| Vol XXXIV No. 67 |
Wednesday, January 17, 2001 |
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Irish beat No.1 Huskies for first time
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
 She had a dream. It did not stem from hundreds of years of racial inequality, a denial of basic Constitutional rights or living in a hypocritical America. Rather, Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw's aspiration arose from over a decade of Connecticut-induced ... [more]
Beavers take big bite out of Irish, 40-9
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Editor
TEMPE, Ariz. Soaring highs and plummeting lows were the directions two teams took in the Bowl Championship Series' New Years Day Fiesta Bowl, although the results were not what one would have expected a few years ago. Two years ago, when ... [more]
Williams explores NFL draft
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
Brock Williams may have played his last game at Notre Dame. The Irish cornerback mailed a form to the National Football League offices a few days after the Irish loss in the Fiesta Bowl requesting to see where the league projected ... [more]
Auriemma blasts team for performance against Irish
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
A normally animated Geno Auriemma sat on a metal chair, hands placed on his knees and fingers interlocked, for a few minutes in the middle of the second half. He stared straight ahead and refused to call timeout, despite his team's ... [more]
Quarterbacks, fans, and big plays mark season highlights
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
TEMPE, Ariz. Season-ending musings while reflecting on Cornhusker Red, what exactly the real Rudy said (at the Air Force luncheon), the afro atop Big Ced's (Hilliard) head, Bob Davie rising from the coaching dead, and Oregon State players acting like they ... [more]
Irish came up short on talent, but not on class
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editors
TEMPE, Ariz. Notre Dame never had a chance. Oh, sure the Irish fooled people into believing they could win a BCS game over Oregon State with a smaller, younger, slower lineup than the Beavers. After all, Notre Dame won its last ... [more]
Irish finally take down a No. 1 team
Noah Amstadter
Assistant Sports Editor
Finally, the Irish have slain the dragon. In early September the campus was invaded by a sea of red supporting the then No. 1-ranked Nebraska football team. Though they tried, the Irish fell to No. 1 in overtime. Nearly three months ... [more]
Irish drop out of Top 25 with loss to Wildcats
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
LEXINGTON, Kent. It was a long Christmas break for the Notre Dame men's basketball team, which dropped out of the Top 25 this week after losing three of its last four games. "We're on our last breath here," All-American Troy Murphy ... [more]
Injured hand can't break Siemon's spirit
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
About five minutes into the post game press conference following Notre Dame's stunning 92-76 upset of Connecticut on Monday, senior forward Kelley Siemon strolled in with a Hawaiian lei around her neck, tripped on her way to her seat, and began ... [more]
Belles look to get over .500 mark
By KATIE McVOY
Assistant Sports Editor
Saint Mary's basketball is hungry for a win tonight, after a stale 3-4 run over the holiday break. Dropping games to Goshen, Hope College, Calvin College and Alma College, tonight's meeting with Olivet has the Belles ready for a win. Tonight ... [more]
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