Hockey: 'Miracle on Ice' goalie Craig knew he was destined for greatness
April 29, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Big difference between confidence and desire.
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Football: Doba stayed true to coaching roots
April 28, 2013
Still vivid in Bill Doba’s 72-year-old mind is his first staff meeting as an assistant football coach for Lee Corso at Indiana University 36 years ago.
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Cardinal survived by playing hard
April 26, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Put Brian Cardinal in a room full of Purdue alums and he can command the crowd.
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Lanky pitcher taking advantage of opportunity.
April 24, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Ten extra pitches required a call to the big brass.
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High school football: Schrader's efforts lauded
April 19, 2013
Athletes like Sam Schrader don't happen every day.
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Silver Hawks: South Bend's Schepel finally getting noticed
April 18, 2013
Baseball — at any level — is all about opportunity.
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Running: Higdon, Gunn respond to tragedy
April 16, 2013
Shock tainted the way Hal Higdon processed the happenings as he scoured the coverage of Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon.
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High school boys lacrosse: Jessup attacking adversity
April 13, 2013
MISHAWAKA -- How much courage and maturity does it take for a 14-year-old to decide his quality of life would be better if his right leg were amputated?
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Notre Dame women's basketball: Tough way to end a stellar career
April 8, 2013
NEW ORLEANS -- So close. So painfully close.
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Silver Hawks: DH Hall put his brother before baseball
April 5, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- First impressions mean a lot to South Bend Silver Hawks manager Mark Haley.
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Notre Dame women's basketball: ND's biggest star shines at the right time
April 2, 2013
NORFOLK, Va. -- Women's basketball needed this.
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Notre Dame women's basketball: Achonwa wakes up in time for ND
April 1, 2013
NORFOLK, Va. -- No shoe print was evident on the backside of Natalie Achonwa's camouflage shorts when she returned to the floor after some halftime soul searching Sunday.
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Notre Dame women's basketball: Irish at home on the road
March 27, 2013
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Home-court advantage?
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Notre Dame men's basketball: This one was one to forget
March 23, 2013
Notre Dame looked and played like a basketball team with an upset stomach Friday night.
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College football: Power of passion leads Michigan City's Dargis to ESPN
March 21, 2013
Passion trumped logic in Kurt Dargis’ life.
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Notre Dame football: Irish hungry for title shot again
March 19, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Taste the pie once, can't wait for the next bite.
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Notre Dame women's basketball: McBride lights up main stage
March 18, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Role changed. Intensity hasn't.
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Notre Dame hockey: Intensity, patience key to Jackson's plan
March 17, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Success, the way Jeff Jackson diagrams it, is more process than concept.
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Notre Dame hockey: ND keeps it simple in win
March 16, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Every second without a lead was another little step in the direction of a big problem.
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Basing a school around physical education could help students
March 15, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Tough time for education.
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Auto racing: Ragan's commitment fuels South Bend pit stop
March 8, 2013
Commitment is something David Ragan takes seriously.
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High school boys basketball: Adams senior guard Beard grows on and off court
March 7, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Twice in the last four years, basketball was nearly taken away from Joe Beard.
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Notre Dame men's basketball: Biedscheid's reaction OK with Brey
March 5, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Talk about stealing the spotlight.
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Notre Dame women's basketball: Another notch in Diggins' belt
March 4, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- No way she was going to let her team lose.
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Men's college basketball: Bethel rediscovers 'the juice'
March 4, 2013
MISHAWAKA -- When a basketball program becomes stale, the first victim is its “juice.”
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Notre Dame women's basketball: Time to celebrate Diggins' banner career
March 3, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Three years ago, before his last game at Notre Dame, Luke Harangody became the charter member of the school’s basketball Ring of Honor.
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High school boys basketball: 'The Cave' is Indiana's oldest HS gym still in use
February 24, 2013
MISHAWAKA -- When the Class 4-A high school boys basketball sectional begins at Mishawaka High School Tuesday, probably most — if not all — of the players involved will take the venue for granted.
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High school wrestling: Living alone, Clay's Allen growing up fast
February 21, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Nobody’s there to make sure Jaylin Allen wakes up in time to catch a 6:45 a.m. bus that will eventually get him to Clay High.
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For Riley grad Smith, life imitates art
February 19, 2013
Nobody has ever had Scott Smith shout “SHOW ME THE MONEY!” into a telephone — yet.
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Notre Dame golf: What's a golfer like you doing in a place like this?
