a number of notable Irish accomplishments at the Alex Wilson Invitational at Loftus Sports Center this past Saturday, the men’s distance medley relay made a statement by winning the race and recording the second-fastest time in NCAA Indoor Track history. With a time of 9:25.80, the Irish distinguished themselves in the relay despite the
Nate Moller | Thursday, February 20, 2020
The No. 6-ranked Irish will face their first major test of the season this Sunday against the No. 17-ranked Richmond Spiders. The Irish are coming off their opening game against Cleveland State this past weekend where they won a comfortable 17-7 game. Head coach Kevin Corrigan said that his team has used the full week
Aidan Thomas, Liam Coolican, Dominic Gibson, Patrick Gallagher, Nate Moller and Inigo Yturralde | Wednesday, February 19, 2020
After a very fun week, we are back with the same format for the basketball roundtable. Last week, as promised, there were a lot of points scored, highlighted by Iñigo Yturralde jumping into fourth place despite not participating in the first week. Aidan Thomas went 5-0 in game picks and won the “draft” game to
Nate Moller | Tuesday, February 18, 2020
The Irish secured a much-needed win Monday night in wild fashion against the North Carolina Tar Heels. Trailing most of the second half and facing a double-digit deficit with under eight minutes to go, the Irish (16-10, 7-8 ACC) found a way to rally late and pull off a stunning last second victory. The Irish
Nate Moller | Tuesday, February 18, 2020
The No. 6/7 Irish had a very successful weekend by picking up two victories against No. 3 Northwestern and Central Michigan. Last year, the Irish (3-0) fell to Northwestern (3-1) in the second round of the NCAA tournament, but the game in Evanston, Illinois on Friday night was a different story. The Irish offense was
Connor Mulvena, Hayden Adams, Patrick Gallagher, Liam Coolican, Aidan Thomas and Nate Moller | Friday, February 14, 2020
Kevin “Bad Attendance” Bhatt (Off Campus) def. Jacob Abel (Dunne Hall) The first match of the night commenced as Bhatt, an off campus graduate student, attempted to land a flurry of quick jabs. Abel, a freshman from Dunne Hall, blocked most of Bhatt’s offensive before driving him across the ring into the ropes. As round
Nate Moller | Friday, February 14, 2020
After a dominating victory over Marquette, the No. 6/7-ranked Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team will face a huge early-season test Friday when they head to Evanston to face off against the No. 3-ranked Northwestern. The Irish (1-0) fell to the Wildcats (2-0) in the second round of last year’s NCAA tournament, so Friday’s contest figures