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ND Women's Basketball: Just short

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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.


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Ready for Rees

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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.



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Recruiting: Off-campus game brings pros, cons

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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.


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Irish head to Yankee Stadium for 25th time

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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.



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ND Fencing: Irish travel to face nation's best

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The No. 1 Irish will travel to Milwaukee this weekend to compete in the United States Fencing Association's North American Cup Nov. 19-22 in hopes of proving themselves once again the nation's top team.




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Club Sports: Squash uses complex to host teams

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This summer, Notre Dame installed a new squash complex in the Joyce Center, and the Irish are wasting little time in putting the facilities to use, hosting Western Michigan and Purdue at the Notre Dame Fall Invitational this Saturday.


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Fencing: Hurley sets sights on national excellence

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When sophomore Courtney Hurley came to Notre Dame, she was an enthusiastic young fencer looking to find her way in the sport. Slightly more than a year later, she is an internationally competitive athlete with her sights set on becoming one of the best in the world.


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Men's Basketball: Century mark

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Senior guard Ben Hansbrough remained red-hot for the Irish as Notre Dame downed Chicago State 102-62 Wednesday at the Purcell Pavilion.


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Men's Basketball: Century mark

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Senior guard Ben Hansbrough remained red-hot for the Irish as Notre Dame downed Chicago State 102-62 Wednesday at the Purcell Pavilion.



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Baraka Bouts: Fights begin to raise money

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Walking into a makeshift classroom at Lakeview Senior Secondary School, Anna Dwyer saw benches used as desks and heard about the drainage problems that affected the living conditions of the students.





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Men's Basketball: Irish to host Chicago State

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Two games into the season, Notre Dame has outscored its opposition by a combined 58 points. In their third game of the season, the Irish (2-0) face a Chicago State team that was outscored by 34 points against DePaul Sunday.