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ND Men's Soccer: Getting Big

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In their first conference match and a game that could set the tone for their entire season, the Irish defeated No. 12 St. John's 1-0 Saturday.



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Football: Cardinal Cruise

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There was no last-second heartbreak for Notre Dame Saturday as a balanced Stanford attack led by junior quarterback Andrew Luck wore down the Irish defense en route to a 37-14 Cardinal victory.



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ND Volleyball: Hitting the Big East

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In 2009, the Irish defeated every team in Big East regular season play before falling in five sets to Louisville in the conference tournament's championship match. This year, they don't plan to let that happen, as their conference season begins this weekend against West Virginia tonight and Pittsburgh Sunday.


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Men's Interhall: Knott and Duncan set to fight for first win

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When Knott and Duncan face off Sunday, both squads will be looking to put narrow opening losses behind them. The Juggerknotts (0-1) fell to Morrissey by a final score of 7-6, while Duncan (0-1) held defending champion Siegfried to just one field goal in a 3-0 defeat.



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SMC Golf: Tourney to test Belles in Florida

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In their second straight weekend facing stiff competition, the No. 5 Belles will head to Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., to participate in the Fall Preview at the Mission Inn Resort, where the NCAA Division III championships will be held for the 14th consecutive year this spring.


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ND Women's Soccer: Pair of Big East games looms

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With the season's final nonconference game behind them, the Irish spent the week gearing up for a potentially season-defining weekend in the Big East. The No. 5/9 Irish (7-1-0, 1-0-0) will host Cincinnati Friday night and then travel to Kentucky for a matchup with No. 24/18 Louisville Sunday.



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Men's Golf: Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic to feature nation's best

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After braving the whipping winds and ocean mist of Kiawah Island, S.C., en route to a second place finish in the College of Charleston Invitational on Sept. 26-27, the Irish find themselves on much more familiar territory next week as they welcome several of the best golf programs in the country to campus for the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic.




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SMC Cross Country: Belles to take on entire MIAA

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Saint Mary's will head to Olivet Saturday to race in this season's MIAA Jamboree. All MIAA teams will be competing in the race, which will play a significant role in determining the conference champion later this season.


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ND Men's Soccer: Charity event to raise funds through soccer

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For Irish coach Bobby Clark, teaching the game of soccer is a family affair. This is most evident through his son Tommy, a former soccer player at Dartmouth who founded Grassroot Soccer, an organization that looks to fight AIDS through the game of soccer.