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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
Jack Concannon | Friday, January 31, 2020
It has been a challenging stretch of hockey games for Notre Dame. The team has won one of its last six Big Ten games in regulation, ending its winless streak last Saturday at home against Wisconsin. The Irish now sit fourth in the Big Ten, just under a .500 win percent with a 6-7-3 conference
Mary Steurer | Monday, January 21, 2019
With a devotion to academics, faith in God and charity to others, Gary N. Knoppers was someone who fully embodied the Notre Dame spirit. “He attracted many wonderful students to our department, graduate students [and] others, taught the honors classes and students really loved him,” chair of the department of theology Timothy Matovina said. “What
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, January 10, 2019
Gary N. Knoppers, the John A. O’Brien professor of theology, died at 62 from pancreatic cancer on Dec. 22, the University announced in a news release Thursday. Knoppers was a scholar of biblical studies and researched ancient Hebrew and Near Eastern history and law, the release said. “[Knoppers was] esteemed as a scholar and teacher,”
Marek Mazurek | Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story was published online March 17. It wasn’t supposed to end this way for Notre Dame. Not in the NIT. Not with senior forward Bonzie Colson on the bench with yet another injury to his left foot. And it certainly wasn’t supposed to end on St. Patrick’s Day
Tobias Hoonhout | Thursday, March 8, 2018
After clinching the Big Ten regular-season championship earlier in the season, the Irish earned an automatic trip to the semifinals of the postseason tournament. After a week and a half off, the Irish will retake the ice Saturday to take on Penn State. For Irish head coach Jeff Jackson, the extra time off has been
Michael Ivey | Monday, January 29, 2018
No. 1 Notre Dame spent the weekend up north in Minneapolis playing a conference road series against No. 13 Minnesota. The Irish fell 1-0 on Friday night on a late overtime goal from Minnesota freshman phenom and Buffalo Sabres first-round draft pick Casey Mittelstadt. Notre Dame rebounded on Saturday night with a 4-1 victory over
Tobias Hoonhout | Monday, December 4, 2017
For the first time in the relatively short history of the College Football Playoff, two teams from the same conference are in the final top-four rankings. And as disappointed as Urban Meyer and Ohio State are about being left out after winning their conference championship Saturday night, there’s little debate that Alabama is the more
Michael Ivey | Wednesday, November 29, 2017
It’s that wonderful time of year. That time of year when the weather gets colder and we start seeing Christmas lights decorating neighborhood houses. Of course, I am talking about the college football coaching carousel season. Yes, that wonderful three to four week period beginning in late November through the early part of December where
Michael Ivey and Connor Mulvena | Monday, November 13, 2017
No. 6 Notre Dame swept its two-game weekend series against No. 19 Penn State in the team’s conference home opener at Compton Family Ice Arena. The Nittany Lions (5-7-0, 2-4-0-0) got on the board first during Friday night’s game, scoring 4:39 into the first period to give themselves a 1-0 lead. Notre Dame (8-3-1, 4-0-0-0) would