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Men's Swimming: Irish host first meet of season

Notre Dame will hold its first dual meet of the season when they welcome No. 18 Purdue to the Rolfs Aquatic Center today.

ND Women's Swimming: Notre Dame returns home

After a close loss to Auburn on Saturday, the Irish return home to take on Purdue in the Rolfs Aquatic Center.

ND Volleyball: Teams to test Irish win streak

The Irish will put their eight-match winning streak on the line this weekend as they travel to the Garden State for matches against Seton Hall and Rutgers.

Hockey: Broncos to visit CFIA

While Western Michigan may not carry the cachet that some of a Michigan or Ohio State, the No. 11 Broncos have become a worthy and admired opponent of the No. 8 Irish over the last few seasons.

DeFranks: Redmond good enough for Marlins (Nov. 2)

Enough with the big splashes, bigger headlines and biggest disasters. Enough with the small attendance, smaller batting average and smallest patience.

Women's Interhall: Wildcats face top-seeded Purple Weasels

By ALEX WILCOX Sports Writer

Men's Interhall: Keenan and Alumni to square off in first round

By SAMANTHA ZUBA Sports Writer

ND Women's Basketball: Irish overrun Scots

In a battle of the North Atlantic, the Fighting Irish defeated the Fighting Scots 88-28 in Notre Dame's first and only exhibition game of the season Thursday in Purcell Pavilion. Freshman guard Jewell Loyd led all scorers with 20 points in her Notre Dame debut.

Men's Basketball: Squad readies for final exhibition

After a dominant performance in the season-opening exhibition against Quincy on Monday, the No. 22 Irish take on Cardinal Stritch on Friday in the final regular-season tune-up.

Fencing: Squad travels for tourney

After a solid performance at last weekend's Notre Dame Invitational, the Irish will be participating in their second exhibition tournament of the year this weekend as they will join nine other schools in the 41st Penn State Open.

ND Women's Soccer: Squad compete for Big East title

After a full season of trying to help his young team mature and perform on a championship level, Irish coach Randy Waldrum and No. 20 Notre Dame have finally arrived on that stage, as they'll look to take home the Big East Championship in East Hartford, Conn., this weekend.

Irish Insider Live, Week 9: Pittsburgh

Men's Soccer: Team heads to Big East tournament

The No. 7 Irish will hit the road for their Big East tournament opener when they travel to Syracuse to face the Orange in the conference quarterfinals Saturday.

Head-to-head: Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh

PANTHERS PASSING He may not be the top quarterback Notre Dame has faced all year, but redshirt senior quarterback TinoSunseri has been a model of consistency for the Panthers. Sunseri has started 34 consecutive games for the Panthers and ranks fourth in Pittsburgh history with 7,501 passing yards. Sunseri has thrown for 2,199 yards, 13 touchdowns and two interceptions this season. The redshirt senior comes into his second meeting with the Irish ranking eighth in the country and first in the Big East in pass efficiency with a 164.8 rating. Sunseri carries an active streak of 143 pass attempts without an interception. His last interception came in a 35-17 upset win over No. 13 Virginia Tech on Sept. 15. His 283-yard, three-touchdown performance against the Hokies earned him Big East Offensive Player of the Week honors. In a 47-17 win over Temple on Saturday, Sunseri threw for 321 yards and three touchdowns on 20-for-28 passing. In the last six games, Sunseri has completed 71 percent of his passes for 11 touchdowns and 1,682 passing yards, for an average of 280.3 yards per game.

Making it count

Last December, the process began. Tyler Eifert filled out the NFL Draft evaluation paperwork and endlessly ran through both scenarios in his head. To return or leave, that was the grueling question.

Chryst stabilizies rocky Pittsburgh program

It seems like the head coaching position at Notre Dame has gone through an inordinate amount of upheaval since the last time the Irish were 8-0, with three coaches in less than a decade. But what Pittsburgh has gone through makes the coaching carousel at Notre Dame seem tame.

Notre Dame to reload at tight end with Heuerman

With current Notre Dame senior tight end Tyler Eifert eligible to enter the NFL Draft at the end of the 2012 season, the Irish are set to replenish the talent pipeline at the position after the April commitment of ESPN300 recruit Mike Heuerman.

Allen: Eifert holds key to offensive success (Nov. 2)

Welcome to a three-game mini-season inside the 2012 football season. Three games, three inferior opponents and three chances for a crushing loss that derails national championship dreams.

Staff Predictions: Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh

Allan Joseph Editor-in-Chief

Jones evolves into consistent performer

For two years, junior receiver T.J. Jones stood in the shadows as Michael Floyd rewrote the Irish record book. Amidst heartbreak and sporadic play, Jones never emerged as a viable threat behind the NFL-bound talent.