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Vol XXXIV No. 14

Monday, September 11, 2000

  Notre Dame raises bar against Nebraska
Kerry Smith
Sports Editor

It was almost a fairy tale. It was almost a game that Irish fans would tuck away in their memories as a great moment in Notre Dame football to recount years later. It was almost a legendary story that had all ... [more]


Special teams unit spearheads Irish offense
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer

Retired Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy, long called the father of special teams, often said that his baby constituted one-third of a football game. Offense and defense were important, but not more than special teams. Cynics chided Levy for overestimating ... [more]


Irish can't stay with Eagles in conference opener
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Writer

For the second game in a row, the Irish men's soccer team showed flashes of brilliant play, but was unable to come up with a victory as the team dropped its Big East season opener 2-0 to the Eagles of Boston ... [more]


Last minute goal helps Engineers defeat Belles
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Sports Writer

The match-up between the Saint Mary's and the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Sunday was a fight to the finish, with Rose-Hulman winning 1-0. "We played great," Belles coach Jason Milligan said. "It's the best I've seen the girls play ... [more]


Irish prove how good they are
Ted Fox
Fox Sports... Almost

There's not much more to say about Notre Dame football, is there? Everyone in the college football world spent the last nine months asking each other: "Starting off with A&M and Nebraska? What are the Irish thinking? Do they actually ... [more]


Irish lose Battle indefinitely
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor

After a heartbreaking loss on Saturday, the miserable weekend continued for the Irish on Sunday. Quarterback Arnaz Battle fractured the navicular bone in his left wrist and is out indefinitely, possibly for the season. Defensive end Grant Irons, a senior captain, ... [more]


Host team swept at tourney
By RACHAEL PROTZMAN
Sports Writer

Notre Dame volleyball fell to 3-3 following this weekend's adidas Invitational Tournament where it lost to Nebraska, UCLA and Michigan State. Leading the Irish performance was junior Kristy Kreher, who was named to the adidas all-tournament team. The Irish kicked off ... [more]


Irish crush Broncos in rematch of NCAA semifinal
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer

The rematch was a mismatch. The highly anticipated clash between the second-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the third-ranked Santa Clara Broncos had all the makings of a classic. After Notre Dame ended then-unbeaten Santa Clara's 1999 season in the NCAA ... [more]


Irish defeat Cardinal in overtime thriller
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer

They had to work a little longer than anticipated, but for the members of the Notre Dame women's soccer team the extra effort was definitely worth it. The second-ranked Fighting Irish clipped the Cardinal of Stanford in overtime, 2-1, Sunday to ... [more]