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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
Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, April 5, 2019
The new Notre Dame women’s club basketball team has competed in four tournaments in their inaugural semester. The team is comprised of a fluctuating 15 to 20 members and coached by Rob Coloney, the director of Graduate Career Services. Two of the four tournaments were in Chicago, and one was for regionals at Dayton University,
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, March 20, 2019
“We’re gonna introduce now the North Clayton Eagles / Coached by James Gwynn / His starters, number 21, Tauheed Epps.” The announcer’s voice cuts out, but you can watch, or just imagine, the rest. A tall, lanky high school kid strides past his teammates — receiving high fives as he goes — then shakes hands
Peter St. John | Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Editor’s Note: This column was found to have uplifted information from a previously published column. The author is no longer with The Observer. The NBA regular season officially ends April 10. But in reality, the season finishes at different times for different teams. For the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns, it barely retained any meaning