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Are the Texas Longhorns afraid to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish?

As we travel deeper and deeper into the college football playoff era in the FBS, programs all over the country are desperately trying to curate schedules that are the most manageable they can be to make the postseason tournament. They’re also making a mockery of what used to be the greatest regular season in all […]

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The Joe Moore Award and its Notre Dame roots

In short time, the Joe Moore Award for the nation’s best offensive line unit has become synonymous with college football excellence. Joe Moore’s name, obviously, gives the award all the gravitas that it needs, and his time at Notre Dame was legendary. There are, however, several other things that set this award apart from all […]

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Notre Dame Baseball: Irish pull off a comback win in extra innings over Indiana

It’s been a tough weekend for the Notre Dame baseball team down at the Live Like Lou Jax Baseball Classic. The Irish suffered an extra innings loss to UCF on Friday night, and didn’t have the firepower to take down #2 LSU on Saturday night. Regardless… they had enough fight in them to make a […]

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Notre Dame Baseball: Irish can’t overcome the powerful LSU Tigers

Notre Dame Baseball had a monster opponent on Saturday in game two of the Live Like Lou Jax Classic in the LSU Tigers. Despite the strong effort, it was just too much for the Irish to deal with and they lost, 9-4. Notre Dame Baseball: Irish Battle in Setback Against No. 2 Tigers JACKSONVILLE, Fla. […]

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Notre Dame Baseball: Irish Stopped Short in Pitching Duel Against Knights

From the ND press release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Notre Dame baseball team fell by a 4-2 final score against UCF on opening night of the Live Like Lou Jax Baseball Classic on Friday night at VyStar Ballpark. Jack Radel came out dealing and struck out the side in the top of the first inning. Parker […]

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USA Women’s Ice Hockey Gold Medal has some Notre Dame flair

There is a lot less Notre Dame presence at the Winter Olympics than at the Summer Olympics, but man — the Irish helped make magic in Milan for the United States of America. The United States Women’s Ice Hockey team is coached by two former Notre Dame players; head coach John Wroblewski (2003), and assistant […]

NHL

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Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: Irish get a road blowout win

The Notre Dame Women’s basketball team has had a tough season so far — not as rough and depressing as the men’s team, but it’s a season that hasn’t lived up to the expectations. With that said, things looked better (again) with KK Bransford back on the court, and the Irish went on the road […]

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Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse Throttles Bellarmine 29-10

Well that is certainly one way to start off your home lacrosse schedule! The Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men’s Lacrosse team took it to Bellarmine on Tuesday afternoon. 29-10 was the final score and if you were looking for fireworks at Arlotta, you got them all day as lots of records and individual highs were […]

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New Notre Dame WR Mylan Graham said WHAT about Ohio State?

On Wednesday, Notre Dame began its “unveiling” of the incoming coaches, freshmen, and transfers by holding some combo press conferences inside the Irish Athletic Center. Probably the most talked about comments came from Ohio State transfer WR Mylan Graham. When asked about the biggest difference is between Notre Dame and Ohio State, the former New […]

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Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse beats Marquette 16-11

Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse got their season off on the right foot with a 16-11 win against the Marquette Golden Eagles on Saturday. They are now 1-0 and head back to South Bend for a quick turnaround game as Bellarmine comes to Arlotta on Tuesday to take on the Irish in our home opener. It’s […]

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Notre Dame Baseball: Irish take the series against FAU

Well, I guess the Notre Dame Baseball team IS off to a good start for the 2026 season. After an opening day loss to the FAU Owls, Notre Dame took the next two games in dominating fashion to open the season with a series win. Irish Take Series Against Owls BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Notre […]

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Notre Dame Baseball: Irish drop season opener to FAU, 7-1

It’s just one game, but it was the season opener for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. After an offseason with some hope and confidence bveing put out into the universe, the Irish couldn’t get the job done in game one as they lose to the FAU Owls, 7-1. Irish Fall to Owls in Season Opener […]

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Throwback Thursday: Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS LSU, 1984

Some wins are about rankings. Some are about records. And then there are the ones that arrive exactly when a team needs them most. In the fall of 1984, Notre Dame found itself at a crossroads. Three straight home losses. A losing record. Confidence shaken. Questions everywhere. And next on the schedule? A trip to […]

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Notre Dame Baseball predicted to make the NCAA Tournament

If you have listened to anything Notre Dame Baseball Coach, Shawn Stiffler, has said over the past few months — there should be a decent amount of optimism running through your veins. It could be easy to dismiss given the struggles the Irish have had on the baseball diamond over the last few years, but […]

MLB

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Will Notre Dame meet expectations this season?

It’s a long off-season, and that means there will be plenty of trolls, hacks, haters, and randoms that will choose to wake up one day and crap in the breakfast bowls of Notre Dame fans. They will do this with a one or all of the top four Irish hating phrases in our college football […]

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