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Football: Secondary concerns

By The Observer · Monday, Aug. 20, 2012

In just one play, Notre Dame's dire cornerback situation went from bad to worse, as junior cornerback Lo Wood - the only returning player with even minimal experience at the position - will miss the entire 2012 season after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon at practice Monday.

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Volleyball: Returning corps drives experienced Irish squad

By The Observer · Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012

When the Irish returned to campus on Aug. 8, Irish coach Debbie Brown found herself surrounded by a slew of determined returning players - including 12 of 14 from the 2011 squad that fell to Cincinnati in the Big East tournament final last November.

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Football: Foreign affairs

By The Observer · Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012

The beginning of Irish coach Brian Kelly's third season in charge of Notre Dame will have a decidedly foreign feel. The first snap of the Irish opener against Navy on Sept. 1 will be taken in a foreign country by a quarterback in a foreign position: Notre Dame starter.

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Hockey: Irish hope to return to NCAAs

By The Observer · Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012

The Irish look to return to the NCAA tournament this season after struggling through an up-and-down 2011-12 campaign. Notre Dame began last season ranked No. 1 in the country after making the Frozen Four in 2010-2011. Despite roaring out to a 10-2-3 start, a 6-12 finish left the Irish out of the 16-team NCAA tournament field and in eighth place in the 11-team CCHA.

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Men's Golf: Irish move forward without senior trio

By The Observer · Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012

It is easy to say the upcoming season will be a rebuilding one for the Irish. They concluded last year with the program's lowest 54-hole tournament mark on their way to a sixth-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Central Regional. Notre Dame also bid adieu to the talented senior trio of Max Scodro, Tom Usher and Chris Walker.

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Women's Golf: Team adds two top freshmen

By The Observer · Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012

Coming off a second-place finish in the Big East tournament and a trip to the NCAA Regional qualifiers last season, No. 47 Notre Dame has improved its lineup and is expecting to perform well this year.

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Men's Basketball: Notre Dame makes surprising run to NCAA tournament

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

When graduate student forward and Irish co-captain Tim Abromaitis tore his ACL in practice on Nov. 25, hopes for the Irish season dwindled. Notre Dame had already lost key pieces to the surprising 2010-2011 team that earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament and then the undisputed leader of the young 2011-2012 squad was lost.

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Men's Soccer: Irish stumble late, miss NCAA tourney

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

They spent time ranked in the top-10 nationally, they posted six shutouts, they sent three players to Major League Soccer and they played some of the best soccer Irish coach Bobby Clark said he has seen in his 11 years at Notre Dame. But the 2011 installment of the Irish, despite all its talent and sometimes spectacular play, failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament after losing in the first round of the Big East tournament.

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ND Softball: Irish reach NCAA tournament

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

On March 16 the Irish lost 7-2 to Washington in the final game of the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif. The loss dropped Notre Dame's record to 11-10 - a far cry from the squad's 46-11 mark in 2011.

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