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ND Volleyball: Irish end weekend on high note

After a disappointing first two matches that saw the Irish fall to new conference foe North Carolina and tournament host Middle Tennessee State, Notre Dame rallied Saturday evening to dispatch San Francisco in the final match of the Blue Raider Bash in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

SMC Soccer: Belles fall short in season-opener

Saint Mary's lost a hard-fought game in its season opener against Bethel on Friday in Mishawaka, Ind.

First quarter recap: Notre Dame 14, Temple 0

Notre Dame scored on its first two drives and jumped out to a 14-0 lead on Temple in the first quarter.

Rapid Reaction: Notre Dame 28, Temple 6

No. 14 Notre Dame breezed past Temple 28-6 on Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.

Irish offense leads Notre Dame to 28-6 win over Temple

No. 14 Notre Dame set a blistering tempo with its opening drive and drove the pace of the game all the way to a 28-6 victory over Temple.

Notre Dame extends Kelly through 2017

After the No. 14 Irish opened up their 2013 campaign with a 28-6 victory over Temple, Notre Dame announced a five-year contract extension for head coach Brian Kelly.

SMC Volleyball: Belles prepare for Ohio tournament

The Belles have a busy weekend ahead of them with four matches scheduled at the Ohio Northern Tournament.

SMC Soccer: Belles open season Friday

The Fighting Irish football team isn't the only one making their season debut this weekend. Saint Mary's soccer returns to the field Friday night for its season opener at Bethel.

SMC Golf: Moore debuts as Belles coach

Saint Mary's golf leaps back into action this weekend at the Olivet Fall Invitational with a new coach, new depth and new hope.

SMC Cross Country: Belles head to Wabash

Lorton: NCAA continues erratic treatment (Aug. 30)

Hypocrisy, thy name is NCAA. 

Men's Soccer: Irish challenge SMU, UCLA

The seventh-ranked Irish will begin their season at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in Bloomington, Ind., this weekend. Notre Dame will take on No. 9 UCLA at 5 p.m. Friday and return to the field to face off against SMU at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. 

ND Women's Soccer: Sustaining the spark

Lorton: NCAA continues erratic treatment (Aug. 30)

ND Volleyball: Squad travels to Blue Raider Bash

The Irish open their season on the road this weekend, traveling to Tennessee to compete in the Blue Raider Bash. 

Uncertainty pervades Rhule's new regime

In 126 years of Notre Dame football, the Irish have never taken the field against Temple. But that's only one aspect of why Irish coach Brian Kelly and his team are flying blind into their season opener.

ND Women's Soccer: No longer the underdogs

A year after coming within one win of the College Cup, the Irish return a squad loaded with experience as they join the ACC and take aim at a third national championship under coach Randy Waldrum.

Men's Golf: Momentum propels Irish in ACC

After finishingthird in the Big East Championship last season, the Irish look forward to building on their success. 

Talented freshmen will play early, often

Freshman linebacker Jaylon Smith will do what MantiTe'o never did in an Irish uniform: start the season opener as a freshman.

Hartnett: 'Fox Sports 1' underwhelms (Aug. 29)

Like nearly every avid sports fan that grew up in the late 1990s or early 2000s, my daily morning routine consisted of turning on ESPN and watching as much "SportsCenter" as I could before going to school.