| Vol XXXV No. 72 |
Friday, January 18, 2002 |
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Notre Dame hopes to leave Kentucky blue
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Writer
 After coasting through the first seven games of a non-conference schedule, Mike Brey and his Irish squad hit a few stumbling blocks. Going 5-4 in their last nine games, the Irish have tasted a little bit of reality: the Big East ... [more]
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Together through the end
Senior captains played together in high school before anchoring rebuilding process
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor
A hulking, trash-talking post player sporting a gold tooth quickly caught the attention of David Graves at a high school basketball camp. Although both players had just finished their freshman years of high school, Graves found himself gawking at the physical ... [more]
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Big East race heats up; Irish in third
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor
After dropping Monday night's contest to Syracuse, the Irish missed a golden opportunity to take control of the Big East West Division. Now, with Notre Dame entering the heart of the Big East schedule, every game becomes important as the Irish ... [more]
FOOTBALL: Making his mark
New head coach meets with team for first time
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor
He didn't get specific. He was relaxed. But Tyrone Willingham made his point perfectly clear at his first team meeting with the Irish. "He doesn't accept losing," wide receiver Lorenzo Crawford said of the new Irish head football coach. "He's all ... [more]
FOOTBALL: Making his mark
Willingham has last chance to land top recruits
By JOE HETTLER
Sports Writer
The month-long search for a head coach may hurt Notre Dame's chances to land top recruits, according to recruiting analyst Tom Lemming. Lemming believes Tyrone Willingham may struggle landing his first Irish class. Lemming believes that recruiting at Stanford and recruiting ... [more]
MEN'S SWIMMING: Koss travels to Japan for physics research
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Sports Writer
Standing in the bathroom of a Japanese home, Mike Koss realized he was surrounded by a culture in which he just didn't fit. In a traditional gesture of hospitality, his Japanese hosts had provided him with a pair of house shoes ... [more]
HOCKEY: Irish ready to skate up CCHA standings
By MATT ORENCHUK
Sports Writer
Throughout the course of any athletic season there is a separation of the contenders from the pretenders. Such a separation is about to come in the CCHA. Right now there are eight teams in the league that are within six points ... [more]
MEN'S TENNIS: Irish start off spring ranked seventh
By RACHEL BIBER
Sports Writer
With the 2002 tennis season underway, the Irish find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Notre Dame is slotted seventh in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings —its highest preseason rank ever — as they head into tomorrow's play against No. 75 UC-Irvine ... [more]
ND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Irish ready for battle before the war
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Editor
While players on both teams have had Monday afternoon's nationally televised contest between Notre Dame and Connecticut circled on their calendar for months, the Irish first must take on the Providence Friars in Rhode Island Saturday afternoon. Head coach Muffet McGraw ... [more]
MEN'S SWIMMING: Irish look to swallow Grizzlies
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Sports Writer
In December's Notre Dame Invitational, Oakland University was the only team that came close to threatening the Irish stronghold on the meet. The Irish swallowed the Golden Grizzlies easily by the conclusion of the weekend to win the competition. Saturday, the ... [more]
ND WOMEN'S SWIMMING: ND hosts Iowa in 3-day meet
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Sports Writer
Notre Dame swam the University of Iowa before — but it wasn't exactly a serious type of meet. It didn't even have real events. During their training trip under sunshine and warm temperatures in Honolulu, Hawaii, the teams squared off for ... [more]
TRACK AND FIELD: Irish open indoor home season tonight
By DAVE COOK
Sports Writer
Luke Watson is back. He is strong and he is eager to get the 2002 track season under way. Watson was sidelined for the 2001 season because of problems with his IT band, a leg injury which left him unable to ... [more]
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