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Preview – Notre Dame at Connecticut

Connecticut is one of six teams fighting for the three unclaimed spots in the standings that will earn a bye into the second round of next week’s Big East Tournament.  Three of those teams – West Virginia, Cincinnati, and Georgetown – are 10-7.  The remaining three – Connecticut, Villanova, and Marquette – are 9-8 and…

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Taylor Decker – Left Tackle Commits to Irish

(Notre Dame Football News) – Taylor Decker a 6’8″, 288 pound offensive lineman committed to Notre Dame over Wisconsin and Michigan.   Decker is a long lean player who looks like he’ll need a year or two in the program before he sees the field.  Decker is athletic enough to garner a basketball scholarship. Taylor Decker…

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Irish Get Critical Commitment at Corner

(The Rock Report | Notre Dame Football News) – After recruiting just one cornerback over two years and failing to land a top ranked cornerback last year, the Irish had to land a player who could play as a freshman at cornerback in this class and it appears they have in Tee Shepard. At this…

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Who’s Your Five?

Whenever an honorary society is created, timing becomes important.  Yes, everyone invited to join is being honored, but there’s an unspoken hierarchy created by the order in which people are asked. Notre Dame is running into this issue with the basketball Ring of Honor created last year.  A capacity crowd at the Purcell Pavilion this…

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Irish Tame Wildcats

Notre Dame beat Villanova by 21 points, and the game wasn’t nearly as close as the final score might indicate. Carleton Scott hit a three point basket 28 seconds into the game, and the Irish never trailed the rest of the way  Ben Hansbrough and Tim Abromaitis led a 93 point scoring outburst with 30…

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