‘Sports’ Archives
Notre Dame Marching Band Wins Prestigious Sudler Trophy
The Notre Dame Marching Band is known for many things, including its status as the oldest collegiate band in continuous existence. This past December, the university’s band added the Sudler Trophy, a biannual award recognizing band excellence, to its already impressive resume. The Sudler Trophy, which dates back to 1982, is presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, made possible by a [...]
Notre Dame Women Competing for the Capital One Cup, Men Struggling
If you watch a lot of ESPN like me, you probably have seen on more than one occasion the commercial for the Capital One Cup. The Capital One Cup is a year-long collegiate competition in which schools are awarded points based on championships and finishes in the top ten of final coaches’ polls. Thirteen sports are included in the competition for both men and women. At the end of the [...]
Irish Send Four to the MLS Via Draft
Since 2007, Notre Dame has had at least two players taken in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The 2011 draft was no different, as three Irish players were selected, with an additional Domer, taken in the Supplemental Draft. The Notre Dame soccer team had a strong 2010 season, earning the ninth seed in the NCAA tournament before falling early in the playoffs to Dartmouth, in a 2-1 overtime [...]
New teams, new stadium, historic rivalry
Two weeks ago, the 5-5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish met the 6-4 Army Black Knights at the New Yankee Stadium, continuing a traditional rivalry that is perhaps one of the most storied in college football. It was the 50th meeting between the two teams, one in which the Irish ran onto the field in their green jerseys, a move historically saved for psychological advantage in big games. While neither [...]
Notre Dame goes undefeated in November behind strong defense
We all remember the epic November collapses of the Charlie Weis era. Everyone knows about those games that nobody is allowed to talk about – losses to teams such as Syracuse in 2009 and Connecticut last year. The past three seasons saw the Irish go 3-10 in the month of November, in games where the team appeared physically outmatched and seemed to lack the stamina to finish games. The [...]
Safety Regulations Likely to Change Following Oct. 27 Accident
Going into his first season as head coach of the Notre Dame football team, everyone knew that Brian Kelly would face a number of challenges on the field. We knew that he not only had to get a team adjusted to a new system, but he had to whip his new team into shape, both physically and mentally. What none of us could have foreseen were the challenges Kelly would have to face off the field. [...]
Farewell, Brave Brent: Missing Modak
The perks of being a member of The Irish Rover staff are innumerable. For starters, we get to pull all-nighters writing articles on highly intellectual and important stuff, which, in turn, are read by everyone across campus the very next day. Additionally, the celebrity status attained by simply being associated with The Rover is certainly a plus, although the ceaseless barrage of requests for [...]
Preparation for Baraka Bouts underway
Last week saw the official beginning of training for Baraka Bouts, Notre Dame’s annual boxing competition organized by the Women’s Boxing Club. Although the first fight will not be held until just before Thanksgiving, over 60 participants are already hard at work, preparing for their time in the spotlight come November. First time participants are the focus of training sessions right now, as [...]
No more Erasmus, but NDIAS and NDCEC continue
Thirteen years ago, Notre Dame witnessed the founding of the Erasmus Institute, the goal of which was “to foster original research that brings Catholic intellectual traditions into the mainstream of ‘secular’ life today.” Eleven years later, in 2008, Notre Dame witnessed its closing, which has been attributed to insufficient funding. The university has since developed a similar initiative [...]
Irish Fall to Michigan, Look to Rebound with Michigan State
The honeymoon is officially over. Brian Kelly has lost a game. What that truly means for this year’s football team is yet to be determined. All football programs, no matter how storied, lose games. The thing that sets great teams apart from mediocre teams is how they rebound after those losses. In years past, the Irish have struggled to come back from tough losses. If Brian Kelly is to be [...]
The Forgotten Sports of Notre Dame
Notre Dame has a national reputation for being a sports school. National magazines are plastered with images of Notre Dame students covered in gold or blue body paint proudly supporting their university with the letters N-D written across their chests. However, far too often students only support the big time revenue sports such as football and basketball. Irish football and basketball games [...]
April Absurdity at the Bookstore Basketball Tournament
Frantic finishes, well-dressed coaches, and unadulterated passion: Notre Dame’s Bookstore Basketball tournament has all this and more. Since 1972, the world’s largest outdoor 5-on-5 basketball tournament has captivated hoops fans across the country, giving thousands of students and faculty a chance to realize their dreams of athletic glory. Every April, as many as 700 teams take to the [...]
Irish Women Capture 10th Big East Tennis Title
For the third consecutive season and tenth time since joining the conference, the Notre Dame women’s tennis team captured the Big East Championship. Last Sunday, the top-seeded Irish defeated third-seeded and 22nd-ranked DePaul 4-0 to claim the title at the Eck Tennis Pavilion. The victory sends Notre Dame to next month’s NCAA Tournament for the 15th consecutive time. This will complete a [...]