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  1. Notre Dame Hosts Bowling Green in Last Regular-Season Series

    Mar 1, 2013, 11:30 AM EDT

    The Notre Dame hockey senior class (photo by Mike Bennett).

    As Notre Dame returns home for its final series of the regular season, there is still much to play for when Bowling Green comes to town this weekend. Although they have the three-seed locked up in the CCHA tournament, the Irish aren’t out of the woods yet, ranked 14th in the PairWise rankings that help…

  2. Covering the Bases: Emilee Koerner

    Mar 1, 2013, 10:23 AM EDT

    Photo by Matt Cashore

    Sophomore outfielder Emilee Koerner was recently named the BIG EAST Player of the Week after a stellar showing in Greenville, S.C The Tustin, Calif. native batted .786 (11-14) on the weekend and drove in nine runs in just four games. She also hit two home runs and added a triple as the Irish were 4-0…

  3. Irish Remain Strong After Day 2

    Mar 1, 2013, 9:46 AM EDT

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    The Notre Dame men’s swimming and diving program took the lead Wednesday but decided that wasn’t good enough so they went out and won three of the four events last night.  Not only did they win three events, but they took the top three spots in two of those events.  Frank Dyer then topped the…

  4. Coach Tallman Explains NCAA Rule Change

    Feb 28, 2013, 5:03 PM EDT

    Frank Dyer (photo by Mike Bennett)

    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…

  5. Meeting The Golden Bear

    Feb 28, 2013, 4:04 PM EDT

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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…

  6. Chuck In The Armour: Irish Classic Preview

    Feb 28, 2013, 2:33 PM EDT

    Team USA Baseball Training Complex in Cary, N.C.

    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…

  7. Oh What A Night

    Feb 28, 2013, 11:11 AM EDT

    Jenny Chiang (photo by Mike Bennett)

    The Notre Dame men and women’s swimming and diving programs both had historic nights at the BIG EAST Championships yesterday. The men had the best night in program history, while Jenny Chiang accomplished something that no Irish or BIG EAST diver ever has. The women showed up in full force last night and took down rival…

  8. Johnson Looks To Conclude Storied Career On A High Note

    Feb 27, 2013, 11:24 AM EDT

    Senior Irish swimmer Christopher Johnson

    Entering the Shamrock Invitational, senior swimmer Chris Johnson had already accomplished a lot in his three and a half years at Notre Dame. The St. John, Ind. native is the program record holder in the 100-yard breaststroke and was only the fifth two-time captain of the Irish swimming and diving program. However, Johnson added to…

  9. Oride Excels Far From Home

    Feb 27, 2013, 11:10 AM EDT

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    Kelli Oride is a sophomore from Lihue, Hawaii. Although she is thousands of miles away from the islands, she feels right at home at Notre Dame. Oride started playing golf at a young age and her family influenced her passion for the sport. “I was about six when I started playing,” Oride says. “I started…

  10. Western Michigan Reflections

    Feb 27, 2013, 10:36 AM EDT

    photo by Matt Cashore

    It is safe to say that we saw arguably two of the most evenly matched teams take on one another this past weekend in Kalamazoo, Mich. when the Fighting Irish took on the Western Michigan Broncos. They split the weekend and did so in nail-biting fashion. Both nights, the games were decided in shootouts; the…

  11. Irish Swimming and Diving Storm Indy

    Feb 27, 2013, 8:51 AM EDT

    The Irish at last year's BIG EAST championships.

    The Irish women’s and men’s swimming and diving programs have descended upon Indianapolis for the next four days as they compete in the BIG EAST Championships. The men look to repeat as BIG EAST champions after they dethroned rival Louisville last season. The women look to claim back the title that they had held for 14 straight…

  12. Irish Break out the Brooms at Tulane, Crack Top 25

    Feb 26, 2013, 1:53 PM EDT

    Ryan Bull (photo by J. Meric/Irish)

    The Notre Dame baseball team continued its impressive start to the season with a three-game series sweep of Tulane this past weekend. The Irish, who are now 5-1 on the season, are the first non-conference team to sweep a series from the Green Wave at their home stadium since 1997. The Irish were rewarded for…

  13. Three Games in February

    Feb 26, 2013, 8:51 AM EDT

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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…

  14. “Covering the Bases” with Mac Hudgins

    Feb 25, 2013, 9:12 AM EDT

    Mac Hudgins (photo by Allison Wagner)

    Edward “Mac” Hudgins is a sophomore outfielder who lives in Alumni Hall on campus. He wears #13, throws right-handed, and bats from both sides of the plate. In Notre Dame’s series finale at Tulane, he was 2-for-4 with an RBI double. I recently got a chance to ask Mac a few questions to add to…

  15. Helpful Hints for Attending a Fencing Tournament

    Feb 23, 2013, 8:29 AM EDT

    Stepien in action on the fencing piste. (photo by Tim Singler)

    So you’re a pretty big Notre Dame sports fan. You’ve watched football, checked out soccer and even made an appearance at Arlotta Stadium to see the lacrosse teams in action. And now that the team is hosting a tournament in their brand-new facilities, it’s time to see some fencing first-hand. But if you have no…

  16. Women’s Tennis welcomes No. 19 Baylor

    Feb 22, 2013, 1:00 PM EDT

    Photo by Joseph Weiser / Notre Dame Media Relations

    The bears are in our neck of the woods. The Baylor Bears, that is. On Saturday, Feb. 23 at 10 am, the 22nd-ranked Fighting Irish women’s tennis will welcome No. 19 Baylor to the Eck Tennis Pavilion for a match that comes after two straight losses to Purdue and Northwestern. “We are all really looking forward…

  17. “Domer Dens” is Back!

    Feb 21, 2013, 2:58 PM EDT

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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…

  18. Irish Participate in “Gloves 4 Troops”

    Feb 21, 2013, 10:26 AM EDT

    Photo from Vance Albitz's Twitter profile (@VanceAlbitz).

    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…

  19. The Queens of Compton

    Feb 20, 2013, 10:28 AM EDT

    The Notre Dame Figure Skating team before its first competition of the season.

    They float, they glide, they twirl, they fly, they twist, and they spin. And they do all of this on ice. They’re the ballerinas of the wintertime. If the Notre Dame hockey players are the kings of the Compton Family Ice Arena, then the Notre Dame figure skaters are the queens. Established in 1997, Notre…

  20. DeSico, Jagielo Lead Irish to Opening Day Doubleheader Sweep

    Feb 19, 2013, 2:09 PM EDT

    photo by J. Meric

    Less than 12 hours after arriving at their hotel in Sarasota, Fla., the Irish took the diamond for their season opener in the Snowbird Classic against Florida Gulf Coast this past Saturday. Another six hours later, the Irish had completed a thrilling comeback and earned a blowout victory on their way to their first Opening…

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