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Vol XXXV No. 66

Tuesday, December 11, 2001

  FOOTBALL: Recruits excited about O'Leary
Olsen heard new coach's name two weeks ago
By JOE HETTLER
Sports Writer

George O'Leary was announced as Notre Dame's new head football coach on Sunday and no one in the Olsen household in Wayne, N.J. was very surprised. About two weeks ago, before the Purdue game, Chris Olsen, Sr., the father of top ... [more]


ND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Irish look to buck Broncos
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

The Irish women's basketball team is hoping to make a run of it. Following a solid victory against USC on Sunday, Notre Dame has enough momentum on its side to begin their first win streak of the season. "I'm glad we're ... [more]


Riding along with a sporty Santa Claus
Ted Fox
Fox Sports ... Almost

This is the last issue of The Observer for the semester, so I guess we won't get to talk for a while. But before we all get to cracking the books in a vain effort to learn a semester's worth of ... [more]


B(C)S magic fails, takes Huskers where sun shines
Joe Licandro
Inside College Football

Will someone please stop the BS — ahem, the BCS? For the second straight year, the Bowl Championship Series "magic" mathematical formula has failed to do what it was designed to do — pit the two best teams in college football ... [more]