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Coaches react to conference change

By The Observer · Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012

With the move to the ACC, Irish coach Randy Waldrum won't have to go out of his way anymore to schedule Notre Dame's powerhouse rival North Carolina. The Tar Heels have won 20 national championships, including five victories over the Irish in the College Cup final. But Notre Dame got its revenge in 2010, upsetting the heavily-favored Tar Heels in the round of 16 en route to a national championship.

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Robison: MLB gives too many chances (Sept. 13)

By The Observer · Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012

When the regular season ends after 162 grueling games in a few weeks, the MLB playoffs will start. The annual "Hunt for October" is already underway with teams clawing and scratching for the postseason. Of the four major leagues, the MLB allows the fewest teams into postseason play, which makes the quest to keep a season alive even more daunting.

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Notre Dame moves to ACC

By The Observer · Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012

Notre Dame will leave the Big East and join the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in all sports except football and hockey, the University announced Wednesday. Notre Dame will remain independent in football.

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Kelly: Rough stretch should not damper expectation (Sept. 12)

By The Observer · Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012

It is pretty standard coach-speak to say that games against big-time opponents reveal the character and true talent of a team, and it is certainly something Irish coach Debbie Brown has emphasized during Notre Dame's Big East tilts through the last few years.

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Injuries test Irish roster depth

By The Observer · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

During Saturday's home-opening 20-17 victory over Purdue, Notre Dame suffered injuries to seven players. On the offense, senior tight end and captain Tyler Eifert left the game in the second half with a "mild concussion" after racking up 98 yards on four receptions. Sophomore receiver DaVaris Daniels left the game as well with an ankle sprain after hauling in four catches for 70 yards.

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Men's Golf: Senior co-captain steps up for squad

By The Observer · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

Louis Oosthuizen is best known as the South African who captured the British Open Championship in 2010, but Irish senior Paul McNamara III pegs the world's No. 10 player as his favorite golfer for another reason.

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SMC Volleyball: Belles recapture winning ways

By The Observer · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

After losing their first conference match of the season Sept. 4 against Trine, the Belles bounced back in their second conference fixture this weekend. Against rival Albion, Saint Mary's brought home their first MIAA victory of the season in four sets, claiming a 25-19, 24-26, 25-15, 25-20 win.

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Men's Soccer: Irish topple ranked teams over weekend

By The Observer · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

No. 13 Notre Dame beat all comers to win the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament this weekend, topping Oregon State 1-0 on Friday despite wild weather, and winning a chippy and aggressive game on Sunday over No. 4 Akron, 3-1.

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ND Cross Country: Heeder balances passions

By The Observer · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

Sophomore Megan Heeder has already done some pretty impressive things in her life. Aside from running at a Division I level, she's performed at Carnegie Hall as a member of a Grammy Award-winning children's choir and competed in international-level equestrian events.

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Men's Soccer: Brown finds new place in lineup

By The Observer · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

Irish junior forward Leon Brown takes a lot of things from his father. The son has picked up his dad's old sport and native music. But Brown won't restrict himself to the old position his father started him off at many years ago.

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Men's Golf: Senior co-captain steps up for squad

By The Observer · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

Louis Oosthuizen is best known as the South African who captured the British Open Championship in 2010, but Irish senior Paul McNamara III pegs the world's No. 10 player as his favorite golfer for another reason.

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