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Top CB Ronald Darby Commits to Irish

(Notre Dame Football News) – After landing impressive bookends on the defensive line last year, Notre Dame has already obtained the commitments of two elite bookend cornerbacks for  2012 with the commitment of top 100 player Ronald Darby.  Darby recorded the fastest 40 time in the country at the Under Armour combine (4.31) and the…

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Dream of the Echoes

Two alums have put together a collection of ND-related bedtime stories called Dream of the Echoes: The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame…featuring Theo and Eddie J.  You can check out a video summary on YouTube.  If there’s a better Easter basket stuffer idea for the Fighting Irish toddler in your life, we haven’t seen it….

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Irish Fall to Texas A&M in Title Game

Notre Dame fell behind by 13 points early in the game and recovered to take a 2 point halftime lead, but Danielle Adams’ 22 second half points proved to be too much as Texas A&M won the Women’s NCAA Tournament championship 76-70 in Indianapolis on Tuesday.  Adams finished with 30 points.  Skylar Diggins led the…

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That team out there, they’re on a mission

So said Tennessee’s Pat Summit at halftime of her team’s loss to Notre Dame in the Dayton Region championship game of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The mission continued Sunday against Connecticut, the tournament’s #1 overall seed which had defeated the Fighting Irish twice during the regular season as well as in the Big East…

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Fixing Notre Dame Football

(The Rock Report | Notre Dame Football News) – Whether or not Brian Kelly ever succeeds at a level that will validate his selection as Notre Dame’s latest football coach, he’s set in motion much needed changes directed at challenges that have hindered Notre Dame’s ability to play championship football.  Many are small process steps,…

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