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Vol XXXIII No. 14

Friday, September 10, 1999

  Irish hit the road to kick Panthers
By KERRY SMITH

The Irish men's soccer team hopes to put another notch in the win column as it hits the road to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers Saturday. Just days after losing a tough match to Western Michigan in overtime, the squad will ... [more]


Astroturf challenges Notre Dame
By MIKE CONNOLLY

The biggest challenge facing the Notre Dame women's soccer team this weekend is not the St. John's Red Storm or the long road trip to New York. It's the Astroturf on DaSilvia Memona Field. "Playing on Astroturf is a whole different ... [more]


Notre Dame brings new style football to East
By MIKE CONNOLLY

When most people consider Notre Dame football, they don't usually think of high flying aerial attacks that spread the defense and awe opposing coaches. Modern Notre Dame football is running the ball straight ahead and grinding an opponent into the ground ... [more]


Saint Mary's readies for tough tourney
By KATIE McVOY

After hard week of practice, the Saint Mary's volleyball team is looking to leave it's mark at this weekend's tournament at Ohio Northern. "After our second-place finish last weekend, we are hoping to play just as well or better this weekend," ... [more]


Irish look to take steam out of Boilers
By BRIAN KESSLER

Notre Dame invades West Lafayette, Ind., to take on Purdue, Saturday, with hopes of rebounding from last weekend's disappointing loss to Michigan. "I think our players enjoy the challenge, but there is no question that we need to correct mistakes," head ... [more]


Fisher adds new options to offense
By MIKE CONNOLLY

If Ohio State head coach John Cooper hates Notre Dame because of its TV agreement with NBC, sophomore tailback Tony Fisher could be the reason why. Fisher, who was named Mr. Football in Ohio his senior year, said that seeing Notre ... [more]


Boilermaker quarterback could burn Irish
By TIM CASEY

He's the reigning Big Ten Co-offensive Player of the Year. Along the way, he set Big Ten marks for touchdowns, yards passing, total offense, completions and attempts in a single season. He has already equaled the number of touchdown passes that ... [more]


Purdue presents realistic challenge
By MIKE SPRUNGER

Times have changed. For years, Notre Dame gave Purdue a swift beating on the football field. The Boilers took their lumps, often begging later to be allowed to return the favor on the basketball court. While Notre Dame still won't play ... [more]


Irish should forget Michigan, focus on Boilermakers
By ANTHONY BIANCO

Is anyone else aware that Purdue is the team next up on Notre Dame's slate and not Michigan? With everyone still up in arms over the so-called controversies surrounding the Irish last weekend, you'd think that the loss to the Wolverines ... [more]