As folks may or may not be aware, we here at NDN made a decision last year to stop linking articles from the Chicago Tribune in our headlines and on our message boards. We felt the yellow journalism displayed in reporting some ND-related stories ran counter to our mission in getting news out to folks,…
Andre Jones, a member of the 1988 Notre Dame national championship team and father of sophomore wide receiver T.J. Jones, died today at the age of 42 after suffering a brain aneurysm. Jones was a crucial member of that title team at outside linebacker, and delivered the opening tackle in the 31-30 victory over the…
Multiple published reports indicate that Mike Brey will not be meeting with officials from the University of Maryland regarding their open head coaching position. By doing so, Brey seemingly is eschewing an opportunity to pursue what has been reported as being his “dream job” with the Terrapins. It does seem, though, there will be an…
Two alums have put together a collection of ND-related bedtime stories called Dream of the Echoes: The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame…featuring Theo and Eddie J. You can check out a video summary on YouTube. If there’s a better Easter basket stuffer idea for the Fighting Irish toddler in your life, we haven’t seen it….
Whenever an honorary society is created, timing becomes important. Yes, everyone invited to join is being honored, but there’s an unspoken hierarchy created by the order in which people are asked. Notre Dame is running into this issue with the basketball Ring of Honor created last year. A capacity crowd at the Purcell Pavilion this…