Being named a team captain, from Pop Warner to the pros, is a great honor. It reflects leadership and locker room respect. For a global brand like Notre Dame Football, this role carries added weight, including comparisons to past legends and current lofty expectations. Photo by The Irish Tribune Notre Dame just finished its annual Blue Gold Scrimmage to end spring camp. Now, attention shifts to the summer and a season with legitimate National Championship hopes. Notre Dame returns two...

The season ended for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women’s Basketball Team this past Sunday with a loss to the number one team in the country and presumptive favorite to win the National Title, the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies, by the score of 70-52 in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Photo via Notre Dame Athletics Notre Dame Season Review One month into 2026, it looked as if the Irish might not make the NCAA tournament, let alone their first Elite Eight since 2019. A 3-6...

For the first time since 2019, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women’s Basketball team has advanced to the Elite Eight. All that stands in the way of the Fighting Irish and a trip to the Final Four in Phoenix is the juggernaut University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies. The two former Big East rivals played this season on January 19, 2026. In that game, UConn outclassed the Irish, beating them 85-47 (the largest in the series). This is also the eighth time they have squared off in the NCAA...