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• Irish return to title game

  April 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 DENVER – Notre Dame is back in the national championship thanks to Skylar Diggins’ steady leadership and Brittany Mallory’s clutch shooting. Diggins scored 19 points, Mallory hit two big 3-pointers …

• Notre Dame guard Diggins has everybody talking

  December 25, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 SOUTH BEND, Ind. – When Skylar Diggins was younger, stepfather Maurice Scott used to tell her about Michael Jordan’s famous “Be Like Mike” commercial. One day, he’d joke, she’d have …

• Now the real fun starts for Zags

  November 30, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Gonzaga is entering the marquee portion of its attractive nonconference men’s basketball schedule. First up: Notre Dame, a 27-win team last season – one of those ‘W’s’ came against Gonzaga …

• Now the real fun starts for Zags

  November 29, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga is entering the marquee portion of its attractive non-conference men’s basketball schedule.

• Notre Dame’s Kelly knows how to win in November

  November 2, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 SOUTH BEND, Ind. – This is Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly’s favorite time of the year. No, not because of the drop in temperatures or the holiday frenzy that’s due …

• Fumble return for TD keys USC’s win over Notre Dame

  October 23, 2011 in Sports on Page C6 SOUTH BEND, Ind. – USC safety Jawanza Starling saw the ball rolling around and bouncing on the ground and knew if he could control it, somehow pick it up, an …

• Cierre Wood, Notre Dame handle Michigan State

  September 18, 2011 in Sports on Page C6 SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Cierre Wood ran for two touchdowns, freshman George Atkinson III returned a kickoff 89 yards for a score and Robert Blanton had a late interception Saturday …

• Texas A&M tops Notre Dame for NCAA women’s basketball championship

  April 5, 2011 in Sports INDIANAPOLIS – No one was paying too much attention last week when Texas A&M coach Gary Blair proclaimed: “We’re going to win a national championship.” Who could have known what …

• It’s Notre Dame offense vs. Texas A&M defense for title

  April 5, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 This looks like a case of the irresistible force meeting the immovable object. A Notre Dame team whose offense is so good and varied that a Hall of Fame coach …

• Irish end UConn’s quest for third straight title

  April 3, 2011 in Sports INDIANAPOLIS — It’s not often Maya Moore meets her match. Skylar Diggins was up to the task, and Notre Dame will play for a national championship because of it. The …

• Diggins drives Irish into women’s Final Four at Indy

  April 2, 2011 in Sports on Page C6 SOUTH BEND, Ind. – In her middle-school days, Skylar Diggins often was too young to get into the parties she wanted to attend. She found her way around that by …

• Volunteers down OSU after big second half

  March 27, 2011 in Sports on Page C16 DAYTON, Ohio – There are halftime chats and then there are coach’s rants. Pat Summitt hasn’t won 1,071 games by not knowing when to let her team have it. Trailing …

• Marquette’s barrage downs Fighting Irish

  January 11, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 College Basketball: Dwight Buycks scored a career-high 21 points and Marquette made a blistering 15 of its 21 3-point attempts in a 79-57 upset of No. 9 Notre Dame (14-3, …

• Zags’ rally falls short at Notre Dame

  December 11, 2010 in Sports Carleton Scott scored a career-high 23 points, Tim Abromaitis added 21 and Ben Hansbrough hit four free throws in final 12 seconds Saturday night as Notre Dame held on to … 8

• Another tough one for Zags

  December 11, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 With a laundry list of concerns – offense, defense and team confidence probably at the top – Gonzaga will face its fourth ranked opponent in nine outings when it visits …

• Another tough game coming up for Zags

  December 10, 2010 in Sports With a laundry list of concerns – offense, defense and team confidence probably at the top – Gonzaga will face its fourth ranked opponent in nine outings when it visits … 5

• Notre Dame victory over USC signpost for program

  November 28, 2010 in Sports on Page C8 LOS ANGELES – Thanks to a plume of smog engulfing the mountains in the distance, the long-range view from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was a bit blurred Saturday night. But …

• Notre Dame becomes bowl-eligible in return to Bronx

  November 21, 2010 in Sports on Page C9 NEW YORK – Instead of a walkthrough on Friday, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly gave his players a chance to soak in the sites at Yankee Stadium. Monument Park and …

• Stevenson’s 3 lifts Sooners

  March 29, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oklahoma and Notre Dame needed overtime yet again to decide things in the NCAA tournament. This time, it was the Sooners who made the big shot …

• Irish’s size, strength surprised Cougars

  November 2, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 Jason Stripling has played college football for five years. As a linebacker who played his high school football in Texas and college in the Pac-10, he’s accustomed to seeing big …

• Coug TV: Dial or No Dial?

  October 30, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 What does Notre Dame have that Washington State doesn’t? Other than a 28-point Vegas handicap on Saturday? That’s easy. A TV network.

• Obama addresses Notre Dame

  May 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Amid a scattering of angry protests over his support for abortion rights, President Barack Obama addressed the issue head-on Sunday at the University of Notre Dame, …