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That team out there, they’re on a mission

So said Tennessee’s Pat Summit at halftime of her team’s loss to Notre Dame in the Dayton Region championship game of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The mission continued Sunday against Connecticut, the tournament’s #1 overall seed which had defeated the Fighting Irish twice during the regular season as well as in the Big East…

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Fixing Notre Dame Football

(The Rock Report | Notre Dame Football News) – Whether or not Brian Kelly ever succeeds at a level that will validate his selection as Notre Dame’s latest football coach, he’s set in motion much needed changes directed at challenges that have hindered Notre Dame’s ability to play championship football.  Many are small process steps,…

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Notre Dame 2010-11: The Hindsight Version

It’s going to take a while for the sting of Florida State loss to subside.  When it does, how will you remember Notre Dame’s 2010-11 basketball season? I’ll remember the postseason disappointment, of course; but I’ll remember the great moments I enjoyed throughout the season just as much.  The Old Spice Tournament, the chase for…

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Preview – Notre Dame vs. Florida State

#2 seed Notre Dame will try to advance to the NCAA Tournament Southwest Region semi-finals when it meets the #10 seed Florida State Seminoles Sunday evening in Chicago.  The winner will head to San Antonio  next Friday to play the Purdue-Virginia Commonwealth victor. Notre Dame advanced by defeating Akron 69-56 on Friday.  Florida State defeated…

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