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    Manti Te'o misses practice with ankle injury

    SAN DIEGO The San Diego Chargers had eight players not practice due to injuries Wednesday, including inside linebacker and defensive play caller Manti Te'o . The Notre Dame product left the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday to get his right ankle re-taped, but later re-entered the...
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    With Helton in charge, USC gets to work on Notre Dame plan

    The turmoil surrounding the firing of coach Steve Sarkisian has largely relegated the Trojans' rivalry with Notre Dame to second billing this week, but Wednesday's practice provided a strong indication that USC is eager and ready for the game Saturday night. A cameraman for a local television...
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    Notre Dame looks to try to build on last season's NCAA run

    Notre Dame coach Mike Brey wants the Fighting Irish approaching the season as though they are coming off a losing season, not that they're the defending Atlantic Coast Conference tournament champions. "One of our themes has been to be poor again, to be hungry," Brey said at media day Tuesday...
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    The Week in Notre Dame Athletics: Hockey Back, Soccer Strong

    The Fighting Irish earned wins this past week in men's soccer, women's soccer, hockey, volleyball, women's golf, and men's and women's swimming and diving. That's a lot of wins. Link To Original Article
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    Where Did It All Go Wrong? Analyzing Each Darrell Hazell Loss

    Purdue has lost 25 games under Darrell Hazell, often because issues that were problems in game 1 have not been corrected by game 30. Darrell Hazell is currently 5-25 as Purdue head coach. He is 1-17 against Big Ten opponents, 2-25 against non-FCS teams, 4-14 at home, and 0-9 at home against the...
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    Five Factors: Navy Wrap and USC Preview

    Notre Dame is finally on the right side of the turnover battle, and why USC should not be overlooked even at 3-2. Not counting any garbage time this week - starters remained in almost all possessions, and it only would have been at most a series or two. Link To Original Article
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    Irish Add a Big Defensive Back

    Memphis cornerback Donte Vaughn became the 16th commitment in the 2016 Notre Dame football class on Sunday when he offered his pledge to the Irish. The 6'3", 195 pound Vaughn is the kind of physical specimen that will allow Brian VanGorder to call more press man coverages. Link To Original Article
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    College football's most impactful suspensions

    Whether Grier's suspension has any lasting ramifications for the Gators remains to be seen . That said, history shows suspensions have led to quite a few letdowns over the years, or at least a few scary moments. Link To Original Article
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    Navy Game Review: Irish Finish Strong Against the Triple Option

    Notre Dame clamped down on Navy this Saturday to finish the season with a pair of fine performances against triple option opponents. I was back in South Bend this Saturday and was able to enjoy some outrageous weather for a perfect football weekend. Link To Original Article
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    Purdue Extension Elkhart County wants to get you ready for holidays with a homemakers

    The holiday season will be here before you know it and the Elkhart County Extension wants to help prepare you with their Homemakers Creative Holiday Ideas Program. The program will take place on October 24th from 9:00-11:00am at the Home and Family Arts building at the Elkhart County 4-H...
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    Bengals rally to run record to 5 - 0

    Quarterback Andy Dalton led Cincinnati back from a 17 - point fourth - quarter deficit and the Bengals rallied to beat Seattle 27 - 24 in overtime. Dalton threw two touchdown passes to Bishop Dwenger and Notre Dame graduate Tyler Eifert, plus, he ran for another score. Link To Original Article
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    Looking Ahead: Irish Opponents in Week 6

    A heavy favorite loses, and a big underdog pulls the upset! It was a mixed bag of results for ND opponents in week six. Read all about it here. Link To Original Article
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    Charges Reduced for NFL Player Accused of Killing Dog

    Former Atlanta Falcons linebacker Prince Shembo was accused of kicking to death his ex-girlfriend's Yorkie in Gwinnett County. Prince Shembo, the former Atlanta Falcons linebacker accused of kicking and killing his ex-girlfriend's Yorkshire terrier in April, has accepted a plea deal to lesser...
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    Is Greg Bryant Returning To Notre Dame In 2016?

    Apr 18, 2015; Notre Dame, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Greg Bryant reaches for a pass as linebacker Nyles Morgan defends in the second quarter of the Blue-Gold Game at the LaBar Practice Complex. The pass fell incomplete. Link To Original Article
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    Jarron Jones suffers "significant" knee injury

    In some really disheartening news, multiple outlets are reporting starting defensive tackle Jarron Jones suffered a "significant" knee injury in fall practice on Friday. Comcast Chicago first reported that the injury will require surgery, and those reports have been sadly confirmed by ESPN's...
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    Syracuse-Wisconsin series aligns with program's scheduling philosophy

    Syracuse announced a home-and-home series with Wisconsin for 2020-2021, marking another championship-level Power 5 opponent on the upcoming nonconference slate. For Syracuse, scheduling challenging games out of conference is nothing new, and it won't be changing in the short-term. Link To...
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    2017 Class Picks Up Another Offensive Tackle

    Notre Dame received its third commitment in the 2017 recruiting class today when Keystone State offensive tackle Josh Lugg pledged to the Irish. Lugg is listed at 6'6" and 288 pounds; in the 2017 247 Composite, he is the #171 overall player, #27 offensive tackle, and #6 player in Pennsylvania...
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    Texansa Louis Nix returns to practice, looks to contribute in second NFL season

    Louis Nix spent his entire rookie season watching as a bystander instead of playing football while healing up on injured reserve from a knee injury that required two surgeries after similar health problems limited him during his final season at Notre Dame. Since joining the Texans as a...
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    Home date with Tennessee, road trip to Notre Dame highlight Oregon...

    The Oregon State women's basketball program continues to schedule challenging nonconference opponents, as a home date with Tennessee on Dec. 19 and a road trip to Notre Dame on Dec. 28 highlight the Beavers' 2015-16 slate. Both the Lady Vols and Fighting Irish are perennial national powers and...
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    Late Offer: Can the Showtime series really help Notre Dame in recruiting?

    After the first padded practice that was open to the media yesterday, Brian Kelly was asked about the upcoming series on Showtime that is being filmed right now that has Notre Dame fans equally excited to watch and worried that it will be a distraction. Kelly brought up a good point about it not...
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