If the Fighting Irish want to prove that they can play well against good teams in Big East road games, they have a wonderful opportunity on Monday. Notre Dame (16-4/5-3) will be in Pittsburgh to play the first place Panthers (19-1/7-0) in the Petersen Events Center where they are not inclined to lose. Pitt has…
Ben Hansbrough led Notre Dame back from an 11 point halftime deficit to defeat Marquette 80-75 in South Bend Saturday night. It’s rare that a stat line showing 28 points, 10-15 from the field, 6-6 from the line, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and no turnovers doesn’t come close to telling how well a young man…
Notre Dame is looking to settle a score, a 22 point score. The Marquette Warriors beat the Irish 79-57 in the Bradley Center just 12 days ago. Knowing that outcome, an ND fan might dread the rematch. In reality, the match-up couldn’t be more fun to consider because the teams are similar in so many…
Hailing from an old Irish family, I had no shortage of old Irish great-aunts growing up. And like so many old Irish great-aunts, mine were into snow globes. Every couple weeks when we’d pile into the station wagon and head over to Canaryville to “make the rounds”, I’d see dozens and dozens of them gathering…
Esteemed Pit poster Kevin O’Neill (aka Kayo), sometimes reporter for Irish Sports Daily, put together his thoughts on the current situation with ND’s men’s basketball program and how best to improve it. Current Situation Notre Dame finds its basketball team sitting on a 15-5 overall record, 4-3 in the Big East. Its poor non-conference schedule…