February 14, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Somewhere in the world, the sun is shining; birds are chirping; and it's a beautiful day for golf.
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Notre Dame men's basketball: This overtime has a different feel for Irish
February 13, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- This one was different.
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UPDATE: Notre Dame women's basketball: Message: Get out of ND's way
February 12, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Every defensive stop. Every drive and bucket. Every spot-up 3-pointer.
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Notre Dame football recruiting: 'Mob' stuck together through Kelly Limbo
February 6, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- About a month ago, Notre Dame football fans got a lesson on what the concept of Limbo might be.
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Notre Dame recruiting: No ordinary Smith
February 6, 2013
It didn't take long for Matt Millhouse to realize he had something special. Fort Wayne Luers High School's football program had been one of Indiana's best for more than a decade. Time there is calculated by the number of state titles.
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Notre Dame men's basketball: Retooled Irish learn to dress for success
January 30, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- More than attitude has changed at Purcell Pavilion.
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High school girls swimming: Penn coach hoping talent pool deep enough
January 30, 2013
MISHAWAKA -- If Penn plans to crash Carmel’s annual coronation party, depth has to make the difference.
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High school basketball: South Bend schools celebrate slew of anniversaries
January 27, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Something special is going to be accomplished by a South Bend boys high school basketball team in a couple months.
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Notre Dame men's basketball: Where's the 'want to' for Irish?
January 21, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Three losses six games into the Big East men's basketball season is not a good place to be.
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Te'o girlfriend hoax: It's time for Manti to come clean
January 17, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- This story has escalated waaaayyyy beyond the damage control stage.
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Legacy just one aspect at risk
January 16, 2013
In the immortal words of Bobby Bowden, I'm bumfuzzled.
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From September 17, 2012: Te'o battles through tragedy
January 16, 2013
This column was originally published Sept. 17, 2012.
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Notre Dame football: Winning will reduce fans' outrage
January 14, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Winning will soothe the indignation of ND Nation.
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Notre Dame football: Kelly raises plenty of questions
January 10, 2013
SOUTH BEND -- Since he arrived at Notre Dame, consistency has been one of the fundamental principles on which Brian Kelly has built the Irish football program.
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Consistency the next stage for Golson
January 8, 2013
Just as predicted, the sun rose over paradise Tuesday morning.
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Notre Dame football: Hard to make sense of Irish performance
January 8, 2013
Look at the bright side. Or, really, the dark side.
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Notre Dame football: Can Kelly cap dream season?
January 5, 2013
Maybe this one really is too big to ponder the big picture.
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Notre Dame football: Nix/Jones clash demands attention
January 5, 2013
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Trench-cam: What a concept for college football.
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Notre Dame football: Time to forget nightmare and embrace dream
January 3, 2013
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- No matter how well his defense has performed. No matter how many high-profile goal-line stops have been made. No matter how close the BCS National Championship Game is.
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Notre Dame football: First down likely to establish game tone
January 2, 2013
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- First down will dictate how well Notre Dame's defense can deal with Alabama.
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Notre Dame football: Ara's impact is still present
December 31, 2012
Four decades after his Notre Dame football career had ended, Tom Creevey had a revelation.
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High school football: Adams grad named All-American, leads Marian in title game tonight
December 13, 2012
Find the fit.
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High school football: When a high school athlete's reality trumps invincibility
December 9, 2012
SOUTH BEND -- Guarantees aren’t issued with helmets and shoulder pads.
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Notre Dame women's basketball: Bad timing for one of those days
December 5, 2012
SOUTH BEND -- Under the proper lighting conditions, as she impatiently fidgeted while doing her post-game media duty, it probably would have been possible to see steam coming from Skylar Diggins' ears.
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Area golf: Golf loses a friend with passing of George Thomas
December 5, 2012
Whenever George Thomas played golf at South Bend Country Club, he made sure he and his friends — and he always had a lot of friends — ate well.
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Notre Dame football: No maybes about Riddick
December 3, 2012
SOUTH BEND -- There has to be a reason -- tangible or intangible -- why Theo Riddick played like he did for Notre Dame this season.
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Notre Dame football: Year of Irish will carry over to 2013
December 3, 2012
So much for that SEC myth ... mystique ... or whatever.
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Notre Dame men's basketball: Men in black dress down young Wildcats
November 29, 2012
SOUTH BEND - Bunch of bad dudes wearing black Thursday night.
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Irish stood tall in the trenches
November 25, 2012
It came down to resolve. A battle of wills from the 1-yard line.
