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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 —
Samantha Zuba | Tuesday, January 13, 2015
We made it. The first College Football Playoff (CFP) happened. And now we can talk about it. The new ranking system and postseason format unfolded with a fanfare of doubts, questions and debate. Now, finally, those discussions can shift from speculation to reflection. The image doesn’t look half bad. The most obvious positive: the freshly
Charlie Ducey | Wednesday, November 12, 2014
We’ve all seen homeless people before. Chances are, we don’t know much more about them aside from what’s written on their flimsy cardboard signs streaked with black marker. I come from Portland, Oregon, the City of Roses. In addition to fragrant horticultural beauty, Portland is also home to thousands of homeless. One can hardly drive
Brian Hartnett | Monday, October 6, 2014
Those of us who tuned into ESPN’s “College GameDay” last weekend were treated to even more than Katy Perry’s hard-hitting football analysis, as interesting as that was. ESPN’s flagship college sports program also granted us a look into the Grove, the 10-acre wooded area on Ole Miss’s campus where tailgating may be taken more seriously
Brian Hartnett | Thursday, September 25, 2014
In the chaos of the short college football season, a bye week offers a chance for necessary respite. It allows teams to make personnel changes, rest injured players and watch the competition. I didn’t sit in on Notre Dame’s off-week practices and workouts, but from the sound of it, the Irish did all three of