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European Vacation: Notre Dame Volleyball Style – Leading Up To The Trip
May 17, 2013, 11:32 AM EDT
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We are just two days away from leaving on a once in a lifetime trip to Europe – all 22 of us. Included in the 22 are 12 players, four support staff, three coaches, two Notre Dame students and one sport administrator (sentence works best when said to beat of The Twelve Days of Christmas). The…
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Since I’ve moved to a new position with the Monogram Club from Fighting Irish Digital Media, I haven’t had much time for blogging or tweeting (don’t worry – there will be a new @NDSportsBlogger soon). However, I’m obviously still listening to music, and Christianne asked me to put together a new playlist for the Fighting…
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NCAA tournaments are very different from conference championships. There’s an increased spotlight, with the NCAA and ESPN running the show. After we walked over to the Huntington Center, the headquarters for this year’s Midwestern Regionals, there were ESPN interviews to do. Steven Summerhays, Anders Lee, and Bryan Rust met up with ESPN to talk about…
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Full Circle: Bass and Johnson look to end careers at the place where it all began
Mar 28, 2013, 9:40 AM EDT
Reaching the NCAA Championships is the dream of nearly every collegiate swimmer, but for two senior student-athletes on the Notre Dame men’s swimming and diving squad, participating in this year’s championship meet carries a little extra emotional significance. Bill Bass (Chesterton, Ind.) and Chris Johnson (St. John, Ind.) are native Hoosiers, and for the majority…
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Last night, the Notre Dame hockey team attended the CCHA Awards Show, appropriately themed “Celebrate the Legacy.” This was the last awards show for the CCHA, a conference that after 42 years will hold its last championship game on Sunday. It was a night for reflection and celebration, as coaches and players assembled one last…
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The team played a little indoor soccer as the players waited for Michigan to get off the ice, using the scattered furniture left over from last night’s Rhianna concert as goals. “It’s a team tradition,” Father Tom, the team chaplain, said, “they like to kick around to unwind.” As the Michigan players started heading towards…
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Chuck Freeby (’86), the voice of Notre Dame baseball on Harvest Radio (WHME 103.1 FM) and UND.com returns to the blog with the latest “Chuck in the Armour” post previewing the Irish’s series against Seton Hall. About a week ago, baseball sports information director Michael Bertsch and I were noticing about how some of the…
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As Christianne Harder wrote previously, we’re thrilled to be launch a Fighting Irish Athletics Spotify account this week. For those of you not familiar with the free music streaming service, I’ve got news for you: You’re missing out. Big time. It’s incredibly easy to use, you can find just about any song you would ever…
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On the bus. In the locker room. In our headphones. At warm ups. In the gym. At halftime. Music is everywhere around Notre Dame Athletics, and now we are sharing it with you. Last week, we created a profile for the Fighting Irish, the first of it’s kind for a collegiate athletics department. For those…
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Notre Dame’s spring break west coast trip continues tonight as the Irish open a three-game series at Cal Poly. Chuck Freeby (’86), the voice of Notre Dame baseball on Harvest Radio (WHME 103.1 FM) and UND.com returns to the blog with the latest in his “Chuck in the Armour” series. (San Luis Obispo, CA) —…
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Irish Experience Welcomes Children for Pizza, Hoops and a Fun Night at Purcell
Mar 8, 2013, 3:32 PM EDT
On Tuesday night, the Student Welfare & Development office welcomed 25 children from the South Bend Martin Luther King Center to the Commons in the Joyce Center as part of the Irish Experience programs. Along with close to 20 student-athletes from the football, volleyball, rowing, baseball, softball, golf and track & field teams, the group…
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Here at Fighting Irish Digital Media, we are very excited to announce the premiere of a new documentary about the Notre Dame hockey team. Produced by 3 Penny Films, Sweet Home Chicago goes inside the Hockey City Classic and the team’s series with Miami (OH). The show debuts on Thursday, Mar. 7 at 10:00 pm…
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On Sunday evening at 6 pm ET, the newest Strong of Heart episode will debut on NBC Sports Network. The fourth in the series based off of the annual books profiling inspiring stories in Notre Dame athletics, this episode will feature Monty Williams (’93) and Patricia McAdams (’67 M.S.), two people near and dear to…
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As the records keep falling at the BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships this week at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, a recent tweak to the qualifying process for the NCAA Championships has changed the means in which a relay may become eligible to participate in the pinnacle of collegiate competition. Matt Tallman, Associate Head…
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During a recent trip to Palm Beach, Fla., the Notre Dame men’s golf team had a chance to meet 18-time major champion Jack Nicklaus. Affectionately known as “The Golden Bear,” Nicklaus (center) is widely considered the greatest golfer of all-time. Check out Through Irish Eyes, the new student-athlete blog, where senior Paul McNamara shares a…
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Chuck Freeby is a 1986 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and the voice of Fighting Irish baseball on Harvest Radio (WHME 103.1 FM) and UND.com. If you’re a regular reader of UNDerground, you might have seen his season preview earlier this month. Chuck returns to the blog today, as Notre Dame prepares to…
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After coaching at the University of Virginia and Santa Clara University, former Notre Dame infielder Eddie Smith (’06) returned to South Bend this past fall, and recently began his first season as an assistant coach with the Irish. In this post, Smith makes his UNDerground debut, sharing a recap of the team’s trip to New…
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Remember Domer Dens? Launched last spring, the Fighting Irish Digital Media series went inside the rooms of ultimate Notre Dame fans, bringing you closer to their incredible collections of hats, shirts, helmets, jerseys, footballs, posters, pennants and other collectibles. After a long hiatus, Domer Dens returns with a look inside John Hoffman’s basement. Hoffman, a…
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In between workouts and enjoying an offseason at his parents’ home in Torrance, Calif., Vance Albitz, a minor leaguer in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, stumbled upon an article that sparked a brilliant idea. Albitz read about a soldier who was asked what he wanted people to send him overseas. The soldier’s response? Baseball gloves…









