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Emily DeFazio | Thursday, April 22, 2021
The eve of Thursday, April 15 proved to be an exciting one for the Notre Dame student body. In an email, University President Fr. John Jenkins announced to the campus community that they had succeeded in achieving the “ambitious goal” of vaccinating at least 90% of undergraduate and professional students. Those included in the statistic
Olivia Schatz | Friday, April 16, 2021
The NBA was not always the powerhouse that it is today. Starting with only eleven teams throughout the nation, the basketball organization wasn’t necessarily national. Now, 75 years later with 30 teams, NBA commissioner Adam Silver released a statement saying that expansion was “inevitable” in the organization’s future. With the possibility of the addition of
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
During the Feb. 16 town hall, hosted by vice president for Student Affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding and vice president for Campus Safety and University Operations Mike Seamon, Ms. Hoffmann Harding declared that “basketball is a no this semester” because it is “indoor, close contact.” I agree that playing basketball — pick-up games and the like — should
Inigo Yturralde | Friday, April 17, 2020
The NBA G League is the new kid on the block when it comes to minor league affiliates. Founded in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), the league comprised eight teams. In 2005 the league was called the NBA Development League or NBA D-League for short. Different to most major leagues, drawing comparisons
Quinn Biggio | Friday, April 3, 2020
In times of extreme hardship, people from all over the world have turned to one thing to unify them — and that one thing is sports. No matter the level of turmoil people are facing, nations all across the globe have always turned to sports to uplift them in times of trouble. In 2001, only
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, March 30, 2020
We are back with the third of four regions in the Round of 64 for the Observer March Madness Bracket. Last edition saw a 12-seed advance in our first major upset –– will any underdogs prevail today? Read below to find out. No. 1 Gonzaga def. No. 16 North Carolina Central 89-66 No one sees
Ashton Weber, Jackie O'Brien, Julianna Conley, Bridget Kelley and Adriana Perez | Sunday, March 1, 2020
This week’s sixth seat is Katie Cole, a pre-med senior who walked on the Notre Dame women’s basketball team her sophomore year and is now a scholarship athlete. Tune in to learn what it’s like to be coached by the legend herself: Muffet McGraw, and to hear about the amazing things Katie is doing on
Thomas Diehl | Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Sitting at home on my couch, watching the Notre Dame basketball game against Indiana, I could not help but continually yell at the television. Things like, “Juwan, why would you do that?!” and, “Hubb is a turnover machine,” flew out of my mouth at a constant rate. Was there extra pressure for Notre Dame to
Hayden Adams | Friday, September 27, 2019
In the sport of basketball, there are numerous legends, and many of them had an iconic, go-to move that only added to their fame. Michael Jordan had his cradle dunk, Kobe Bryant had his fadeaway and Allen Iverson had his crossover. However, there are only a select few moves ever deployed in basketball that have
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, April 11, 2019
Metal detectors will be used at all reserve-ticketed events at Notre Dame beginning this fall, the University announced in a press release Thursday. The decision comes following recent efforts to enhance security at campus events, including enacting a clear-bag policy at all home football games. The policy will primarily affect major sporting events on campus including