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Vol XXXIV No. 127

Wednesday, April 25, 2001

  Bookstore Basketball XXX: Five Reasons, Versatility move to Sweet 16 round
By BRIAN KESSLER
Senior Staff Writer

As the weather cooled down Tuesday night, Bookstore Basketball XXX heated up as teams were leaving it all on the court hoping to earn a spot in the Sweet 16. The night's early action closely resembled the preliminary rounds as No. ... [more]


Women's Lacrosse: Irish lax join nation's top 20, voted 18th in country
By ANTHONY BISHOP
Sports Writer

Women's lacrosse joins the other five spring sports at Notre Dame on their respective top 20 polls. The 18th-ranked Irish (8-4) earned their first spot on the polls since the beginning of the program. Sixteen of Notre Dame's 22 varsity ... [more]


Baseball: Hurlers dominate in Irish victory against Falcons
By JEFF BALTRUZAK
Assistant Sports Editor

It was the nation's top bats against the nation's top pitchers Tuesday night at Frank Eck Stadium, and in the end, the men on the mound emerged victorious. The Notre Dame pitching staff, owner of the country's best ERA, held Bowling ... [more]


NFL Draft: Legree, Getherall and Jones sign pro contracts
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer

Last Saturday and Sunday, 31 NFL teams scoured college rosters looking for the players that would best fit their team. But as soon as the draft ended, the hundreds of undrafted players began searching for the team that best fit their ... [more]


Softball: Irish beat Flames, extend winning streak to 23
Special to The Observer

The University of Notre Dame softball team (41-3) stretched its win streak to 23 with a convincing 8-0 victory at the University of Illinois-Chicago Tuesday evening. The Irish have not lost since dropping a hard-fought 5-4 barn burner against No. 9 ... [more]


Bookstore Basketball XXX: `Pinky' loses game, player
By KATIE HUGHES
Sports Writer

With the score 20-17, freshman-dominated Stinky Pinky and the Shockers lost the game and one of their key players to Candy Rain. Stinky's Mike Pykosz was taken off the court for an ankle injury in the game and they had to ... [more]