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Wonder, Think & Know — Thirteen Percent Edition

Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” But he probably would have picked the Irish to make the Sweet 16. He was smart like that. Just to give you a little perspective on what you’re seeing right now, Notre Dame started allowing its men’s…

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Turns Out Frank Was Right

OK, fessing up, I had this quotation wrong in the first version of the story. I’m not sure why I thought it was Terry Hanratty talking about Ara Parseghian, but I think my brain’s warranty ran out at 40. I’m sure Ara feels the same way, but I’ve corrected the citations. One of my earliest…

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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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Three Moments to Remember

Mike Brey and his Fighting Irish kicked off ACC play in memorable fashion, taking down seventh-ranked Duke 79-77. These three moments were punctuation marks in the victory, only the fourth in ND’s series against the Blue Devils, and are brought to you by the ACC Network. Tom Knight finishes an in-bounds play with a dunk…

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