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With temperatures in South Bend on Friday approaching 20 degrees and a blanket of snow extending across campus, the Irish baseball squad was satisfied to hold its first practice in the climate-controlled confines of the Loftus Indoor Sports Complex. The Irish began their team preparations for the 2013 season with hitters taking live batting practice…
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The Fighting Irish hockey season could very well have been standing on the edge of a knife this past Friday night. The Irish dropped an extremely important game to Ferris State Friday which put them in a tight spot. Another loss Saturday would have put the Irish (who had already slipped into 4th place in…
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Ryan Bull is a sophomore outfielder for the Irish from Eden Prairie, Minn. I sat down with the switch-hitting outfielder for a brief Q&A session in the first installment of our “Covering the Bases” series. Q: Who was your favorite baseball player as a kid? A: I’d probably have to say growing up I was…
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Being a senior has changed my perspective on a lot of things at Notre Dame. One of which is my empathy during Senior Day at sporting events. Being a senior, I can sympathize with the senior athletes on a whole other level and this weekend is no exception. This is the last opportunity these senior swimmers…
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In the latest Fighting Irish Xtra, sophomore Katherine Dudas reports from the FIDM studio, bringing all the news on this weekend’s track & field Notre Dame Invitational, and the men’s tennis team’s matches against Marquette and Western Illinois. You can also check out hockey and men’s and women’s basketball highlights on the Notre Dame Athletics…
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The weather in South Bend may be freezing, but the Irish baseball team already has the sunshine of Florida on its mind. The Irish open up regular season play in less than a month against Florida Gulf Coast in Sarasota, FL on Feb. 16. In head coach Mik Aoki’s third season at Notre Dame, expectations…
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Ever since media day – before the first puck of the season dropped – the Notre Dame hockey team has made it abundantly clear that this is a new year. Last year’s disappointing finish is a completely separate entity from this Fighting Irish squad. Coming off a Frozen Four appearance, the 2011-2012 team squandered a…
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Students have returned, classes are back in session and the winter sports season is in full swing. If you’re going to be on campus this weekend, there is no shortage of Irish sporting events to check out. The tennis teams look to kick off their spring schedule on the right foot, track & field hosts…
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Reblogged from Notre Dame Men's Basketball: For both Notre Dame fans and Fighting Irish Digital Media, most of the past several weeks were spent focused on football and the BCS championship game. With the season over, it’s time to turn attention from the gridiron to the hardwood. After all, the Notre Dame men’s basketball team…
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After battling in Minneapolis on Tuesday night, the Notre Dame and Minnesota hockey programs teamed up on Wednesday. The squads packaged more than 20,000 meals for kids in need at the Feed My Starving Children headquarters in Coon Rapids, Minn. Though Notre Dame lost the game, the Irish emerged victorious yesterday, finishing 48 boxes, compared…
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For the sixth consecutive season, the Notre Dame hockey team moved practice outdoors as Jeff Jackson and his Irish hockey squad moved to the ice at Mishawaka’s Merrifield Park on Saturday, Jan. 5. The Irish icers scrimmaged on the ice throughout the afternoon, took breaks to visit with the fans in attendance, signed autographs, did…
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December was a quiet month in terms of games being played, but it certainly doesn’t mean things slowed down for the Fighting Irish. On Dec. 2, the Notre Dame players, coaches and staff celebrated their berth in the national championship with a BCS watch party at the Gug. The matchup with #2 Alabama, set for…
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November was another special month for Notre Dame athletics. Basketball kicked into full swing, hockey swept one of its top rivals on the road for the first time in decades, and on the gridiron, the Fighting Irish continued their incredible season. On Nov. 3, that quest for perfection seemed in jeopardy. But then, the magic…
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Of all the months, October was probably the busiest for the Fighting Irish – especially on television. On Oct. 3, a new Strong of Heart feature debuted on NBC Sports Network. The episode included features on Notre Dame football historian Steve Boda and senior linebacker Manti Te’o. However, that was just the beginning. Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame kicked off September on the Emerald Isle, an incredible weekend celebrating the university and its connection to Ireland. Oh yeah, there was a football game too. The following week, there were a couple of party crashers at the football team’s home opener against Purdue. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn (who made his film…
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As it does every year, August brought a lot of hope and excitement back to campus, as teams kicked off training camp. The Irish football team held its first practice on Aug. 4, while both soccer teams opened practice hoping to rebound from disappointing 2011 seasons. About halfway through camp, the football team spent an…










