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Notre Dame's athletic department sits in a more challenging position Friday than it did Thursday. As athletic director Jack Swarbrick sees it, things probably will not be getting easier any time soon.

The Irish do not yet know who to negotiate with as they seek a streamlined exit following their September announcement that all sports but football and hockey will leave the Big East and compete in the ACC.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- On the first day of the last step of Jack Cooley's climb to Big East player of the year candidate, his coach's reaction told the story. Amidst a 17-point outing against camp roommate and Duke star Mason Plumlee on Day 1 of the ...

Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Tim Abromaitis was denied a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA and will not appeal the decision, the school announced Tuesday.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The big, burly Jack Cooley emerged in the paint to deflect the hopeless Jabarie Hinds' shot, Hinds' sixth miss on a Wednesday night that saw him whiff on eight of his nine attempts inside a hellacious Joyce Center. Eric Atkins en...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Here's a quick look at Notre Dame's 71-44 rout of West Virginia at the Joyce Center: How it happened: Coming off the greatest comeback in school history Saturday at Villanova, Notre Dame extended its winning streak to nine game...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Its best player out for the season, its morale deflated by a 20-point loss at Gonzaga in its first road test, a Notre Dame team that flopped against every name opponent it faced through the season's first month had a hard time env...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Here's a quick look at Notre Dame's 76-59 win over No. 15 Marquette: How it happened: Notre Dame broke a tight game wide open in the second half behind an 18-2 stretch that featured 14 unanswered points. The Irish hit 8 of 13 3...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The montage had stopped playing Friday night in the hotel, but something was still gnawing at Eric Atkins. Notre Dame coach Mike Brey showed his players a roughly five-minute video clip of the Irish's history against teams ranke...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Here are some quick thoughts from Notre Dame's shocking upset Saturday, a 67-58 victory over top-ranked and previously undefeated Syracuse (20-1, 7-1 Big East), which leaves Murray State as the nation's only unbeaten team: Overv...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- It was odd enough that Connecticut would have an 8:45 a.m. shootaround and an 11 a.m. tip for its get-together with Notre Dame on Saturday. "I don't remember the last time I got a 6:50 wake-up call for basketball," Jim Calhoun ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A quick look at Connecticut's 67-53 victory Saturday over Notre Dame at the Joyce Center. Overview: Faced with the last-minute news that guard Ryan Boatright would be benched as the NCAA again investigates his eligibility, UCon...

Notre Dame forward Tim Abromaitis will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during practice Friday.

SOUTH BEND, IND. -- Mike Brey remembers being introduced to more than 200 Notre Dame alumni and fans 11 years ago at the Joyce Center, telling the gathering that he had been in love with two coaching jobs in his five previous years at Delaware. "T...

A Big East Player of the Year is not easily replaced. Especially one with such fiery leadership skills as Ben Hansbrough. On a team with two quiet seniors, in steps sophomore point guard Eric Atkins. Good luck, kid.

Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says the school is closely monitoring the changing landscape of college athletics and hopes the Big East remains a vibrant partner with the school.