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As an undergraduate student at Yale, Brett M. Kavanaugh was involved in an altercation at a local bar during which he was accused of throwing ice on another patron, according to a police report. The incident, which occurred in September 1985 during Mr. Kavanaugh’s junior year, resulted in Mr. Kavanaugh and four other men being questioned by the New Haven Police Department. Mr. Kavanaugh was not arrested, but the police report stated that a 21-year-old man accused Mr. Kavanaugh of throwing ice on him “for some unknown reason.” *** He said that the altercation happened after a UB40 concert, when...

Speaking on the decision of the Cleveland Indians to no longer make use of the mascot Chief Wahoo as their uniform logo from 2019 onwards, co-host of ESPN’s “First Take” Max Kellerman argued on Tuesday that the University of Notre Dame should also be among those sports teams that take note of the offense caused by their mascot and make move to change it. […] As well as wholeheartedly standing behind the decision of the Cleveland Indians, Kellerman next went one step further, drawing in the Notre Dame name as an example of another sports franchise that should show the...

SOUTH BEND — The search is finally over. According to two university sources familiar with the search process, University of Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly will be named Charlie Weis' successor at Notre Dame. Kelly is expected to meet with his team Thursday night before the Bearcats' football banquet to inform them of his decision. The media were suddenly banned from the banquet Thursday afternoon. Kelly, 48, is 34-6 in his third full season at UC. He is 160-54-2 in his 19th year of coaching at Cincinnati, Central Michigan and Grand Valley State. Weis was officially fired Nov. 30 following...

Continued From Page One but the combined passing and running brought the edge to Troy by 151 yards to 132. In the first period the Irish drove from midfield to the Trojan 22, but lost the ball on downs as the Trojan aerial defense swamped the Irish passers. Early in the second quarter Notre Dame’s Morrison fumbled and Gaspar got the ball on the Irish 21, but two plays later the Trojans fumbled and Morrison recovered. Rocking back and forth, Troy steamed up a drive of 53 yards that carried to the Irish 16, but Gaspar’s try for a...

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<p>When I saw the final score of the Notre Dame-USC game, something about it caught my eye. It wasn’t that USC demolished the Irish. The score itself — 38-0 — looked familiar.</p> <p>So I did some checking and found that not only did Notre Dame lose to Michigan by that same 38-0 score last month, it also lost to Michigan 38-0 under Tyrone Willingham.</p>

By almost any standard you want to set, Charlie Weis has worked out extremely well over his first two years in South Bend. Yeah, Notre Dame has the cozy deal with the BCS, but to get to two straight big money games is still a noteworthy achievement. Considering the concern among many Irish fans that the program had sunk during the Ty Willingham era, what Weis has done has been remarkable. Now the Irish must start to actually win the big games to go along with all the attention and adulation. Everyone who jumped on the Notre Dame bandwagon early...

Notre Dame announced today that it will earmark the $4.5 million dollar check the school will receive for participating in the Sugar Bowl to build head football coach Charlie Weis a space-age belt that has a better chance of containing his girth long-term. “This is a safety issue above all else,” said Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White. “We are doing this to protect our players, students, faculty and everyone in the Notre Dame community because one day soon the current eight-foot strip of leather he is currently wearing will break free and injury a lot of people. And trust...

Honour for Irish who fought for US from Bull Run to 9/11By David Sharrock, Ireland Correspondent   Bloomberg at the monument with an American bald eagle (PAUL MCERLANE)  THE Mayor of New York flew to Ireland yesterday to mark the Irish contribution to the birth of the United States and to unveil a monument to the “69th Fighting Irish” regiment. Michael Bloomberg was honouring the regiment, which fought with distinction for the Union during the American Civil War.     The ceremony took place in Ballymote, Co Sligo, where the regiment’s most famous commander, Michael Corcoran, was born. It...

Many teams might be stressing in their quest for a third consecutive national title but not laid-back Southern California LOS ANGELES — Inside the lobby of Heritage Hall, under glass, sits the collection of national championship trophies won by all of the teams in the glorious past of the University of Southern California. Shining and majestic, they can almost take your breath away. Outside in front of the building, coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Matt Leinart might be on the verge of running out of breath from all the talking they are doing.On the right side of the steps,...

Ok, ok... Notre Dame got beat in OT. Someone tell Charlie Weis when your down 7points in the 4th qtr. with 6-1/2minutes left and you're in field goal range with 4th down... KICK THE FIELD GOAL! Final score Michigan State 44OT Notre Dame 41

Notre Dame is a top-10 team for the first time in three years, and Southern California has matched Miami for the longest stay at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25. Southern California now has been No. 1 for 21 straight polls, a run that dates back to late in the 2003 season and matches the record set by Miami from 2001-2002. Charlie Weis' Fighting Irish are No. 10 in the AP media poll released Sunday, jumping 10 spots after upsetting Michigan 17-10 on Saturday to improve to 2-0. "I think too many times rankings are based off of...

LOS ANGELES - For one quarter, Notre Dame was better than No. 1 Southern California. Then the Trojans got serious and the Fighting Irish had no chance. Matt Leinart made a big pitch for the Heisman Trophy, passing for a career-high 400 yards and a school record-tying five touchdowns, and the Trojans overcame a sluggish start to beat Notre Dame 41-10 on Saturday night.

On crisp autumn Saturdays on the football field of Notre Dame, the life of a young fullback named Mario "Motts" Tonelli was measured in hashmarks and goal lines. He was, by virtue of his ability to break into the clear, a hero, a man defined by athletic skill and physical power. But looking back on his life--a life of survival, renewal and redemption, of extraordinary courage and a will to live stronger than a prison death march--his accomplishments on the field seem almost a footnote. Mr. Tonelli did achieve true greatness, but a greatness realized through those traits that rarely...

<p>Seton Hill University announced today it is starting a football program.</p> <p>The Greensburg liberal arts school today introduced Chris Snyder, 37, as head coach and executive director of athletics. Snyder has been the head coach at Bethany College in West Virginia.</p>

Alumni to Board: Fix Football Being the Trustee of a major university is never an easy job, as it can sometimes be difficult to put a finger on the pulse of what the various constituencies whose interests must be served may want. But just over a week before their annual Winter meeting, the Current and Life Trustees got an idea of what concerns their alumni constituents these days when they received a letter drafted by a group of them and signed by over 400 others. Citing disappointment over the current state of affairs both in the athletic department in general...

December 31, 2002 COMMENTARY By DAVID HAUGH JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A shuttle bus driver, making small talk about South Bend here Monday, mentions "the kid from Notre Dame who got beat up,'' even before asking for the $20.50 it takes to ride. A perky face on TV with perfect hair promises, with a smile, complete updates at 5, 6 and 11 on the two big stories of the day down here: Tom Coughlin getting fired and "the Chad DeBolt investigation." A front-page story on the Gator Bowl in the local Florida Times-Union sports section includes the name of only one...