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ND Men's Soccer: ND falls to Dartmouth in OT

Dartmouth forward Andrew Olsen scored the game-winning goal nine minutes into overtime in Sunday's second round game of the NCAA tournament and brought Notre Dame's 2010 season to a close with a 2-1 loss to the Big Green at Alumni Stadium.

SMC Basketball: Belles move to 3-0 on season

The Belles extended their win streak to three this weekend as they defeated North Central College 75-56 in the Holiday Inn Select Tip-Off Tournament title game.

ND Women's Basketball: UCLA, Kentucky take down Notre Dame

After opening the season with blowout victories over New Hampshire and Morehead State, Notre Dame has dropped consecutive matches by narrow margins against two ranked opponents.

ND Volleyball: Irish fall in Big East semis

The Irish fought for their postseason lives at the Big East Championships this weekend, defeating Villanova in the quarterfinals before falling to Cincinnati in the semifinals.

Men's Basketball: Maine next on schedule for Irish

Senior guard Ben Hansbrough is averaging 20 points per game for the Irish this season, and he has led the team in scoring in each of its first three games. Despite that, Irish coach Mike Brey said he is not concerned about what will happen to the offense if Hansbrough has an off game as Notre Dame prepares to take on Maine tonight.

Hockey: Irish defend home ice with pair of victories

In their final season at the Joyce Center, the No. 11 Irish continued to defend their home ice with two wins over Michigan State in a weekend series. Notre Dame defeated the Spartans 6-2 Friday night and 4-2 Saturday night to extend their win streak at home to six.

Defense rebounds in November

Before Saturday, the last time the Irish went two straight games without allowing a touchdown was in November of 1988 against Rice and Penn State. Not coincidentally, that was also the same year of Notre Dame's last national championship.

Baraka Bouts: Boxers pair up, compete in bouts after months of training

Football: Irish down Army in Big Apple

Notre Dame ended its two-day tour of New York City with "the most important thing," as Irish coach Brian Kelly said after Notre Dame's 27-3 victory over Army Saturday night.

Hockey: Spartans provide only home opponent of November

The No. 11 Irish return to the friendly confines of the Joyce Center this weekend after a five-game road trip that returned mixed results.

Men's Soccer: NCAA���opener features foe familiar to Clark

From 1985 to 1993, Irish coach Bobby Clark bled green as the head coach at Dartmouth. On Sunday, the Big Green will line up opposite Clark's No. 9 Notre Dame squad as the Irish begin their NCAA tournament slate at Alumni Stadium.

ND Volleyball: Conference title quest kicks off

The Irish will take on Villanova today at the University of Pittsburgh in the first round of the Big East Championship, with postseason hopes on the line.

SMC Swimming and Diving: Shorthanded Belles back in action in Phoenix

After taking almost a month off, the Belles will head to the University of Chicago to compete in the Phoenix Fall Classic this weekend.

ND Women's Basketball: Just short

Sophomore guard Skylar Diggins' half-court shot at the buzzer of Thursday night's second overtime hit the rim, but bounced out as the Irish fell 86-83 to UCLA at the Purcell Pavilion in the fourth double overtime game in program history.

Ready for Rees

Tommy Rees walks into the interview room, and the assembled media immediately flock to the freshman signal-caller. For someone who was in high school just a year ago, he handles the situation with complete aplomb and nonchalance.

ND Women's Soccer: Team to face Carolina yet again

No 7. Notre Dame and No. 3 North Carolina will renew women's college soccer's biggest rivalry Saturday in the College Cup's round of 16 in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Recreating history isn't all that simple

In 1913, Notre Dame and its "forward pass" upset Army 35-13. After that game, people started to notice the blue-collar team from Indiana.

Recruiting: Off-campus game brings pros, cons

Notre Dame may advertise Saturday's game at Yankee Stadium as a home game, but as far as recruiting is concerned, it is anything but. By holding the game off campus, the Irish are neither allowed to host recruits on official visits nor hold extended conversations with them, Irish recruiting expert Mike Frank said.

Irish head to Yankee Stadium for 25th time

The Irish last played in Yankee Stadium in 1969. Then, Ara Parseghian and the Irish trounced none other than Army 45-0. The victory brought Notre Dame's record in The House That Ruth Built to 15-6-3.

Army presents another triple-option challenge

Remember the last time Notre Dame played against a team that ran the option?