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Meghan Lange | Friday, April 28, 2023
Mascots are a very polarizing topic. You either love them or hate them, and some people are even scared of the guys in the big felt suits behind masks. There’s a real diagnosis for this phenomenon: Masklophobia, sometimes referred to as Maskaphobia. Sports fans, however, are a completely different story. They feel very passionately about
Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Opening day is quickly approaching for Notre Dame softball. The Irish will take the field this weekend at the SDSU Season Kickoff in San Diego, beginning with a Friday night doubleheader. Last year, Notre Dame posted a 40-12 overall record with a 16-5 conference mark, leading the ACC in team batting average. The Irish reached
Sam Ouhaj, Jamison Cook, Nate Moller, Thomas Zwiller, Luke Thompson and Matt Smith | Thursday, September 23, 2021
After a college football week that held many exciting matchups, this week takes a break on the gas. Outside of a only few games, there are few intriguing matchups to watch this weekend. While it will not be another Alabama vs. Florida matchup, this is fine because it lets us here at The Roundtable shine
Nate Moller | Monday, January 18, 2021
Irish freshman forward Landon Slaggert started his new year in a big way, taking home the gold medal with Team USA at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships on Jan. 5. The Americans defeated Team Canada 2-0 to win the gold medal. Going into the championship game against Canada, Slaggert was aware of
Marek Mazurek | Thursday, November 30, 2017
Over the weekend, millions of Americans saved money through Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Two notable Americans who didn’t get a good deal though were Ray Anderson and Scott Woodward. Anderson is the athletic director at Arizona State and Woodward holds the same position at Texas A&M, and both programs recently fired their head
Alex Carson | Friday, November 11, 2016
If you take a look at next year’s Notre Dame football schedule, you might notice one thing is missing: the Shamrock Series. This weekend’s San Antonio showdown between the Irish and Army will mark the eighth, and final scheduled, installment of the annual-since-2009 neutral site game that’s allowed Notre Dame the opportunity to play home
Zach Klonsinski | Friday, October 7, 2016
Arizona State and No. 9 Notre Dame enter this season with expectations about as polarized as Congress, but both look to answer questions about their identity this weekend at Compton Family Ice Arena. The Sun Devils will drop the puck on just their second season at the Division I level. The program finished its inaugural
Greg Hadley | Thursday, December 31, 2015
As the Campus Crossroads project progresses around Notre Dame Stadium and the completion date of fall 2017 gets closer, one recent tradition may be put on hold to highlight the revamped venue. In an interview with The Observer on Dec. 16, Notre Dame Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick said the annual Shamrock Series game, an off-campus home game
Sean Kilmer | Wednesday, March 4, 2015
As the University heads into its spring break, Notre Dame will jet off to sunny Mesa, Arizona, for a week of practice in preparation for the Clover Cup. Two weekends ago, the Irish started their spring season on a high note, finishing tied for third at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Arizona. All five Irish golfers
Samantha Zuba | Thursday, November 13, 2014
I know what you’re thinking, Irish fans. Last weekend was great. With no Notre Dame games, there was more time to huddle inside and enjoy other college football games on television. Weird to have two bye weeks in a three-week stretch, but hey, roll with it. Now, Notre Dame should be ready to keep charging