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Men's Basketball: Last hurrah at the Big East tournament

Late Sunday night, the Irish checked into the Dumont Hotel in New York City, as they always do for the Big East tournament. But with Tuesday's announcement that the Irish will join the ACC next season, Notre Dame will need to find a new hotel a year from now - in Greensboro, N.C.

Men's Basketball: Last hurrah at the Big East tournament

Men's Basketball: Cooley and Grant earn all-league honors

A year ago, Irish senior forward Jack Cooley narrowly missed out on earning a spot on the all-Big East first team. Cooley ended up on the second team, while then-sophomore guard Jerian Grant copped all-Rookie team honors.

Former five-star recruit Kiel intends to transfer from Irish

Irish sophomore quarterback Gunner Kiel will transfer from Notre Dame, sources close to the football program confirmed with The Observer on Thursday evening.

ND Women's Swimming and Diving: Event marks last chance to qualify

Following a second-place finish in the Big East championships, the Irish will focus their attention on qualifying for the NCAA championships. They return to action from March 14-16 when they compete in the NCAA Zone Diving Qualifier in West Lafayette, Ind.

Men's Tennis: ND prepares for outdoor play

Fresh off a 4-1 home victory over No. 13 Illinois, the Irish will head to Alabama for spring break to practice outdoors and play in the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic starting March 15.

Hockey: Irish await CCHA opponent

No. 9 Notre Dame will be comfortably at home while the best-of-three, first-round series of the CCHA tournament take place Friday through Sunday. No. 6 seed Alaska hosts No. 11 seed Michigan State, No. 10 seed Northern Michigan travels to No. 7 seed Michigan and No. 9 seed Bowling Green travels to No. 8 seed Lake Superior State.

Men's Swimming and Diving: Divers travel to last qualifier

While their swimming teammates will have to play the waiting game to see whether they will advance to the NCAA championships, members of the Notre Dame diving team will have one final opportunity to earn a spot during next week's NCAA Zone Diving Qualifier. The meet will take place March 14-16 at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind.

Women's Basketball: Team tries for first Big East tourney title

After defeating No. 3 Connecticut in a triple-overtime thriller Monday night, No. 2 Notre Dame will travel to the Huskies' home court to play in the Big East tournament. The tournament begins Friday at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.

Softball: Team rides streak into break

The Irish carry an eight-game win streak into spring break as they prepare to travel to Arizona and California.

ND Women's Golf: Team set for Arizona tourney

Now three weeks since their last tournament, the Irish gear up for their second appearance this spring in Mesa, Ariz. at the Clover Cup.

Hartnett: Peyton shines on and off the field (March 7)

He was born into football royalty, the son of a prominent quarterback. He grew up tossing the pigskin in the backyard with his younger brother, now a two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback.

Track and Field: Irish head to championships

To wrap up an outstanding year, Notre Dame will head to Fayetteville, Ark. this weekend for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field championships. After three-peats by the Florida men's team and the Oregon women's team, Notre Dame will try to break out as an underdog and get their first indoor track and field championship.

ND Women's Tennis: Irish travel south for matches

The No. 15 Irish are heading south for spring break, to take on No. 9 Georgia, UAB and Georgia Tech during their trip to warmer climates.

Men's Lacrosse: Team prepares for two more top-15 opponents

At first glance, it would seem to be another non-conference challenge, another ranked opponent for Notre Dame. But looks can be deceiving.

Men's Golf: Irish return to Schenkel Invite

Earlier in the fall, the Irish had come off a superb finish at the Georgetown Invitational where they finished 2nd overall, boosting their rankings which climbed just outside the top 100 mark.

Fencing: Notre Dame hosts regionals

Coming off a dominating performance last week to capture the Midwest Fencing Conference title, the Irish now look to carry that momentum into the NCAA Midwest Regional meet this weekend held at Notre Dame.

Women's Lacrosse: Irish take focus into spring break

No. 10/6 Notre Dame will look to continue its momentum over spring break after routing Detroit 22-1 on Tuesday. The Irish (4-0) host Boston on Saturday before traveling to Nashville, Tenn., to face Vanderbilt on March 13.

Baseball: Notre Dame heads west for Dodgertown Classic

No. 22 Notre Dame travels to the West Coast this weekend looking to improve on its 8-2 record and climb higher in the rankings as they compete in the Dodgertown Classic in Los Angeles.

Rowing: Irish travel for their first race

The women's rowing team will compete in its first race of the spring season over break, as the Irish will travel to Oak Ridge, Tenn. for the Oak Ridge/Cardinal Invitational on March 16 and 17.