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Holtz retells story of '88 title team

Lou Holtz had an undefeated Irish team that had already beat Michigan, Miami and USC, so the preparations for the 1989 Fiesta Bowl were simple - rest the seniors, take pictures and practice celebrations.

SMC Basketball: Belles pick up road victory

Saint Mary's earned its first conference win Wednesday night with a 66-57 victory over Kalamazoo College.

Bernard: Notre Dame has definitive holes in its armor (Dec. 6)

Despite boasting a preseason top-10 ranking and the nation's best point guard, questions surrounded Notre Dame before the season began.

ND Women's Basketball: Different season, same result

Despite 24 points and seven rebounds from freshman guard Jewell Loyd, No. 5 Notre Dame succumbed to defending national champion No. 3 Baylor 73-61 in Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday.

Track and Field: Irish to begin indoor season with home meet

The Irish will kick off their indoor season Friday when they host the Blue & Gold Invitational.

Joseph: Coaches display unexpected similarity (Dec. 6)

Alabama coach Nick Saban is something of a mythic figure on the college football landscape. The best coach in the game not named after a Catholic pope, Saban has become a lightning rod for controversy - but he's indisputably one of the most feared coaches to prowl the opposing sidelines in the nation.

Men's Basketball: No. 22 Irish to battle Brown after layoff

Nine days after downing then-No. 8 Kentucky, the No. 22 Irish return to action when they take on Brown on Saturday at Purcell Pavilion.

Hartnett: The bowl season is full of nothing (Dec. 6)

On Sunday night, months of rampant media-fueled speculation finally came to an end, as the pairings for 35 bowl games were released.

Hockey: Irish prepare for home games against Spartans

Coming off a sweep of Lake Superior State, the Irish will remain at home and take on CCHA rival Michigan State on Friday and Saturday at the Compton Family Ice Arena. Notre Dame (11-4-0, 7-1-0-0 CCHA), which sits one point behind Miami in the conference standings, will try to avoid its first conference loss since Nov. 2 when it takes the ice against a young but talented Spartans team Friday night.

Monardo: Significance of the matchup goes well beyond revenge

On April 3, as the Irish title hopes faded away, the falling confetti glittered as it descended to the floor of the Pepsi Center in Denver. Baylor had handled Notre Dame for the second time of the season to push its sparkling record to 40-0 and capture the national championship.

Steiner: An NFL Christmas list (Dec. 4)

The Christmas list.

SMC Basketball: Belles look to earn first conference win of season

Heading into the last week of classes, the Belles will remain busy by playing two games and looking to tally their first conference win of the season.

ND Women's Basketball: No. 5 Notre Dame set to host rival No. 3 Baylor

When No. 5 Notre Dame takes the court at Purcell Pavilion to meet No. 3 Baylor on Wednesday, the Irish will see a program that has repeatedly denied them the chance to claim basketball's top spot.

Football: Top ND defense prepares for Bama offense

Editor's Note: This is the second in a four-part series previewing the matchup between Notre Dame and Alabama on Jan. 7 in the BCS National Championship Game.

Monardo: An NFL players' Christmas list (Dec. 5)

Yesterday this column described the most sought after Christmas wishes of every single NFL team. The organizations included on their wish lists everything from good luck to Andrew Luck, white Christmases to A.J. Greens.

Hockey: Junior center glides past Laker defense

On Saturday night as the No. 6 Irish took on Lake Superior State, a little girl held up a sign that read "T.J. Tynan is a red-haired ninja."

ND Volleyball: Irish fall in first round

After a stellar season in which it put together an 11-match win streak in Big East play, Notre Dame saw its campaign come to an end at the hands of No. 14 Ohio State on Friday in the first round of the NCAA championship.

Men's Basketball: Defense leads in Irish win

When then-No. 8 Kentucky came into Purcell Pavilion last Thursday night, the Wildcats came in averaging more than 85 points per game. They left with just 50 in a 14-point loss to Notre Dame.

Te'o wins Butkus, Nagurski awards

Notre Dame senior linebacker MantiTe'o officially became a finalist for the prestigious Heisman Trophy on Monday night in an announcement made on SportsCenter by former Heisman winner Ty Detmer.

SMC Swimming: Belles close out fall season