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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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Notre Dame Baseball Weekend Preview: Seton Hall and Kent State
Mar 21, 2013, 8:54 AM EDT
The #15 Fighting Irish (12-5, 0-0 BIG EAST) will play their first home series of the season against conference opponent Seton Hall (6-10, 0-0). The three-game series will take place at Coveleski Stadium in downtown South Bend, Friday night at 7:00pm, Saturday afternoon at 4:30pm, and Sunday at 11:00am. The Seton Hall Pirates got off…
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As I sat in the living room of my cozy Buffalo home last Friday evening, surrounded by old friends who I had not seen in months, I found it difficult to perform my duties as a host while receiving live updates of the Notre Dame-Bowling Green CCHA playoff matchup. It became especially difficult when I…
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While students packed their bags and headed for warm places for some much needed rest and relaxation over Spring Break, the Notre Dame baseball team headed off to California. Although the weather was gorgeous, the Irish had little time to relax, playing seven games in nine days over their “break.” Facing five different teams, including…
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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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Mirriam-Webster’s dictionary defines “racketeer” as “one who obtains money by an illegal enterprise usually involving intimidation.” I define “racqueteer” as “one who helps a tennis player/team obtain victories by an entertaining enterprise involving team-support and/or opponent-intimidation.” Notre Dame women’s tennis has their own racqueteers. They’ve been attending home matches at the Eck Tennis Pavilion since the match…
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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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As the Irish prepare for a big weekend in the Golden State, Chuck Freeby (’86) returns to the blog with his latest “Chuck in the Armour” preview. Freeby is the voice of Notre Dame baseball on Harvest Radio (WHME 103.1 FM). You can also catch all the games on UND.com, beginning tonight at 9 pm…
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How about some fun facts about Switzerland? It borders 5 countries: Germany, France, Italy, Austria, and Liechtenstein. Anywhere in Switzerland, you are never more than 13 miles away from a swimmable body of water. Louis Chevrolet, the founder of Chevrolet Motors, was born in Switzerland and lived there until he was 9 years old. The…
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Despite its short life span, Compton Family Ice Arena has already garnered a number of rituals that occur at every Irish home game. A highlight video precedes the introduction of the Notre Dame starters, the crowd informally votes for a “fan of the game,” and the band plays the alma mater after the game, to…
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College tennis as a spectator sport is underrated. I realized this while watching #27 Notre Dame take on #13 Illinois on Tuesday. Actually, I think I realized it a few weeks ago when Notre Dame took down Michigan, but Tuesday night reiterated it. The intensity of the matches was nearly palpable. Notre Dame won the doubles…
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Lindsey Weaver is not your typical freshman. She has played in the U.S. Women’s Open and also shot a 59 in competition. All this and she has not even declared a major yet. Weaver grew up in Ohio and she said that her dad had a big influence on her affinity towards golf growing up.…
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The Notre Dame baseball team played four games this past weekend at the USA Baseball-Irish Classic in Cary, N.C., and came away with three more impressive wins. The team’s 8-2 record to the year is their best start since the 1960 season. The No. 22 Irish opened up the Baseball Classic at the USA Baseball…
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Barber, Giesting, and Tracy Stand Out at Alex Wilson Invitational
Mar 5, 2013, 11:23 AM EDT
Last weekend’s Alex Wilson Invitational saw some of the most outstanding performances for Notre Dame track this season. Not only did the team break four Notre Dame records, but Senior Rebecca Tracy also broke the meet and track records for the mile. Her 4:33.53 minute finish had the entire fieldhouse on its feet cheering and…
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The Fighting Irish could not have ended their season at the Compton in a more fitting way. With their parents in the stands and no doubt a few tears in their mothers’ eyes, the senior players on the Fighting Irish put on a show for the crowd. Each senior played his role to the fullest…
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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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Thirteen Fighting Irish athletic teams took to the court, field, diamond, track, ice, pool and piste, in what was most definitely one of the busiest weekends of the year for Notre Dame athletics. On campus, the track & field programs competed in day two of the Alex Wilson Invitational, men’s lacrosse made its 2013 home…
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Today marks the first day of the Midwest Conference Championships, the first championship held at Notre Dame since the Castellan Family Fencing Center opened last fall. Any of you who attended meets in past seasons remember that fans watched bouts from in between individual fencing strips. It’s not like that anymore. The refurbishment features permanent…
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