Ryan Prong
14 articles
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Marquette Crushes #9 Irish
Maybe it was the short trip to Milwaukee, or perhaps the Irish starting five were hoping to get out early to watch the Auburn-Oregon National Championship Game, whatever…
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Notre Dame Storms Past St. John’s
The senior-laden, Steve Lavin-coached St. John’s Red Storm (10-4, 3-1) came into South Bend tonight on a high, but they won’t be leaving on one. On Monday the…
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An Appeal for Calm
I didn’t sleep last night. I’ve been Google searching, board hopping, ESPN monitoring, emailing sending, and generally over-obsessing on the coaching situation since late yesterday afternoon. My living…
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Not So Fast Lou – 3 Games that Scare Me in ’09
Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love Lou Holtz. I loved him as head coach, I love his books, I love him on ESPN, and I even love…
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Tar Heels Down Irish 102-87 in Maui Final
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish came into their first ever EA Sports Maui Invitational final tonight 6-0, ranked 8th nationally, and confident after edging the Texas Longhorns 81-80…
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What the Irish Need: A Signature Win
Something occurred to me as I watched the 2007 Fighting Irish squad leave the field after a particularly humiliating 38-0 loss to the USC Trojans: I don’t actually…
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Notre Dame Edged 84-82 by Green and Hoyas in BET Semifinal
Fans could excuse the Fighting Irish squad some confidence and swagger coming into tonight’s Big East Tournament semifinal game with the #1 seeded Hoyas of Georgetown. After all,…
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Notre Dame Advance to BET Semis With 89-83 Victory Over Syracuse
The Irish had all the advantages coming into today’s match up with the Syracuse Orange. After all, the Irish had the #16 ranking, the 2007 Big East coach…
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With Nothing to Lose, #17 Irish Beat Rutgers 73-66
How well does a team play when, in the often strange world of the Big East regular season, they’ve already exceeded expectations and sewed up a first round…
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Harangody and Notre Dame Down Marquette 85-73
Senior Day is always an emotional and bittersweet event for athletes, coaches, family, and fans. Mix in a few more facts like that today’s match-up featured a #16…
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Notre Dame Manhandles DePaul 78-54
Colin Falls has thought of little else beside beating DePaul (16-12, 7-7) ever since the Blue Demons edged Notre Dame by a single point twelve days ago in…
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Notre Dame Hoops Shocks #5 Alabama 99-85
After the heartbreak that was last season, and the departure of Torin Francis and Chris Quinn (who now joins Shaq and Dwayne Wade down in Miami), I have…
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What 2007 Quarterback Controversy? Oh, That One…
With only one home game remaining on the 2006 schedule, the time for reflection, and, dare I say, soul-searching, begins anew in South Bend as we bid farewell…
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Notre Dame v. Navy ’06: Game Preview
While it likely will not top the drama of the last minute heroics against UCLA, Irish faithful need to come down from post-Bruin euphoria (or is it relief?)…