By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Finally the Irish resembled a top five team at home, hammering Wake Forest 38-0 Saturday in Notre Dame Stadium. The third-ranked Irish’s previous five home games were all decided by a touchdown or less, but this one was over in a hurry. Notre Dame scored […]
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By 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 NOTRE DAME, Ind. ” What a night! Not only does Notre Dame now know if it beats USC next Saturday in Los Angeles, the Irish be playing in the BCS National Championship Game, but they will go to Southern California ranked No. 1 in the nation. If the Irish are ranked […]
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 Emotions will be running high when the third-ranked Irish run out of the Notre Dame Stadium tunnel for the final time Saturday. Seniors like all-everything Manti Te’o and Tyler Eifert will be playing their final game in front of their home fans. Those same fans will be saluting Te’o, […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor As we enter the home stretch of the regular season in the Big Ten, a few things could be decided on Saturday. A win at Wisconsin would give Ohio State the outright Leaders Division championship. The Buckeyes are guaranteed no worse than a share of the title after Penn […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent It was a solid, if not spectacular, opening week for the Atlantic 10. Twelve of the 16 schools in the conference have won a game, although three teams expected to compete for the league crown – Saint Louis, Virginia Commonwealth and Butler – suffered early disappointments. It’s Friday, which means […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Over the next few weeks, Notre Dame and its massive fan base will likely don the colors of Baylor, Texas, Stanford and Oregon State. OK, maybe they won’t go that far, but you know they’ll be the biggest fans of those four teams you’ll find across the country. As […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Notre Dame is used to signing the nation’s finest football recruiting classes. As for men’s basketball, well that’s a different story. Today though, Irish coach Mike Brey announced the signing of four high school players that give Notre Dame one of the best basketball recruiting classes the nation has […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – The Pacers’ locker room was not the most uplifting place to be late Tuesday evening. Roy Hibbert sat slouched with his head down in the corner, as reporters scurried to find more productive players to speak with. Hibbert had played just 8 minutes in the second half of […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – In need of an 11-point comeback, the Indiana Pacers clamped down like few teams in NBA history. The Toronto Raptors, less than 24 hours removed from a triple-overtime defeat, made one basket and scored five points in the fourth quarter. The Pacers still couldn’t win. DeMar DeRozan had […]
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