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Tuesday, June 16, 2026
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Men's Tennis: ND looks to start off strong

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Notre Dame begins its fall schedule this weekend at the Illini Invitational in Olympia Fields, Ill. The Irish will face staunch competition from Illinois, Alabama, Texas and California.










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Irish start conference play

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When the Irish scheduled away matches at top-5 opponents Duke, North Carolina and Stanford in their early season schedule, their hope was that it would leave them better prepared for a repeat run at a national championship. Despite losing those three contests, No. 14/12 Notre Dame (3-3-1) feels the lessons it learned will ultimately help as the Big East season begins.


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Irish offensive line uses physical mentality for success

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Despite the meticulous attention to detail and thoughtful analysis that goes into each play offensive coordinator Charley Molnar draws up for junior running back Cierre Wood, a large part of the success of each run comes down to one simple challenge — which side of linemen can push the other further.



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Trio's rise to glory began at club level with Dallas Sting

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With a front row seat for six years of the Notre Dame tri-captains' careers, Dallas Sting coach Kenny Medina played a crucial role in their development. Once he was done with them, both on and off the field, he sent them off to a friend and mentor at Notre Dame.




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ND Volleyball: McHugh steps up in sophomore campaign

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Just a little over a year ago, Irish coach Debbie Brown knew then-freshman outside hitter Andrea McHugh would make an impact in her inaugural campaign. What she might not have predicted was that McHugh would lead the Irish in kills and be selected Big East freshman of the year.