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Michael Ivey | Thursday, October 27, 2016
There was a scene in the 1996 movie “Happy Gilmore” where the title character, a hockey player turned professional golfer, was struggling with his putting game. So his trainer, Chubbs Peterson, takes him to a miniature golf course to work on his putting technique. After a number of unsuccessful putting attempts, the late, great Peterson gave
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Alex Carson | Wednesday, March 30, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — What in the world happened to Notre Dame’s men’s basketball program? The formula was pretty simple for the Irish: Have a good regular season, earn a solid seed, then get to March and forget how to win. You could look at 2007 and 2010, where the Irish failed to get out of the first round
Marek Mazurek | Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Armed with the return of junior guard Demetrius Jackson, Notre Dame returns to action against No. 17 Miami on Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Florida. After a roller-coaster series of games last week, the Irish (15-6, 6-3 ACC) are trying to stabilize the ship against the Hurricanes (16-4, 5-3). The Irish entered last week on
Manuel De Jesus | Thursday, June 25, 2015
After leading Notre Dame to a 32-6 record, its first ever ACC championship and a run to the Elite Eight, Jerian Grant can now add being a first-round pick in the NBA Draft to his list of accomplishments. After waiting a little more than 30 minutes, Grant shook NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s hand as the
Zach Klonsinski | Friday, May 15, 2015
After a pair of free throws, Jerian Grant flew up court while thousands held their breath. Working his way to the corner in front of the Irish bench, the senior guard pulled up and let fly a desperation 3-pointer. Nervous fans clad in blue exploded as the shot sailed past the rim, and Kentucky moved
Zach Klonsinski | Friday, May 15, 2015
Sitting on his bed late one night during his senior year of high school, Pat Connaughton made a decision that shaped the rest of his life. He was supposed to be making his official visit to UCLA that upcoming weekend, but instead he signed up to become “a Notre Dame man.” “I just decided it
Mike Monaco | Sunday, March 29, 2015
CLEVELAND — Jerian Grant sprinted to the left corner of the court and heaved up a contested shot. It missed long. The horn blared. Notre Dame fell — two points, mere inches, precious seconds — from a momentous victory, as No. 1 seed and undefeated Kentucky survived the No. 3 seed Irish, 68-66, in the
Brian Hartnett | Sunday, March 29, 2015
CLEVELAND — Trailing Kentucky by two points with six seconds remaining in Saturday’s Midwest regional final at Quicken Loans Arena, Notre Dame gave the ball to its two seniors, guards Jerian Grant and Pat Connaughton. Just as he had done so often, Connaughton inbounded the ball to Grant. Just as he had done so often,
Brian Hartnett | Saturday, March 28, 2015
Notre Dame is no stranger to tough competition. The Irish (32-5) own an 8-1 record against teams that reached the Sweet 16 and have wins over three teams already moving on to the Elite Eight. But for the No. 3 seed Irish to win the Midwest Regional tonight and advance to their first Final Four since