| Vol XXXIV No. 95 |
Monday, February 26, 2001 |
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Conn-quering Huskies is next task for league champs
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
 Tonight's road matchup with Connecticut has lost some of the luster it had a year ago, when the Huskies reigned as the defending national champions, especially since the Irish have already escaped with first place in the Big East West Division. ... [more]
Boxers move one step closer to winning championships,
130-lb. fighters enter competition in quarterfinals
By BRIAN BURKE
Sports Writer
Those who show up for the start of the Bengal Bout quarterfinal matches Monday night will get an opportunity to see the smallest of the fighters as the 130-pound weight class begins competition. The first bout of the night matches Tom ... [more]
Boxers move one step closer to winning championships,
Closely decided bouts are expected at middleweight
By JEFF BALTRUZAK
Sports Writer
150 lbs. If their last fights are any indication, tonight's fight between Tucker "The Wicked Bad Bostonian" McGree and Luke "Desperado" Busam should be a close one. Both boxers secured narrow split decisions in the preliminaries, with McGree defeating Patrick "The ... [more]
Rout of Hokies wraps up first ever division title
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
Notre Dame didn't take any chances with wrapping up its first-ever conference title, cementing the Big East West Division championship Saturday by flattening Virginia Tech 85-61 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Coupled with Georgetown's win over second-place Syracuse, Notre Dame's victory put the ... [more]
Seniors say goodbye to Joyce center with victory
Ivey excels despite foul trouble
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
Niele Ivey went from tears to fears on Senior Day, but in the end all she could hear were the cheers. Following an emotional pre-game ceremony in the Joyce Center on Saturday, the No. 2 Irish (25-1, 14-1 Big East) struggled ... [more]
Seniors say goodbye to Joyce center with victory
McGraw says goodbye to five seniors
Tim Casey
Assisant Sports Editor
Muffet McGraw grew up before Studio 54, Mandy Moore, and the invention of the Internet. So don't expect McGraw to recall every detail of her storied career as a player and coach, especially those that do not even exist. "I don't ... [more]
Relay team breaks record during Belles' third place finish
By KATIE MCVOY
Assistant Sports Editor
The Saint Mary's track team, which will be dissolved next year, refuses to go quietly into the night. The Belles are going out to run and they are running away with new records. During Saturday's meet at Huntington College, all 10 ... [more]
Irish victory raises playoff hopes
By JEFF BALTRUZAK
Sports Writer
Three weeks ago, Notre Dame's playoff hopes were just that — hopes. Desperate ones. Two consecutive losses at Ohio State had officially put the Irish against the wall, and the squad could not seem to find its scoring touch. That was ... [more]
Contestants with byes look to get in on the action,
Boxers duke it out between the ropes
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer
It may all be for a good cause, but the boxers that will duke it out in the quarterfinals of the 71st annual Bengal Bouts tonight will harbor cruel intentions once they step between the ropes. Friends outside the ring are ... [more]
Contestants with byes look to get in on the action,
Underdog Caver faces off against Thompson in quarterfinals
By KATIE HUGHES
Sports Writer
After four years of Bengal Bouts experience, co-president Josh "The Redemon" Thompson knows that regardless of who is favored before a fight begins, anything can happen when the punches start being thrown. "Once you get in the ring," Thompson said, "everyone ... [more]
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