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Vol XXXVII No. 112

Thursday, March 20, 2003

  Thomas returns home to Indy for NCAA tourney
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS If history is at all indicative, Chris Thomas and Notre Dame should be just fine Thursday night when they face Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the RCA Dome. It will be a homecoming for Thomas, ... [more]


Success linked to leadership
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS Success in the NCAA Tournament is often tied to the relative strength of leadership on a team. And two of Notre Dame's seniors have a wealth of experience. Matt Carroll has been arguably Notre Dame's best player in the NCAA ... [more]


Irish shave heads to create team unity
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS When Mike Brey saw the first two of his players walk into the meeting room Wednesday morning, he noticed a pair of newly-shaven heads. "Nah, they couldn't have all done it," the Irish coach remembered thinking to himself. But one ... [more]


Irish face Buckeyes in CCHA Super Six
By JUSTIN SCHUVER
Sports Writer

The Irish enter the CCHA Super Six as the lowest seed in the tournament. That might be just the way they like it. No. 6 Notre Dame was the only one of the Super Six teams to have to play all ... [more]


Seed no indication
Irish see formidable opponent in Panthers
By JOE HETTLER
Sports Editor

INDIANAPOLIS All week leading up to his team's game against Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Irish coach Mike Brey was confused when he read the sports section of a newspaper or turned on ESPN. "I had to ... [more]


Howell plays with a fire that ignites teammates
By PAT LEONARD
Sports Writer

Matt Howell did not plan his career this way two years ago. Still, if it took until his junior season to prove what he could do, then that was what would happen. Holding the all-time career points record at his high ... [more]