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1. Syracuse wasn't the only newcomer the ACC took care of in scheduling. Notre Dame has a tremendous first-year schedule in the league with home games against North Carolina and Duke. Three Big Ten nonconference games are also on Mike Brey's daunting...

1. Notre Dame was fully prepared to stick out the next year in the old Big East as per its requirement. But Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said once the seven Catholic-based schools decided to leave, the Irish were likely gone as well. A...

1. Highlights from Tuesday's Katz Korner show on ESPNU: Kentucky coach John Calipari didn't hold back his feelings about the SEC tournament. Calipari said the tournament is for the fans and noted a number of UK fans at the SEC tournament don't normal...

In the season's final weeks, Kentucky and Notre Dame are compelling in distinctly different ways, writes Andy Katz.

1. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo doesn't just play the marquee games anywhere, any place and any time. Izzo once again proves he's willing to bust the scheduling model for elite programs. The Spartans won at Bowling Green on Tuesday night. That was a...

1. Coaches are under more scrutiny from the NCAA, conferences and their administration than at any other time in the sport's history. The NCAA is pushing to suspend and penalize coaches if there are violations by them or their staff and conferences h...

1. Half of the Associated Press preseason All-America list came from schools outside the power six conferences. Lehigh (C.J. McCollum), Murray State (Isaiah Canaan) and Creighton (Doug McDermott) were all represented. The other three (there was a tie...

Notre Dame is expecting to play in the Big East the next two seasons, but whenever the Fighting Irish do join the ACC, coach Mike Brey is ready to completely change his nonconference schedule. Brey said Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick to...

1. Villanova's Jay Wright, Notre Dame's Mike Brey and Pitt's Jamie Dixon all said this past week that UConn coach Jim Calhoun was a mentor to them when they got into the Big East. They mentioned how Calhoun essentially indoctrinated them into the lea...

Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said Monday night that he has agreed to a new 10-year contract with the Fighting Irish. Brey and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick will speak on the matter at a news conference Tuesday at 11 a.m. in South Bend,...

Notre Dame coach Mike Brey has a new 10-year contract.

1.Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said the Irish have extended their commitment to the Crossroads Classic for another two seasons. Brey expects the event to continue and be a fixture on the Irish's schedule. Notre Dame lost badly to Indiana last season w...

1. The National Association of Basketball Coaches' board of directors is meeting in Indianapolis on Thursday, with the issue of transfers and how to handle the requests as a primary agenda item. The board has some notable names, including Wisconsin c...

1.Louisville coach Rick Pitino said he wants to play Indiana next season. Hoosiers coach Tom Crean confirmed that the two sides are discussing the idea of a home-and-home series. "This is something we have to consider," Crean said. IU is playing Bu...

If Trevor Mbakwe can get a sixth year to play at Minnesota after knee surgery, then why not Notre Dame's Scott Martin or Tim Abromaitis? That's exactly what Mike Brey thought when he heard about the decision on Mbakwe. And that's the reason the No...

1.Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said there was no decision yet on whether seniors Scott Martin and Tim Abromaitis will receive a sixth season of eligibility. Martin and Abromaitis each have had knee injuries. Martin played in three total seasons -- the...