University of Notre Dame NCAA News

Mac Pons, Colin Heacock, and Ben Pridemore will play at Johnny Unitas Stadium on July 6th and be recognized for being named three of the top forty-four high school senior lacrosse players in the nation.

September 24, 2011; Pittsburgh,PA, USA: Notre Dame Fighting Irish tight end Tyler Eifert runs after a pass reception against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the third quarter at Heinz Field.

Gilkey was selected in the seventh round by the Browns in April's NFL draft. The 6-foot-6, 320-pound Gilkey started 34 games at left tackle for Division II Chadron State.

The Cyclones will be able to get their share of talented high school kids - they're heavily involved with one of the top players in the Class of 2014 in Rashad Vaughn - but their bread and butter still has to be transfers.

Sophomore RHP Pat Connaughton, freshman RHP Nick McCarty and junior RHP Dan Slania did not allow an earned run as the No.

Lacrosse: The no. 2 men 's team fell this past Sunday to no. 7 Duke, 12-11, in the NCAA quarterfinals, bowing out of the tournament and drawing a strong season to a close.

The secondary, running backs, and front seven have been examined this off-season. Now we turn to the big uglies up front on the offensive line.

In 2012 Purdue played both teams that completed undefeated regular seasons in major college football on their home fields.

The best backcourt in the country, Michigan's Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr., carried their team to the national championship game.

Apr 20, 2013; Notre Dame, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Carlo Calabrese , defensive coordinator Bob Diaco, and safety Matthias Farley celebrate after an interception by Farley in the second quarter of the Blue-Gold Game at Notre Dame Stadium.

Feb 6, 2013; Auburn, CA, USA; Eddie Vanderdoes signs the scholarship paperwork after he announced he will attend Notre Dame on national signing day at Placer High School.

Another mid-week HTL brought to you courtesy of new and exciting drama! Before we get into tornadoes and Vanderdoes let's start with the run of the mill off-season "news" items.

Dec 24, 2012; Honolulu, HI, USA; Southern Methodist Mustangs defender Margus Hunt holds the MVP trophy at the end of the Hawaii Bowl at Aloha Stadium.

Rookies have it rough in the NFL . Even though they are kids fresh out of college making somewhere in the six to seven figure neighborhood in terms of yearly salary, the scrutiny of the league is a 24/7 deal.

Jackson, who only played in two games last season, was re-signed by the club on Tuesday, among a flurry of moves as the Browns began their second week of OTAs under coach Rob Chudzinski.

Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins wrapped up a great career with the Fighting Irish earlier this spring.

The Browns signed their new rookie safety to a four-year deal, said farewell to one of their old ones and tinkered with the bottom of the roster on a busy Tuesday for the personnel department.

Former Notre Dame tight end Jake Golic is heading to Cincinnati to play his fifth year of college ball, his father, Mike, announced Tuesday morning on his radio show, "Mike & Mike in the Morning." Jake Golic has an industrial design degree from Notre Dame and will be eligible to play for the Bearcats right away.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that doctors believe his previous infection is gone and that new plates have been inserted to repair the break.

It's official, Manti Te'o has better protection than quarterback Philip Rivers had all season last year with the San Diego Chargers .