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Bengal Bouts concludes opening rounds

Joe Everett, Matthew Tighe, Alex Bender, Jimmy Ward, Hayden Adams, Inigo Yturralde, Dominic Gibson and Wally Osterberger | Friday, February 15, 2019

142 lbs. Dan “Emotional Punching Bag” Wilborn def. Jason ”Banana Jay” Lokhorst In the first fight of the night, freshman Jason “Banana Jay” Lokhorst, representing Stanford Hall, faced off against senior southpaw Dan “Emotional Punching Bag” Wilborn, representing Knott in the 142-pound division. Lokhorst landed a hard jab off read more→

Men’s Basketball

Brey, Gibbs ready to redeem themselves against Virginia

Holden Perrelli | Friday, February 15, 2019

Notre Dame will look to string together back-to-back wins as they travel to Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday for a rematch against a familiar conference foe: Virginia. The Cavaliers (21-2, 9-2 ACC) last visited Purcell Pavilion on Jan. 28 and left the building with a decisive 82-55 victory. “ read more→

Hockey

Irish look to improve home record, Big Ten standing against Wisconsin

Jack Concannon | Friday, February 15, 2019

After picking up a much needed 5-2 win over Michigan on Tuesday, the Irish will turnaround quickly to take on Wisconsin at home this weekend. The Irish (15-10-3, 8-8-2 Big Ten) took five points in the conference standings from the Badgers (9-4-5, 5-8-5 Big Ten) the last time they read more→

Men’s Lacrosse

Corrigan, Irish plan for home opener against Detroit Mercy

Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, February 15, 2019

Facing the customary February wintery conditions in South Bend, No. 9 Notre Dame will open its season Saturday night inside, as the Irish host MAAC-foe Detroit Mercy in a nonconference bout to open the 2019 season. Under head coach Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame has consistently played one of the read more→

Baseball

Irish set to open season on the road at Arizona State

Ryan Kolakowski | Friday, February 15, 2019

Snow and below-freezing temperatures do not signal the transition from winter to spring or the beginning of baseball season in South Bend, so Notre Dame will hit the road to open the season in the more acceptable temperatures of Phoenix. The Irish, led by head coach Mik Aoki, open read more→

Sports Authority

Hoonhout: Way-too-early Cinderella predictions

Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, February 15, 2019

On Thursday, ESPN college basketball guru Jay Bilas released “Volume II of The Bilas Index,” the Bilas-assured “most dependable and trusted metric of hoop quality and capability in the known universe.” In case you were nervous about its veracity, take it from the source: “It is culled from the read more→

ND Women’s Basketball

No. 6 Notre Dame bests Boston College on the road

Charlotte Edmonds | Thursday, February 14, 2019

In their first game since dropping out of the top five, the Irish delivered a redemption performance against Boston College, picking up a 50-point win over the Eagles while simultaneously moving one step closer to cementing Arike Ogunbowale’s legacy, as the senior guard passed current associate coach Beth Cunningham read more→

Track and Field

Irish host final home meet of the season

Joe Everett | Thursday, February 14, 2019

After splitting up and hitting the road to compete in three different meets last weekend, Notre Dame will host its fourth and final home meet of the season: the Alex Wilson Invitational. The one-day, 15-event Invitational will take place this Saturday inside Loftus Sports Center. While the Alex Wilson read more→

Men’s Swimming

Notre Dame to conclude regular season at Ohio State Winter Invitational

Jimmy Ward | Thursday, February 14, 2019

The Notre Dame swim and dive team will conclude its regular season in Columbus, Ohio, this weekend at the Ohio State Winter Invitational beginning Saturday at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. Notre Dame will only be sending swimmers and divers who are not competing in the ACC Championships that start Wednesday. read more→

ND Women’s Tennis

Notre Dame defeats Purdue for fifth win of season

Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, February 14, 2019

After a tightly contested victory on the road in Bloomington, Indiana, on Sunday, the Notre Dame women’s tennis team returned home Wednesday to face off against Purdue at Eck Tennis Center. The Irish picked up their fifth win of the season, beating the Boilermakers 4-0 to improve to 26-6 all-time against read more→

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