It doesn’t feel like 40 years since Dwight Clay’s shot ended UCLA’s record 88-game winning streak and propelled Notre Dame basketball to the #1 ranking. But the calendar says it’s so, and Sunday afternoon at Purcell Pavilion, then Irish head coach Richard “Digger” Phelps was inducted into Notre Dame basketball’s Ring of Honor as the…
The ACC Digital Network continues its Countdown to Tipoff series with men’s basketball head coach Mike Brey, who talks about his expectations for the Fighting Irish as they get ready for their inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant seem to have no problems acclimating themselves to the ACC. Watch the Irish backcourt duo offer their video rendition of “Bad Boys” while they dress the part for the Digital ACC Network, and be sure to check out the ACCDN site for a growing list of ND-related content as the…
Like most of you, the announcement yesterday of potential expansion / upgrade plans for Notre Dame Stadium caught me a bit by surprise. Given the efforts of our own NDRoman21 to do the same thing, it certainly wasn’t a foreign concept, but the desire to do something concrete certainly came out of the blue. There’s…
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…