Notre Dame Football: Irish's Fast Start Product of Weak Opening Schedule

This week, the University of Notre Dame made what could be a huge decision for the school as well as for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) when they announced their sports programs will move to the North Carolina based ACC (source – Washington

Finally Notre Dame put on a show for a big night game in knocking off # 10 Michigan State. MSU's only score was a 50 yard field goal. What a defensive display

Provo • Notre Dame's announcement Wednesday that it will join the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports except football and hockey and that it has agreed to play five football games a year against ACC schools, beginning

Notre Dame's going to start playing five ACC football games a year. Great! But how do you divide 14 opponents by five games? Here's a theoretical look at the future of Irish scheduling. Follow

I grew up following and rooting for Notre Dame football. Easton has strong ties to Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish. Stonehill College, of course, is the sister school of the University of Notre Dame; both schools are Catholic and founded by the

Kenneth Branagh At 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Was Branagh Dressed …

The London Olympic summer games began on Friday evening with the opening ceremonies at Olympic Stadium, and a few familiar faces showed up during the.

Early in Friday night's London Olympics opening ceremonies, actor Kenneth Branagh opened by reading a passage from Shakespeare's "The Tempest." The lines, which are sure to warm the cockles of any true Englishman,

In June, it was announced that Kenneth Branagh has been knighted in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list, a royal accolade that the Shakespearean actor, director, and five-time Oscar nominee says he originally mistook for a traffic violation. When

I tilted my head at all the Abraham Lincolns (then I read that Sir Kenneth Branagh was dressed as Isambard Kingdom Brunel reading Caliban's speech from “The Tempest,” got that?) and laughed at delight at Mr. Bean (or Rowan Atkinson). It was a show fit

It began – horribly if appropriately – with Kenneth Branagh reciting Shakespeare with enough hammy gusto to bring down the Old Globe. But as the evening wen.

London Olympics: 2012 Games begin with whimsical opening ceremony

LONDON — In a city that knows how to do ceremony, from hoary rituals formalized in the Middle Ages to celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee last month partly through the Twitter feed @BritishMonarchy, an atmosphere of whimsy and party won out over

If you've been following Olympic basketball, chances are, you've already seen, heard and read plenty about Team USA, Spain, Argentina and the handful of other nations with legitimate hopes of escaping the group stage and competing for medals. But what

If you've been following Olympic basketball, chances are, you've already seen, heard and read plenty about Team USA, Spain, Argentina and the handful of other nations with legitimate hopes of escaping the group stage and competing for medals. But what

(CBS News) Since arriving in London as the leader of the American delegation to the 2012 Olympics, first lady Michelle Obama has chatted with Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, hugged soccer star David Beckham , given a pep talk to

Olympics minister puts the 'camp' in campanology during his latest ringing endorsement for the Games.

Live: London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremonies

In the worst moment of the opening ceremony, at least so far, organizers allowed a moment of silence for fallen or departed Brits – but of course refused repeated requests from world leaders and families to honor the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches who

Mitt Romney's carefully choreographed trip to London caused a diplomatic stir when he called the British Olympic preparations "disconcerting" and questioned whether Londoners would turn out to support the games.

"I think we can finally say that it is a good thing that London got the Olympics," said Debbie Lewis, a 41-year-old schoolteacher decked out in Union Jack regalia with her husband and two daughters at Friday's opening ceremonies. "The world will see

The Times is live blogging the Olympics opening ceremony from the stadium. Stay tuned for updates.

LONDON — Britain was alive with the sound of bells at 8:12 this morning to signify the first day of the 2012 Olympic Games. Church bells, cow bells, hand bells, Big Ben, bicycle bells, doorbells; bells on Morris Dancers, Bangladeshi girls and ships

Opening Ceremony London 2012: World ready for Olympics opening …

While their attendance is being kept secret for security purposes, the Queen, Prince William, new wife Kate Middleton and Prince Harry are expected to be on hand when the ceremony kicks off at 9 p.m. London time. Whether

While their attendance is being kept secret for security purposes, the Queen, Prince William, new wife Kate Middleton and Prince Harry are expected to be on hand when the ceremony kicks off at 9 p.m. London time. Whether

Opening ceremony London 2012: Google doodles milestone Over 10000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are taking part in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games (or London 2012), scheduled to take

London 2012: Opening Ceremony will avoid showers. Olympic organisers will have to rely on man-made rain at the opening ceremony of London 2012 as the showers dry up in time for the curtain-raiser. Crowds leave the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park

The much-awaited opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics will start from 9 p.m. London time and will run for no more than three hours. British director Danny Boyle, of Slumdog Millionaire fame, and another famed director Stephen Daldry have