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Ryan Klaus | Friday, May 15, 2015
Notre Dame got off to a fast start this season, winning six of its first seven matches. However, as the Irish began their ACC slate, wins became harder to come by. “I think clearly there’s been a lot of growth from a lot of individuals throughout this year,” Irish head coach Ryan Sachire said. “We’ve
Alex Carson | Thursday, April 9, 2015
I’ve got to admit, it was pretty funny. All year long we had to put up with the complaints about college basketball; the pace of play, the physicality, the low-scoring games, the one-and-done players. A term I heard a lot? “Unwatchable.” But then a funny thing happened on the way to doomsday. On March 28, Notre Dame
Zach Klonsinski | Wednesday, April 8, 2015
To be honest, I’m still trying to process everything that happened at the Final Four this weekend. And I’m not talking about wins and losses. In reality, the games were the side show at times, especially Saturday night. It started off innocently enough as eventual national champion Duke trounced Michigan State. Mike Krzyzewski and Tom
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
Mike Monaco | Friday, March 27, 2015
No. 3 seed Notre Dame battles No. 1 overall seed Kentucky in the Elite Eight on Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Notes 36 – Years since Notre Dame last appeared in the Elite Eight. The Irish lost to Michigan State, 80-68, on March 18, 1979, in the regional final in Indianapolis. The
Miko Malabute | Monday, March 23, 2015
When your team plays for something as big as the conference championship, blood starts to boil over. Temperatures start to flare and pride starts to take over as fans become part of their team, part of the game. Nowadays especially, we take to the Twitter-sphere to live-tweet our support to our team as well as
Mike Monaco | Thursday, March 19, 2015
It’s there. Underneath the sliced-up nets still hanging around the necks of Jerian Grant and Pat Connaughton and knotted along the back of Bonzie Colson’s championship hat. It’s there. Underneath the Purcell Pavilion rafters from which an ACC championship banner will soon hang. It’s there. Underneath the still-lingering giddiness from a weekend’s triumph in Greensboro,
Manuel De Jesus | Thursday, March 19, 2015
For the first time in program history, Notre Dame will compete in the NCAA tournament as an automatic qualifier this Thursday after winning its first ACC championship last Saturday. The No. 8 Irish (29-5, 14-4 ACC) entered the ACC tournament as a three-seed and defeated Miami (Fla.), Duke and North Carolina to win the tournament