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Nate Moller | Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Notre Dame will be well represented in Tokyo, Japan, this summer with 20 athletes competing in the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Basketball Notre Dame women’s basketball has been very strong over the last decade, and three former players were selected to their national teams this year. Skylar Diggins-Smith (USA) Diggins-Smith currently plays for
Hayden Adams | Monday, July 27, 2020
The summer is winding down and we are just days away from Notre Dame students arriving to campus and football players beginning fall camp. In anticipation of both the academic and (hopefully) athletic year starting back up, here’s some Notre Dame sports news you need to know to start your week. Notre Dame Football
Liam Coolican | Monday, November 11, 2019
On a night when Notre Dame inducted legendary forward Natalie Achonwa into their prestigious Ring of Honor, the Irish defeated Loyola Maryland 84-60. Sophomore guard Kaitlyn Gilbert scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds, and graduate student transfer gard Destinee Walker added 19 and seven, respectively, to lead the Irish. Achonwa, who was known for
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, April 21, 2017
Irish senior guard Lindsay Allen became the 14th Notre Dame player to be chosen in the WNBA draft, as she was selected as the 14th overall pick by the New York Liberty on Thursday. She will become the sixth active former Irish player in the WNBA when the season begins in May — and those players
Elizabeth Greason | Monday, April 10, 2017
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. “Full House” debuted. Michael Jackson released his follow-up album to “Thriller.” The New York Giants earned their first Super Bowl rings and Martina Navratilova defeated a young Steffi Graf in the Wimbledon finals. And a young, inexperienced Muffet McGraw stepped to
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Five former-Irish athletes won medals and Mariel Zagunis tied a Notre Dame record at the 2016 Summer Olympics, which wrapped up in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night. Ten total former and current Notre Dame athletes participated in the games as well as two who served as coaches. Here is how the 12 Notre Dame representatives fared in Rio de
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, August 4, 2016
The formal opening of the 2016 Olympic Games takes place Friday in Rio de Janeiro, and per usual, Notre Dame will be well-represented at the summer games. Ten current or former Irish student-athletes will compete in Brazil over the next couple weeks, while a pair of Irish alums will have Olympic roles as coaches to bring Notre
Mary Green | Sunday, March 29, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY — The NCAA tournament brackets from 2014 and 2015 look eerily similar, especially where No. 1 seed Notre Dame and No. 2 seed Baylor are concerned. The two teams met in the last year’s Elite Eight, and they’re set for a rematch in this year’s Oklahoma City regional final Sunday. However, the Irish
Samantha Zuba | Tuesday, February 10, 2015
The Irish starting forwards got younger, fast. Last season, Natalie Achonwa and Ariel Braker started at the position as seniors. This season, sophomore Taya Reimer and freshman Brianna Turner have stepped into their starting roles. Now it looks like the two should have a few years to play and develop their games together. “I think
Greg Hadley | Tuesday, November 4, 2014
The end game for Irish coach Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame is still the same. Nothing’s changed when it comes to how far she thinks her team can go. “We’re competing for a national championship,” McGraw said at the team’s media day Oct. 8. “That’s our main goal.” Things couldn’t get much different for the