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Women's Swimming and Diving: Irish take on undefeated Tigers

The Irish women hit the pool for the third weekend in a row as they close out their home schedule at the Rolf's Aquatic Center in the annual Shamrock Invitational beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday. They host Towson, an undefeated squad from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), in the two-day dual meet.

Women's Tennis: Notre Dame plays for spot in championships

The Irish will make their first trip to Nebraska in the hopes of earning a berth at the national indoor championship.

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Men's Basketball: Irish move on without Martin

Irish coach Mike Brey paused the tape and waited. 

Men's Swimming and Diving: Notre Dame competes in final home meet

Men's Swimming: Senior Bass garners Big East honors

Adding to an already successful 2013 in the pool, senior Bill Bass earned another accolade Tuesday - Big East Swimmer of the Week. Along with junior teammate and two-time winner Frank Dyer, Bass is the second Irish swimmer to earn the honor this season.

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Men's Basketball: Irish prepare for life without Martin

When the struggling Irish take the floor Saturday against South Florida, they will do so without their captain and most experienced player. Notre Dame coach Mike Brey announced in his weekly teleconference Wednesday that the Irish would shut down graduate student forward Scott Martin for an indefinite period of time.

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Track and Field: Rivals-turned-roommates lead Notre Dame

Chris Giesting and Patrick Feeney haven't always been roommates. In fact, the two haven't even always been friends. On the contrary, they grew up competing against each other at rival high schools in central Indiana just over an hour apart.

ND Women's Basketball: Declawed

After trailing by three points in the first half, No. 2 Notre Dame allowed only 18 points in the second half to pull away in a 73-47 road victory against Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. Junior guard Kayla McBride led all scorers with 19 points.

SMC Basketball: Saint Mary's falls to Adrian

Despite leading for almost the entire second half, Saint Mary's lost a nail-biter Wednesday night at home to Adrian, 63-59.

ND Women's Basketball: Irish prepare for Panther play

No. 2 Notre Dame has won a school-record 10 consecutive road games in Big East regular season play, and they hope to make it 11 tonight at Pittsburgh.

Men's Tennis: Wildcats snatch victory

No. 30 Notre Dame faced its toughest competition up to this point in the season Tuesday night when it played No. 37 Northwestern. The undefeated Wildcats (5-0) beat the Irish 4-3 in a close match. The loss marked the first for the Irish (2-1) in dual meet play, following two 7-0 sweeps Saturday against Marquette and Western Illinois.

ND Women's Tennis: Lone senior adjusts to leading role

After watching her three older sisters play Division I tennis in the Big Ten, senior Chrissie McGaffigan had big shoes to fill when she first took to the court for the Irish.

Lorton: Patriots need competitive fire (Jan. 23)

The New England Patriots need to be more like their wives.

SMC Basketball: Belles train for Adrian

Coming off a tough 87-63 loss to Olivet last Saturday, Saint Mary's looks to regain its footing with a win against Adrian on Wednesday night.

SMC Basketball: Belles lose Olivet rematch

After losing a 79-75 nailbiter to Olivet back in early December, Saint Mary's was looking for revenge Saturday in a road conference matchup against the Comets.

ND Women's Tennis: Squad holds off late Illini surge

It took a late win from senior ChrissieMcGaffigan on an opposing court, but the Irish made it through their first weekend of dual play undefeated, sweeping Bowling Green 7-0 at home Friday and beating Illinois 4-3 on Sunday.

Hockey: Irish drop pair of games at home

In a weekend marked as an opportunity to return to form, Notre Dame fell further into its slump, losing a 5-4 heartbreaker Friday followed by a 2-1 defeat Saturday at the hands of Alaska.