Basketball

What Would You Ask Jack?

On Tuesday, July 31st, Jack Swarbrick will participate in an online “hangout” on Google Plus.  Moderated by long-time ND sports anchor Jack Nolan, Jack will be interviewed by representatives from seven ND-based online communities, one of which will be NDNation. The structure of the hangout gives each representative the opportunity to ask Jack one question. …

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Coaches vs. Cancer 2012

From August 3rd through 5th, Mike and Tish Brey will hold their annual fundraisers in support of Coaches vs. Cancer. Their past efforts have raised more than $1.6 million for the cause, and they’re hoping to continue that positive momentum with a great 2012. This year’s events will include the annual Night of the Stars…

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10-Year Extension for Brey

Multiple news outlets are reporting Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Mike Brey has signed a 10-year extension that will keep him at the school until the end of his coaching career. The two-time Big East Coach of the Year has been Notre Dame’s head man for 13 years.  This new extension will take him through…

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Uncle Ed

When I started putting together Echoes on the Hardwood, my first interviewees told a wide range of stories covering a couple decades of Notre Dame basketball. But at some point in the interview, they all asked me the same question: “You’re going to talk to Eddie O’Rourke, right?” Of course, I said yes. I didn’t…

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Time for Point C

Back at Thanksgiving, with the Irish slogging through the non-conference slate and Tim Abromaitis secured on the bench with a wrecked knee, I would have bet a couple multiples of my mortgage my NCAA bracket wouldn’t include the words “Notre Dame”.  In fact, I gave at least a couple minutes thought to how running a…

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