mike brey

Time For Point C

I’ve lived in the Chicagoland area for most of my life, and the lessons of my sports formative years not imparted by Notre Dame came from there. Growing up, I watched Walter Payton run for the Bears, Carlton Fisk catch for the Sox, and Denis Savard and Jeremy Roenick skate for the Hawks. I’m led…

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Wonder, Think & Know: Vacated Titles Edition

As the late great Mike Royko once said, some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know. Given ND’s history against Kentucky, winning by the third-biggest margin ever against a defending national champion is cause for the good hard liquor to be brought out. Not that run-it-through-the-Britta-five-times stuff. Those uniforms…

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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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Sixes and Sevens

Mike Brey’s crew has a chance to make some Irish basketball history with a couple more wins