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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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SMC Softball: Struggling Belles take on Franklin

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Coming off three consecutive losses, the Belles will travel to Franklin College today for a doubleheader. Saint Mary's has had a rough season since Spring Break and now has an overall record of 11-10 (1-5 MIAA).


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ND Softball: Flying against the Falcons

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The difference between the nine-game winning streak that began Notre Dame's season and the one the squad will look to extend in tomorrow's doubleheader against Bowling Green is simple — this time around, the Irish know what it is like to lose.


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Football: Floyd to remain suspended from football activities

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After meeting with the Office of Residence Life last week, junior wide receiver Michael Floyd will remain suspended indefinitely from football activities, Irish coach Brian Kelly said Saturday. According to a press release, Floyd will continue his educational pursuits and will have the opportunity to rejoin the football program after meeting certain requirements set by the university and Kelly.


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Men's Lacrosse: Irish to face Hoyas Sunday

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In anticipation of a large crowd and a competitive matchup, the No. 2 Irish are eager to take the field for their Playing for Peace Game against Georgetown as they look to remain undefeated on the season.


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SMC Tennis: Belles to face Bethel College

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Saint Mary's looks to extend its win streak to five and strengthen its MIAA resume this weekend with a non-conference match against Bethel College and an MIAA showdown with last year's conference runner-up, Hope College.





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Track and Field: Irish head to Ky. for meet

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Coming off a strong performance in the Mike Poehlein Invitational at Purdue, and with the season winding down, the Irish need to keep playing at a high level this weekend as they head to Kentucky for the Louisville Border Battle.







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Special teams cost Irish

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ST. PAUL, Minn. –– There is little doubt in the mind of Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson as to what ended his team's season one step short of the national championship game: the Irish special teams, a weakness all season, were exposed on the biggest stage in their 4-3 loss to Minnesota-Duluth.


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SMC Tennis: Belles continue winning streak

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Winning big is becoming business as usual for the Belles. They've won eight of their last 11, and seven of those eight wins have been by five matches or more. Their matchup last night was no exception, as Saint Mary's bested Olivet College, 7-2.


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Baseball: Broncos' errors boost ND

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In a sharp contrast to the first half of the season, Notre Dame capitalized on its opponent's mistakes in the field and the pitching made it stand as the Irish took down Western Michigan 6-2 Wednesday at Frank Eck Stadium.


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Irish fall in St. Paul

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Down 4-2 early in the third period of the national semifinal game and facing a red-hot Minnesota-Duluth power play, Notre Dame thought it had turned the corner when senior left wing Calle Ridderwall blasted a shot from just inside the blue line past Bulldog goalie Kenny Reiter to pull the Irish within one. It was not to be, however, as Reiter stonewalled the Notre Dame attack the rest of the way to give Minnesota-Duluth a 4-3 victory over the Irish in front of 19,139 fans at the Xcel Energy Center.