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Notre Dame football: Irish stood tall in the trenches
November 25, 2012
It came down to resolve. A battle of wills from the 1-yard line.
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Notre Dame football: USC's Wittek handles heat
November 24, 2012
LOS ANGELES — If coach Lane Kiffin plans on handing the keys to the Southern Cal offense over to Max Wittek next season, the Trojan football program should be in good hands.
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No cutting corners
November 23, 2012
Dink and dunk. Football's answer to rope-a-dope.
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High school sports: Digger: Quit selling local youths short
November 21, 2012
Push the right buttons and Digger Phelps’ passion still bubbles.
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Notre Dame football: Eifert goes from decoy to dominant
November 19, 2012
SOUTH BEND -- Statistics never seemed much of a priority for Tyler Eifert; at least the public Tyler Eifert, whom Notre Dame football fans have come to know.
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Notre Dame women's basketball: Skylar says 1-on-1 with Manti no contest
November 19, 2012
SOUTH BEND -- Linebacker Manti Te'o of the No. 1-ranked Notre Dame has faced some rugged assignments this season on the football field.
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Notre Dame football: Style points galore as Notre Dame whips Wake Forest
November 17, 2012
SOUTH BEND — So, that’s what style points look like, huh?
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Notre Dame football: One last opportunity for Goodman
November 16, 2012
Chronological time suggests to John Goodman that the end of his Notre Dame football career is approaching. Circumstances, though, have given the fifth-year Irish receiver probably his best shot at a golden opportunity.
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High school sports: Trading gangs for grades, games
November 16, 2012
SOUTH BEND -- Street gangs don't require a minimum 2.0 GPA for membership.
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For Edgerton, the check finally was in the mail
November 15, 2012
What amounts to an extra $50 a month will hardly change the way Bill Edgerton spends his retirement years.
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Notre Dame football: Shembo's impact lifts Irish
November 12, 2012
Tucked inside the backpack slung over his Prince Shembo's shoulder were more than personal items.
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Notre Dame football: It wasn't pretty, but it wasn't close
November 10, 2012
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High school: Career Academy program grows
November 9, 2012
SOUTH BEND -- Patience isn't one of Grant Fulton's assets.
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Notre Dame football: Holtz Era pitted against post-Holtz Era
November 8, 2012
Names are resurrected and the memories attached come flooding along.
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Notre Dame football: Some ND-Pitt numbers don't add up
November 5, 2012
SOUTH BEND -- Translating statistics into performance can put a football game in perspective.
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Notre Dame football: Irish survive triple OT
November 4, 2012
SOUTH BEND -- Oh, that was close.
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Did Irish forget who they are?
November 4, 2012
Eight weeks of an evolution process allowed the Notre Dame offense to forge an identity.
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Notre Dame football: Did Irish forget who they are?
November 3, 2012
Eight weeks of an evolution process allowed the Notre Dame offense to forge an identity.
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High school soccer: Marian goalie Smith knows name of the game
November 2, 2012
MISHAWAKA -- It's one thing to be a hard-working, low-profile, teammate-focused, key component of a state champion.
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Notre Dame's Brindza welcomes the pressure
October 29, 2012
While all those around him were tempted to waffle, Kyle Brindza wouldn't be flustered.
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Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma: Milling around before game
October 28, 2012
NORMAN, Okla. -- Everybody who’s anybody wanting to be seen hours before Saturday night’s Notre Dame-Oklahoma football game was milling around Campus Corner.
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Impressive Notre Dame wins the Irish way
October 28, 2012
No more reason to whisper. Put away the "inside" voice.
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Eifert key to Notre Dame's effectiveness
October 22, 2012
SOUTH BEND -- Stats suggest Notre Dame's ground game might have some success Saturday against Oklahoma.
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Irish understand who they are
October 20, 2012
Too easy to write off Notre Dame's 17-14 win over BYU as a "trap" game and move on.
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High school: Injury puts Clay's top fan 'Derb' out of action
October 18, 2012
SOUTH BEND -- Tough time for a significant injury.
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Finding his element
April 24, 2012
Life inside Mishawaka High School is based on energy. The halls are alive. Chaos for about five minutes, several times a day.
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Tribune sports editor earns Hall of Fame recognition
April 19, 2012
My boss didn’t work last night.
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View from the fish bowl
March 27, 2012
During the Big East Tournament a couple of weeks ago, Skylar Diggins had an opportunity to have dinner with her parents in downtown Hartford, Conn.