Notre Dame gets 2 more commitments for Class of 2011

Seeded on Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:34 PM EDT (Chicago Tribune)

A week before getting to work on 2010, Notre Dame is making significant inroads on who will join the effort in 2011. Running back Justice Hayes, a top-100 national prospect, and linebacker Anthony Rabasa made oral commitments to the Irish on Friday, and top-100 prospect Aaron Ly …

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Notre Dame professor receives $1.9 million grant for TB research

Seeded on Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:08 AM EDT (South Bend Tribune)

Marvin Miller, a chemistry professor at the University of Notre Dame, has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for tuberculosis research.

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Seahawks, Tate reach agreement on four-year, $3.2M contract

Seeded on Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:06 AM EDT (NFL.com - Official Site of the National Football League)

Wide receiver Golden Tate, a second-round draft pick from Notre Dame, and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed on a four-year, $3.261 million contract, NFL Network insider Michael Lombardi confirmed Wednesday. The deal includes a $1 million signing bonus.

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New Notre Dame department applies math research to real world problems

Seeded on Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:16 PM EDT (thrivemichiana.com)

Could a math problem hold the key for curing cancer? How about predicting the stock market? A newly created department at the University of Notre Dame is using the tools of applied mathematics to solve real world problems, including insights into blood clot formation and the spre …

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Notre Dame researchers among those receiving medical tech grants

Seeded on Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:12 PM EDT (South Bend Tribune)

A trio of University of Notre Dame professors are among 10 teams of Indiana scientists who have been awarded $750,000 in grants from the Indiana Clinical & Translational Science Institute, awards designed to encouraged statewide collaborations and develop new medical treatments.

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First Year Coaches: Advantage or No?

Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:47 AM EDT

In college football coaches come and go. Sometimes the fans are happy and sometimes… angry doesn’t do the feelings justice. Either way, the replacement is in an interesting position; expectations are high in both cases.

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Joe Theismann, Notre Dame telecasts, a perfect fit - USATODAY.com

Seeded on Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:12 PM EDT (USA Today)

The best ND alumni prospect, for the only national college football TV package based around a single school, looks to be Joe Theismann.

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Notre Dame's Kelly embraces steep expectations

Seeded on Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:48 PM EDT (Chicago Breaking Sports)

His first preseason practice was two weeks away, and his first game as Notre Dame's head coach was six weeks away, which meant the astronomical expectations for the Irish in any year were about to swallow Brian Kelly whole as his first season on the job approached.

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Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly Says Arrested Players On Short Leash

Seeded on Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:10 PM EDT ()

In his first season coaching the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Brian Kelly has already encountered some off-field trouble involving his players. Several Irish football players were arrested last weekend for underage drinking at a party.

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Lane Kiffin angers everyone in Tennessee

Seeded on Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:06 PM EDT (Yahoo! Sports)

The Nashville Tennessean reports that Kiffin poached Titans running backs coach Kennedy Pola to be USC's new offensive coordinator.

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USC to return Bush's Heisman - College Football - Rivals.com

Seeded on Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:44 AM EDT (Yahoo!)

The University of Southern California will return the Heisman Trophy won by former star tailback Reggie Bush in 2005, incoming university president C.L.

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The Associated Press: 11 N. Dame athletes arrested on drinking charges

Seeded on Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:54 AM EDT (Google)

The son of former Notre Dame standout Joe Montana was among 11 Fighting Irish athletes arrested on misdemeanor charges of underage drinking at a party Friday night. A total of 44 people were arrested after city police responded to a call about a fight near a roadway and discover …

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