Sports

Men's Lacrosse: Ninth-ranked Notre Dame opens season against No. 2 Duke

By The Observer · Friday, Feb. 19, 2010

The Irish open a new season ranked ninth in the preseason USILA coaches' poll, and have been picked to finish second in the newly formed seven-team Big East. But Notre Dame's only concern right now is opening the season against No. 2 Duke Saturday.

Baseball: Squad heads south for '10 season opener

By The Observer · Friday, Feb. 19, 2010

As the Irish lace up the cleats for the 2010 season opener against Mississippi Valley State this weekend, the ultimate goal in the back of their minds will be a bid to the College World Series. Fourth-year Irish coach Dave Schrage says that's exactly where a trip to Omaha should be: the very back of his players' minds.

ND Women's Basketball: Road Redemption

By The Observer · Friday, Feb. 19, 2010

After suffering only its second loss of the season, both on the road, Notre Dame travels to the nation's capital to take on No. 14 Georgetown Saturday.

SMC Tennis: Belles look for first win of season

By The Observer · Friday, Feb. 19, 2010

Saint Mary's will continue their string of tune-ups for conference play when they take on Olivet Nazarene today at the Eck Pavilion. The Belles (0-1, 0-0) are looking to record their first win of the season after falling to non-conference opponent Case Western to open up their schedule.

ND Softball: ND looks to end losing streak

By The Observer · Friday, Feb. 19, 2010

The Irish opened the season with an 11-3 victory over Creighton, but now Notre Dame finds itself looking to end a four-game losing streak when it plays another four games over the weekend at the Southern Miss Mizuno Classic.

Tourney's open shows promise

By The Observer · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010

The Irish got off to a strong start on the first day of the Big East Championships, as they look to win their fifth conference title in six seasons.

For Lux sisters, playing first base is a family affair

By The Observer · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010

When it comes to sisters growing up together, competition is a constant feature, both spending most of their time vying to be the best. But for Christine and Kathryn Lux, spending their childhoods together has only made them closer.

Consistent success in singles paces Irish

By The Observer · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010

While the Irish have been working on finding a balance in their doubles, the Notre Dame singles are consistently coming out on top.

Kammrath has big night in victory

By The Observer · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010

Despite all of the outside distractions for the game Wednesday night, Saint Mary's won handily against Olivet 79-59 after some record-setting rebounding.

Late night in Louisville

By The Observer · Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010

For 50 minutes, the Irish fought and left their hearts on the floor, but Notre Dame came up just short in double-overtime on the road to Louisville. Two free throws by Cardinals sophomore Samardo Samuels gave Louisville the win, and Samuels had a career-high 36 in the game.