Men’s Hoops

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As the Madness that is March gets underway, and the Fighting Irish set their sights on a third straight Elite Eight appearance, it’s fun while awaiting the games to start to look around college basketball and see the people and programs making news.  For reasons that should become apparent quickly, one story captured my attention,…

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Wonder, Think & Know — Thirteen Percent Edition

Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” But he probably would have picked the Irish to make the Sweet 16. He was smart like that. Just to give you a little perspective on what you’re seeing right now, Notre Dame started allowing its men’s…

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Turns Out Frank Was Right

OK, fessing up, I had this quotation wrong in the first version of the story. I’m not sure why I thought it was Terry Hanratty talking about Ara Parseghian, but I think my brain’s warranty ran out at 40. I’m sure Ara feels the same way, but I’ve corrected the citations. One of my earliest…

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Wonder, Think & Know: Double Bubble Edition

Driving home from South Bend today after watching the men’s basketball team open their season with a win, hoping to watch the gridiron Irish dismantle the Navy Midshipmen, I said to myself, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” My voice sounded nothing like Mike Royko’s, which is…

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ACC Media Day Live Stream

Here’s your chance to watch Irish coach Mike Brey’s interview at the ACC Media Day, along with Pat Connaughton and Jerian Grant. The ACCDN is giving fans the chance to tune in live for expanded coverage of the 2014 ACC Basketball Media Day Event. Every ACC men’s basketball head coach will be interviewed as part…

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