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Courtney Becker | Wednesday, February 20, 2019
The best all-around college basketball player this season doesn’t get nearly enough recognition for it. For those who don’t know who Sabrina Ionescu is, pay more attention. Ionescu is the star point guard for Oregon’s women’s basketball team, and she has more triple-doubles than any player — male or female — in NCAA history. She
Daniel O'Boyle | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
SPOKANE, Wash. — It had to start with junior forward Jessica Shepard, the player who made an instant impact after being granted eligibility on the day of Notre Dame’s first preseason game. Top-seeded Notre Dame’s leading scorer had to be senior forward Kathryn Westbeld, the one starter whose value never seemed to appear on box scores.
Daniel O'Boyle | Monday, March 26, 2018
SPOKANE, Wash. — Thirty years ago, Penn State Guard Suzie McConnell recorded a record seventh triple-double of her college career. That record was tied once, by Louella Tomlinson of St. Mary’s (CA) in 2011, but few other players got anywhere near that mark. Before the start of this season, only 26 players had even recorded
Hanna Kennedy | Thursday, March 22, 2018
Colin Meloy and his group of Portland, Oregon, storytellers are back. No strangers to clever and complex folk, The Decemberists decided to take a new approach on their latest release. “I’ll Be Your Girl,” the group’s eighth album in 17 years, invites producer John Congleton on board and the result is a new sound for
Alex Carson | Monday, March 27, 2017
There was no “Cinderella” this year, right? No. 12 seed Middle Tennessee was a good contender, but the Blue Raiders fell out of the tournament in the second round. Princeton, also a No. 12 seed, had a shot to become a tournament darling, but its final-seconds shot to beat Notre Dame was off-target. Many had
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Thursday, September 15, 2016
After the Sept. 4 loss to Texas, Fr. Sorin’s unofficial parody Twitter account posted the following message: “It’s truly appropriate that today is Labor Day, because being an Irish fan is truly a labor of love.” I don’t think I could agree with anything more. The common joke amongst my friends is that I have “been a
Hunter McDaniel | Friday, April 1, 2016
The rain couldn’t stop the red-hot Irish on Thursday night and neither could Oregon. In a game delayed by weather, Notre Dame (13-10, 4-5 ACC) held off the Ducks (11-10, 2-4 Pac-12), 6-3, for its fifth consecutive victory. Irish head coach Mik Aoki credited consistency for the current streak. “I think we’re bringing all of
Hunter McDaniel | Thursday, March 31, 2016
Last weekend, Notre Dame rode a three-game sweep of Virginia Tech to its first over-.500 record since the start of conference play. The Irish (12-10, 4-5 ACC) bats came alive in Blacksburg, Virginia, starting with a 16-4 pounding of the Hokies (10-16, 1-8) on Thursday night, led by sophomore designated hitter Jake Shepski. Shepski had a record-setting night
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, February 23, 2016
No. 23 Notre Dame competed in the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Arizona, this weekend, where it finished sixth in a strong field that included No. 16 San Diego State, UNLV, Kansas State, Ohio State and Oregon. The first two rounds were played Sunday, and as the day drew to a close, the Irish found themselves in fifth place
Alex Carson | Monday, November 16, 2015
What’s the point of playing games if nobody’s going to pay attention to the results? I’m looking at you, AP poll. You got a lot of things wrong this week. Go down the list of tiebreakers in most major sports, and the one we default to is an intuitive one: head-to-head. It makes sense —