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Madelyn Stout | Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Following a stunning win over the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday, the Notre Dame men’s basketball team is on the road Tuesday night in Greensboro to face off against 14-seeded Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Tournament. The Irish (10-14, 7-11 ACC) toppled the No. 11 read more→
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 9, 2021
With a big series win this past weekend at Clemson, the Notre Dame baseball team improved to 4-2 both on the season and against ACC opponents and earned the No. 25 national ranking. On Friday night, Notre Dame dropped the first game of the series 13-7 in an offensive read more→
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 9, 2021
It’s been just three months since Notre Dame’s 2020 season came to an end, but it feels much longer than that for all of us here at The Observer, so to pass the time, we are previewing every game on Notre Dame’s 2021 schedule. Last year, our predictions were read more→
Aidan Thomas | Monday, March 8, 2021
The Florida State men’s basketball team has made a name out of being a fantastic first-half squad, frequently coming out of the gates red hot and pummeling opponents into submission before the halftime buzzer. Heading into Saturday’s matchup with Notre Dame, the No. 11 Seminoles had trailed at halftime read more→
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, March 8, 2021
Nearly three months after their regular season started, Notre Dame (14-12-2, 12-10-2-1-2-2) finished it in style. The Irish swept the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-11-0, 7-11-0-2-1-0) out of Compton Family Ice Arena with a 5-2 victory on Friday night. They were even better on their senior night Saturday, pulling read more→
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, March 8, 2021
Still without their full roster, the Notre Dame women’s tennis team split their weekend in Virginia, beating the Virginia Tech Hokies 4-1, before falling to the No. 14 Virginia Cavaliers, 6-1. The Irish (8-6, 3-4 ACC) opened the day with the doubles sets. Senior-freshman duo Cameron Corse and Julia read more→
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, March 5, 2021
Two weeks after being shut out in consecutive games, the Irish (12-12-2, 9-10-2-1-2-2 Big Ten) were able to return the favor. Notre Dame took care of business with back-to-back 2-0 shutout victories in East Lansing over the Michigan State Spartans last weekend. The sweep wraps up an incredible road read more→
Hayden Adams | Friday, March 5, 2021
To be absolutely clear, I mean Mike Brey no harm by the title of this piece. If you didn’t pick up on it, it’s a reference to Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” film. Note: if you haven’t seen “The Dark Knight,” what the hell is wrong with you? It’s read more→
Ellen Geyer | Friday, March 5, 2021
After last night, even Mike Brey would fire Mike Brey. As a jeer to that end tumbled from the stands, a 9-14 Notre Dame (6-11 ACC) team stumbled into the locker room, shoulders sagging following a resounding 80-69 defeat at the hands of NC State (13-9, 9-8). “That was read more→
Greg McKenna | Friday, March 5, 2021
After making a big statement with a series win at then-No. 16 Wake Forest to begin the 2021 season, Notre Dame baseball (2-1, 2-1 ACC) now travels to Clemson (4-2, 0-0 ACC) for another three-game weekend series in conference play. After having three games in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, postponed read more→