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Thursday, April 2, 2026
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ND Volleyball: Team wraps up season with loss at Long Beach

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The Irish closed out their season at Long Beach State on Saturday with a loss to the host 49ers. The Irish fell to Long Beach 3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-19) on the first day of the Mizuno Thanksgiving Tournament, to finish the season with a record of 18-13.


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Men's Basketball: Still perfect

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Senior guard Ben Hansbrough scored 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second half to help No. 25 Notre Dame shake off a pesky Indiana State team, 81-72, Tuesday night at the Purcell Pavilion.



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Past adversity leads to success now

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LOS ANGELES — After a 4-5 start to the 2010 campaign, Notre Dame entered the month of November with low prospects. Four weeks later, they are 7-5 and bowl bound.


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VICTORY!

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LOS ANGELES — In the moments after Tommy Rees took a knee on his own three-yard line at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday night, sophomore receiver Theo Riddick dropped to his knees. Other players jumped up and down. Most just sauntered towards the tunnel, the stands or each other, partaking in amazed hugs and handshakes.



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ND Women's Basketball: Team earns title with three weekend wins

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Following back-to-back losses against ranked opponents in No. 13 UCLA and No. 9 Kentucky, Notre Dame returned to the win column in convincing fashion over the weekend. The Irish took down IUPUI, Wake Forest and Butler to claim the WBCA Classic title at the Purcell Pavilion.


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Hockey: Irish battle Fighting Sioux

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Playing in front of 11,680 fans at No. 7 North Dakota's Ralph Engelstad Arena, the No. 12 Irish struggled in a 6-3 loss Friday night but rebounded with a gritty performance Saturday for a hard-fought 2-2 tie.





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ND Women's Soccer: Squad advances to College Cup with win over OSU

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For the fifth consecutive year, Notre Dame will take the pitch on the final weekend of collegiate soccer after shutting out Oklahoma State, 2-0, Friday night. Freshman midfielder Elizabeth Tucker netted a pair of goals in the final 30 minutes of the NCAA Championship quarterfinals match, sending the Irish back to the College Cup.


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ND Basketball: Senior laden roster will serve Irish well

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One thing became apparent as the Irish won three games over the weekend to take the trophy at the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla. — the best player on the team is anyone's guess. And there is nothing more exciting about this team than that.


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Fencing: Irish show strong results across seas

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Notre Dame recently spanned the globe to compete in various events. Four team members traveled to Sosnowiec, Poland, to compete in a World Cup event, highlighted by sophomore Lian Osier's third-place finish in the sabre event, and another quartet of Irish fencers traveled to Milwaukee, Wis. for the North American Cup B.