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Texas three-step

By The Observer · Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011

Nine years ago and more than 1,000 miles south of Notre Dame, amid awkward icebreakers and handshakes, an unbreakable bond formed between Jessica Schuveiller, Courtney Barg and Melissa Henderson. Nowadays, that bond is best seen in a defensive clearance followed by crisp midfield passing and finished off with a rip into the back of the net.

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Youthful Irish learn from small class

By The Observer · Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011

With a group of 45 athletes plus a five-person staff, women's rowing boasts one of the largest rosters in the Notre Dame athletic department. Of those 45, however, only five will graduate in the spring.

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Road to PGA Tour runs rigid

By The Observer · Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011

The road to the PGA tour can be a drawn-out one. It's not as simple as going into a draft and definitely not as easy as Happy Gilmore made it look when he won one tournament before taking on Hollywood's equivalent of the Masters.

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ND Women's Golf: Irish sharpen skills as fall season approaches

By The Observer · Monday, Sept. 12, 2011

When the Irish arrived on campus just a few weeks ago, there was much work to be done at practice to prepare for the fall season. After being scattered around the country during the summer months, they needed to shake off the rust and getting back to playing winning golf.

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Men's Golf: Case of the Mondays

By The Observer · Monday, Sept. 12, 2011

Notre Dame fell from first to third in the final day of the Gopher Invitational in Wayzata, Minn. The Irish entered the closing day at Spring Hill Golf Course with a four-stroke lead, but a 20-over-par round of 308 left them five strokes behind champion and 10th-ranked Arkansas.

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Brian Kelly emphasizes turnover ratio

By The Observer · Monday, Sept. 12, 2011

After his team lost in heartbreaking fashion at Michigan last Saturday, Irish coach Brian Kelly knows Notre Dame will not benefit from any reprieve this week as it pursues the elusive first win of the season.

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Michigan Stadium night game sets attendance mark

By The Observer · Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Saturday's contest was the first night game in Michigan Stadium's 84-year history. 114,804 fans attended the game, the largest crowd in history to attend a football game, collegiate or professional. This was the fourth time a Notre Dame-Michigan contest set a new NCAA attendance mark; the teams set records in 1993, 1999 and 2003, all at Michigan.

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Week Two: Michigan

By The Observer · Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It seemed the Irish had won. Then, improbably, all seemed lost. Somehow, Notre Dame regained the lead with merely 30 seconds left – and then, shockingly, stunningly, astonishingly, it was gone again. Through all of that, Irish coach Brian Kelly was left with only one thought after Notre Dame's 35-31 loss at Michigan.

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Notre Dame defense willing to take the blame

By The Observer · Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Following a heart-wrenching 35-31 defeat at the hands of Michigan, many Irish fans have already begun the finger-pointing. While costly turnovers on offense and miscues on special teams contributed to the collapse, much of that pointing has been aimed squarely at the defense.

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Prister: Obsession with ranks (Sept. 9)

By The Observer · Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011

This is the fifth of a new Observer feature. A series of 10 Observer sportswriters will have columns appear in this space on a bi-weekly rotation. Hopefully some of these writers will grab your attention, and you'll know when and where to find more of their thoughts.

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