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Recruiting: Irish re-enter RB market after Hood decommits

Hefferon: Looking into the crystal ball (Aug. 28)

ND Women's Golf: Irish lose All-American but remain strong

Coming off its fifth conference championship in its final year in the Big East, Notre Dame enters the fall season full of confidence and eager to prepare for its first campaign in the ACC.

Men's Tennis: Irish focus on underclassmen

After a year of stability and success, Notre Dame enters the season with new challenges and questions to be addressed.

Football: Starting Time

When Notre Dame's depth chart was released Tuesday afternoon, freshman linebacker Jaylon Smith was listed as the starter at outside linebacker, replacing retired senior linebacker Danny Spond.

Jacobsen: A-Rod should not be on the field (Aug. 27)

If he weren't so detestable, what Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is doing would be impressive, at least in the "How is he pulling this off?" sense of the word. You would think that a man whose general manager won't speak to him, who so irks opponents that one plunked him just for having the temerity to come to bat and who has been handed a 211-game suspension by Major League Baseball would not be the starting third baseman for the New York Yankees. (And if you believe his lawyer, the Yankees also conspired to sabotage A-Rod's health so that he couldn't play anymore. So there's that.) And yet, everyone's least-favorite Yankee will likely be in the starting lineup when New York faces the Toronto Blue Jays tonight, just as he has been since he returned from the disabled list earlier this month.

ND Volleyball: Irish use Europe trip to regain confidence

Notre Dame enters the year determined to outperform its early exit in the first round of the 2012 NCAA tournament, which brought its season to a conclusion at a 20-10 record. 

ND Women's Soccer: Squad bests Northwestern, sweeps weekend

The Irish sprinted out of the gate against Northwestern on Sunday, with junior forward Lauren Bohaboy scoring two goals in the game's first seven minutes to stake Notre Dame to a 2-0 lead. The team never looked back, cruising to a 4-1 victory at Alumni Stadium in the second game of the season. 

Men's Soccer: Defensive vets to lead Irish in ACC

With the challenge of living up to one of the best seasons in the program's history, the Irish take to the field this week for the beginning of the 2013 season. 

Spond decides to end career

A year after debilitating migraines sidelined him, Irish senior linebacker Danny Spond is ending his football career, coach Brian Kelly announced Saturday afternoon.

Springmann out, offensive line shuffles, Irish No. 14 in AP

Several Notre Dame players did not participate during Saturday's practice, including two potential starters on the offensive line.

Baratti out for season

Nicky Baratti will miss the upcoming season after dislocating his shoulder in practice Saturday, Irish coach Brian Kelly announced Monday. The sophomore safety had the shoulder surgically repaired in the offseason, but will require another surgery after reinjuring it in Notre Dame's opening week of training camp.

ND Women's Golf: ND takes individual, team conference titles

In golf terms, No. 26 Notre Dame finished its season under par, as the Irish took home their fifth Big East championship in program history.

Hockey: In final CCHA season, ND claims conference crown

Baseball: Junior-powered squad cracks top 25

In baseball's history, the game's fascination with numbers has always shone through. Fitting then, that in Notre Dame coach MikAoki's third season, a trio of juniors shone brightest for the Irish.

ND Women's Soccer: Laddish, Roccaro lead 'Baby Irish' to Elite Eight

With 12 freshmen on its roster, Notre Dame entered the season as one of the youngest teams in program history.

ND Women's Tennis: Irish take conference title, fall in NCAAs

Some seasons are dominated by one player. Some are defined by a key win or loss. And some will be remembered for the way they put every onlooker on edge.

Football: Irish return to relevance

The 2012 season was not supposed to go this way for Notre Dame.

Men's Tennis: Irish win last nine matches and Big East title

In a season filled with big matches, the Irish captured their greatest moment of the year when they swept Louisville, 4-0, to claim the last ever Big East conference championship in Irish coach Bobby Bayliss' final season.

Men's Lacrosse: Irish have become model of consistency

The No. 2-seeded Irish are still alive in the NCAA tournament, but no matter what happens in Sunday's quarterfinals, Notre Dame has established a consistency nearly unmatched in NCAA lacrosse.