| Vol XXXIV No. 129 |
Friday, April 27, 2001 |
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Bookstore Basketball XXX: Versatility edges Killer Boots
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Senior Staff Writer
 It takes heart to come from behind for the 21-19 victory like Versatility did Thursday. "When you get down to the final 16," said VersatilityŐs Chris Dillon, "you expect every game to be close. Obviously, it was a little closer than ... [more]
Bookstore Basketball XXX: Bosephus won't be overlooked this time
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Senior Staff Writer
Last year, Please Call Us Bosephus took the Bookstore Basketball tournament by surprise, with the all-freshmen team going from virtual unknowns all the way to the final eight, where it lost to eventual champion Keyplay.com. By the end of the tourney, ... [more]
Baseball: Top-ranked Irish look to bounce back against Red Storm
By JEFF BALTRUZAK
Assistant Sports Editor
The No. 1 Irish enter this weekend's series against St. John's on a losing note, having dropped the second game in a doubleheader with Valparaiso on Wednesday night at Eck Stadium. That loss snapped Notre Dame's nation-leading 16-game winning streak. Even ... [more]
Men's Lacrosse: No. 4 Notre Dame prepares for final regular season match
By JOE LICANDRO
Sports Writer
With a six-game winning streak, an 11-1 record and the No. 4 national ranking, the Notre Dame men's lacrosse team has had an incredible regular season, but it's not over yet. There's one more regular-season game to play. After a one-game ... [more]
Baseball: Heilman provides the spark for Irish success
By CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Writer
Late last summer the Notre Dame baseball team got a taste of Christmas rather early. No, it wasn't forced to practice in the snow because of a freak South Bend summer blizzard. Instead, the team received a gift — a big ... [more]
Experience prevails
Coaches fall back on LoVecchio's experience in quarterback decision
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor
Last Friday, Bob Davie addressed one of the biggest controversies surrounding the Notre Dame football squad. Who was going to be the 2001 quarterback? Would he go with the calm, experienced Matt LoVecchio, who led the Irish to a Fiesta Bowl ... [more]
Blue-Gold game features less football, more fun
By TIM CASEY
Senior Staff Writer
We met, for the first time, by accident, about a half-hour prior to last year's Blue-Gold game. While waiting for an elevator that would stop at the third floor of the Stadium press box, I spoke with another writer. "Not exactly ... [more]
Players to watch
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor
Quarterbacks According to Bob Davie, Matt LoVecchio will be the starter on opening day at Nebraska. But Davie also said that he will play Carlyle Holiday and Jared Clark regularly, maybe even as early as Nebraska. Davie plans to utilize a ... [more]
Bookstore Basketball XXX: Upsets shake up Sweet 16
No. 14 Lazy Boyz shocks No. 3 NDToday.com
By MATT ORENCHUK
Sports Writer
When Jason Ditch was a freshman at Marian High School, the person he looked up to on the Marian basketball team was B.J. Kloska. "I look up to B.J.," said Ditch. "He is one of the greatest players to come out ... [more]
Bookstore Basketball XXX: Verzatility, Project Mayhem advance in tourney
By JEFF BALTRUZAK
Assistant Sports Editor
Bookstore showcases the top basketball talent at Notre Dame outside the Joyce Center, but at the Stepan courts, hustle and desire count for as much as anything. Such was the case in 13th-seeded Verzatility's 21-13 upset against fourth-seeded Majestics. In a ... [more]
Bookstore Basketball XXX: Top-ranked Five Reasons rolls over Check Your Head 21-7
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Senior Staff Writer
Five Reasons Your Girl Left You could have given itself another name: Five Reasons We're Going To Dominate You. Dominate is what No. 1 Five Reasons Your Girl Left You has done all through the tournament. It did it once more ... [more]
Quick on his feet
BLUE AND GOLD GAME:Speed, versatility key to quarterback's game
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Editor
By NOAH AMSTADTER Sports Editor Kevin Rogers said it best. "The day and age of the immobile quarterback, the guy with cement shoes on, is gone,'' the Irish offensive coordinator said after a recent practice. The message is clear. No longer ... [more]
Getting comfortable
Clark learns offense, awaits chance to shine
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer
For Jared Clark, this spring is not about a quarterback competition. It's about getting comfortable. Although he is one of three freshmen battling for a spot under center Sept. 8 in Lincoln, Neb. Clark said he is focusing more on learning ... [more]
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