Category: Notre Dame

Notre Dame hoops rallies in second half to get by BYU

By Doug Griffiths ISL Assistant Editor Notre Dame bounced back from a disappointing overtime loss to St. Joseph’s Friday night and beat BYU 78-68 a day later in the consolation game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center. Three players for the 20th-ranked Irish scored in double figures led by forward Jack […]

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Notre Dame upset by St. Joseph’s in Big Apple

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor The 20th-ranked Fighting Irish saw an eight-point lead evaporate and were upset by St. Joseph’s 79-70 in overtime in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Friday night in Brooklyn, N.Y. Notre Dame appeared to be in control of the game leading 66-58 with four minutes to play. […]

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Te’o, Notre Dame seniors face Wake Forest in home finale

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Emotions will be running high when the third-ranked Irish run out of the Notre Dame Stadium tunnel for the final time Saturday. Seniors like all-everything Manti Te’o and Tyler Eifert will be playing their final game in front of their home fans. Those same fans will be saluting Te’o, […]

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Notre Dame guts out 58-49 win over Evansville in opener

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. ” Irish coach Mike Brey was pretty pleased with his team’s season-opening 58-49 win over visiting Evansville in the opening round of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic this afternoon in Purcell Pavilion. In fact, the Notre Dame coach called the victory a resume builder come March, saying […]

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Upon Further Review: Notre Dame lucky to be unbeaten

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame has been playing with fire in its home games and after a triple overtime win over Pitt Saturday, the Irish finally got burned. No, they didn’t see their undefeated season go up in smoke, but rather another close home victory cost them a spot in the ever-important BCS […]

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Notre Dame Hoops Aiming High In \’12-13

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame coach Mike Brey has high hopes for his 13th Fighting Irish men’s basketball team and they’re warranted. Coming off a 22-12 2011-12 season, which included a third-place finish in the mighty Big East with a 13-5 record, the Irish return all five starters and enter this season ranked […]

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Somehow, someway, Notre Dame survives Pitt In 3 OTs

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. — If you didn’t believe Notre Dame is a team of destiny before Saturday, you probably do now. The fourth-ranked Irish’s 29-26 triple overtime win over Pitt was nothing short of miraculous. Notre Dame snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat not once but a couple […]

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