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Vol XXXV No. 70

Wednesday, January 16, 2002

  FOOTBALL: What happened to O'Leary?
O'Leary told ESPN he was asked to resign; White, Malloy said he resigned multiple times
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Editor

Notre Dame Athletic Director Kevin White and University President Father Edward Malloy stepped to the podium Tuesday to usher in the Tyrone Willingham era at Notre Dame. But when the off-camera interview session came around, both had questions to answer about ... [more]


COLUMN: Race shouldn't be an issue
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor

On New Year's Day, Tyrone Willingham was hired as the first black head coach at Notre Dame. Significant? You bet. Historical? Sure. But to think that Willingham was hired because he was black is preposterous. When Kevin White traveled ... [more]


WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Young Irish show improvement over break
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

The Irish have a different look. They've tried some new line-ups. The young players look more at home on the court. But most importantly, they're winning games. The Irish (9-6, 3-1 in the Big East) showed marked improvement, defeating Marquette, DePaul, ... [more]


4 Belles out for season after games in Hawaii
By JOE HETTLER
Sports Writer

Despite having an array of injuries, the Saint Mary's basketball team played its best basketball of the season on a recent trip to Hawaii and came home with a two-game split. The Belles blew out St. Joseph College 69-29 on Dec. ... [more]


Mattison, 7 Stanford assistants form new staff
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Editor

Weeks into his new job, Tyrone Willingham's staff appears complete — with one old face and eight coaches from different programs. An official announcement is expected after the coaches clear Notre Dame's public relations office. Greg Mattison, who led Notre Dame's ... [more]


COLUMN: How to get a job
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer

I'll have to admit that I used to be a little worried about my employment prospects following my hopeful graduation from college. After all, the economy is in a slump that has lasted longer than your average Notre Dame head coaching ... [more]


Irish bounce back into contention
By MATT ORENCHUK
Sports Writer

Hold on to your hats everybody, because the Notre Dame hockey team might be onto something big. After the Irish stumbled out of the gates in October with a 0-4-2 record, things seemed bleak. But in January, the Irish gained a ... [more]


Offensive woes plague 12-4 Irish over break
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Writer

After going 2-3 since Christmas, the 12-4 men's basketball team is evaluating where it stands heading into the thick of the Big East season. "We're happy, but we're not satisfied," said freshman point guard Chris Thomas. "I feel like we ... [more]