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Irish Prepare for Desert Shootout

Notre Dame will travel to Tempe, Arizona on Saturday to battle fellow playoff contender Arizona State University (7-1). The Sun Devils are currently ranked #9 by the Playoff Committee, so this matchup essentially is an elimination game. ASU has registered wins against Stanford, USC, and most recently Utah, but fell apart in a 62-27 home…

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Wonder, Think & Know: Double Bubble Edition

Driving home from South Bend today after watching the men’s basketball team open their season with a win, hoping to watch the gridiron Irish dismantle the Navy Midshipmen, I said to myself, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” My voice sounded nothing like Mike Royko’s, which is…

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Irish Survive Post-Halloween Scare

Everett Golson passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more as Notre Dame overcame numerous defensive lapses to outlast Navy by 49-39. The Irish surged to a 28-7 lead midway through the second period, went to sleep as the Midshipmen fought back to take a 31-28 lead with 19 minutes left in the game,…

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Irish Seek Victory and Respect vs. Navy

Notre Dame returns to action on Saturday night to face a familiar foe in the Naval Academy at FedEx Field in Washington, D.C. The Midshipmen are 4-4 on the season but are trending upward after regaining the services of quarterback Keenan Reynolds, who had been limited by a knee injury during a stretch of three…

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ACC Media Day Live Stream

Here’s your chance to watch Irish coach Mike Brey’s interview at the ACC Media Day, along with Pat Connaughton and Jerian Grant. The ACCDN is giving fans the chance to tune in live for expanded coverage of the 2014 ACC Basketball Media Day Event. Every ACC men’s basketball head coach will be interviewed as part…

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