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J.J. Post and Matthew Crow | Wednesday, March 22, 2023
On Wednesday afternoon, multiple outlets reported that Notre Dame had finalized a deal to bring current Penn State coach Micah Shrewsberry to South Bend to lead the school’s men’s basketball program. The news ends a months-long search that ensued following long-time coach Mike Brey announcing his departure in January. The South Bend Tribune’s Tom Noie
Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, February 22, 2023
One weekend remains in the regular season. Five of the seven Big Ten hockey seeding positions will come down to six games on Friday and Saturday. After taking five of six available points from No. 8 Ohio State two weekends ago, No. 20 Notre Dame is firmly in the mix. The Irish currently sit tied
The Observer | Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Conference play is in full swing across the nation, and the matchups are getting better and better. This week will reveal a lot about the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 races with some crucial matchups. Let’s get into it. 5. No. 7 USC @ No. 20 Utah, 8 p.m., FOX, Utah -3 USC and
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, February 18, 2022
One week ago, Notre Dame hockey (20-8-0, 12-6-0-4-0-0 B10) couldn’t have been any hotter. The Irish were winners of six straight, coming off a convincing sweep of Penn State by a combined margin of 10-2. Other than a final weekend series against Michigan, the Irish were in prime position to coast into the B10 Tournament
Thomas Zwiller | Friday, February 4, 2022
This weekend Notre Dame will face Penn State at home in Compton Family Ice Arena. The No. 13 Fighting Irish, coming off a series split against No. 8 Minnesota, are currently 12-6-6-2 overall and 5-5-5-1 in Big Ten play, good enough for fourth in the conference. Penn State is coming off a split against No.
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Following an undefeated start to the season, the Notre Dame fencing team is back in action this weekend for the first time in 2022 with two meets on the east coast. Since the defending national champions last competed on Dec. 5, the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) released their Early Season poll, with the 16-0
Sam Ouhaj, J.J. Post, Thomas Zwiller, Jamison Cook and Matt Smith | Friday, November 12, 2021
After a week of close games, the College Football Championship is up for almost anyone, granted you’re not on the committees’ bad side. Despite the jokes that have been circulating online, we are in for a fantastic week of games this weekend with a few match ups that can once again alter the rankings. Let’s
Sam Ouhaj, Thomas Zwiller, Jamison Cook and Nate Moller | Thursday, October 7, 2021
Between the Red River Showdown and Iowa vs. Penn State, there are insane matchups across the board this week in college football. After some massive upsets, college football feels like it can be anyone’s season this year. Another Roundtable starts now! NCAA Games of the Week No. 6 Oklahoma @ No. 21 Texas No. 4
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, March 5, 2021
Two weeks after being shut out in consecutive games, the Irish (12-12-2, 9-10-2-1-2-2 Big Ten) were able to return the favor. Notre Dame took care of business with back-to-back 2-0 shutout victories in East Lansing over the Michigan State Spartans last weekend. The sweep wraps up an incredible road regular season for the Irish, as
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, April 7, 2020
The first half of our Sweet 16 featured two No. 6 seeds that pulled out surprises in the Round of 32, but advancing to the Elite Eight would require another upset. Will it be chalk, or will we see some underdog magic No. 1 Kansas def. No. 4 Wisconsin 80-72 Wisconsin boasts a lot of