By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Notre Dame continued to pad its record by beating lesser competition on Saturday afternoon, but give the Irish a break teams get fat on cupcakes this time of the year. The latest cupcake the Irish consumed was Saint Francis of Pennsylvania. Notre Dame improved to 5-1 on the season […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Each game the Irish seem to be led by a different player. If it’s not forward Jack Cooley, it’s Jerian Grant. If it’s neither one of those two, it’s Garrick Sherman. That trend continued Wednesday night as Notre Dame got a game-high 18 points in as many minutes from […]
Continue ReadingBy Doug Griffiths ISL Assistant Editor Notre Dame bounced back from a disappointing overtime loss to St. Joseph’s Friday night and beat BYU 78-68 a day later in the consolation game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center. Three players for the 20th-ranked Irish scored in double figures led by forward Jack […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor The 20th-ranked Fighting Irish saw an eight-point lead evaporate and were upset by St. Joseph’s 79-70 in overtime in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Friday night in Brooklyn, N.Y. Notre Dame appeared to be in control of the game leading 66-58 with four minutes to play. […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor No. 20 Notre Dame got a career night from senior center Garrick Sherman and cruised to an 84-57 victory tonight in Purcell Pavilion. Sherman scored as many points as he had minutes. He finished with 22 points, hitting 8-of-10 shots from the floor, knocked down 6-of-7 free throws and […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. ” Irish coach Mike Brey was pretty pleased with his team’s season-opening 58-49 win over visiting Evansville in the opening round of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic this afternoon in Purcell Pavilion. In fact, the Notre Dame coach called the victory a resume builder come March, saying […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame coach Mike Brey has high hopes for his 13th Fighting Irish men’s basketball team and they’re warranted. Coming off a 22-12 2011-12 season, which included a third-place finish in the mighty Big East with a 13-5 record, the Irish return all five starters and enter this season ranked […]
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