Baffoe: End Of Notre Dame-Michigan Rivalry A Perfect NCAA Metaphor
Saturday's game is the last on the docket between the Wolverines and Irish.
Saturday's game is the last on the docket between the Wolverines and Irish.
Notre Dame is building around and adding thousands of premium seats to its football stadium.
Top administrators at Notre Dame decided within hours of hearing about the Manti Te'o dead girlfriend hoax that it did not involve a crime and within two days had concluded there was no NCAA violation, according to a letter sent by the university president to board of trustee members on Friday.
The same people who were kicking themselves just hours ago and apologizing publicly to readers, viewers and listeners for being suckered by an impossible fairy tale have apparently failed to learn any substantive lesson from their embarrassment.
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says star linebacker Manti Te'o and his family were planning to go public about him being the victim of a hoax before an online report scooped them.
Notre Dame tells me it's about goodness and intelligence. But time and time again when I turn to them for both, it's like neither ever existed there in the first place.
My guess is at the bottom of this is a college student who was embarrassed after he found out his online relationship wasn't real.
The head coach at Notre Dame doesn't just stay silent after an interview with an NFL team because he's on vacation -- especially when a highly touted linebacker decommitted from the Irish Thursday and switched to Florida.
The future of Notre Dame's athletic programs – despite the football team's current success – has never been less stable, or clear.
Notre Dame radio analyst Allen Pinkett is on his way back from Ireland less than 48 hours before the Irish are set to play Navy in Dublin, according a source with knowledge of the situation.
Notre Dame says it has had talks with the Atlantic Coast Conference about the Orange Bowl.
The 11 BCS Commissioners and Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick released a statement Wednesday updating their discussions about potential changes to college football's postseason.
If you signed a five year contract with a company, would you expect to be given a two-year extension after your first two years produced average results?
Notre Dame announced Wednesday itwould join the Hockey East beginning in the 2013-14 season. The move came with the end of the CCHA, the program's current conference.
If Brian Kelly wants to kill another Notre Dame student, he's gonna have to be more creative.
The team is mediocre, the coach is already under fire just 11 games into his tenure, and the school's administration is taking more hits than its quarterback these days.
There are two reasons why the University of Notre Dame would refuse to answer questions about the latest news of a student death related to its football program.
A college football coach is responsible for a dead kid, and we don't really seem to care.
After the events that have taken place on Notre Dame's campus this week, Saturday will have a different feel than most home games.
Former President Donald Trump's defense rested its case at his "hush money" trial, signaling the start of the final chapter of proceedings before the jury begins deliberations.
Police said the group sometimes used stolen cars to crash into stores, stealing items from inside.
Fire crews found high levels of the toxic gas in the garage after tenants said it was pressure washed.
Howard Brown said they're working to ensure patients get seen at their other clinics
The 33-year-old was stabbed on Congress Parkway near Ashland Avenue around 10 p.m.
Former President Donald Trump's defense rested its case at his "hush money" trial, signaling the start of the final chapter of proceedings before the jury begins deliberations.
Robert Costello, a witness called by former President Donald Trump's defense team, was severely admonished by the judge over his behavior on the stand.
The Environmental Protection Agency warns that cyberattacks against water utilities around the U.S. are becoming more frequent and more severe.
Many view the window of time during which they wait for a traveler as an invitation to break the law—and idle on the side of the terminal access road.
With Biden in attendance, DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher felt his speech was the best way to protest and use his voice.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
With more and more such companies popping up, and salespeople showing up on doorsteps, who is making sure they're legitimate?
It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
Alderpeople are looking to try to stop rogue towers from making thousands off drivers who thought they were signing their car away to someone they could trust.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.
Thursday was Mental Health Action Day and CBS is partnering with MTV to provide grants to local nonprofits that give people the tools to improve their mental health.
So far, there have been eight cases of invasive meningococcal disease in Chicago in 2024 to date.
Researchers hope their findings will inspire action to make hearing aid devices more affordable since they can cost over $1,000 per ear.
Consumers may pay more, or less, for the same items by stocking up just a few miles away.
Earlier this spring, the grocery store Foxtrot Market ordered 600 baseball caps from local apparel and gift shop Alice & Wonder – only to go out of business abruptly soon afterward.
Kadeya has developed a vending machine that dispenses a drink—and then takes a bottle back, cleans it, and can dispense a new one.
Biden campaigned in the spot where Trump, to much fanfare, lauded a plan by Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn plan to build a $10 billion manufacturing facility that was supposed to eventually employ 10,000 people. Except it was never completed.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
Those auditioning were asked to sing 16 bars a cappella from a contemporary musical theatre song to show their range.
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are reprising their roles from "Big Bang Theory" in part one of the "Young Sheldon" series finale.
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
This will be the first baby for Hailey and Justin Beiber, who announced their pregnancy after more than five years of marriage.
Two suspects charged in an alleged murder-for-hire plot in Bridgeview return to court on Tuesday. Police and prosecutors say Agnieszka Rydzewski convinced her co-worker, Anthony Calderon, to shoot and kill her boyfriend, Arturor Cantu Jr.
Several countries are backing an international effort to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and leaders of Hamas in connection with the war in Gaza.
Chicago police are linking a group of thieves to nearly a dozen smash-and-grab burglaries at businesses on the city's South Side.
The Park Ridge Fire Department responded to the building near Touhy and Washington avenues after some tenants reported feeling sick. Fire crews found high levels of the toxic gas in the garage after tenants said it was pressure washed.
The Diversey Clinic on Sheridan road in Lincoln Park will shut down at the end of August, and the Thresholds South Clinic on 47th Street in Canaryville will close at the end of September.
Severe weather is expected between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. with damaging winds and brief tornados possible.
Surveillance video captured the moment a man was chased before falling to the ground.
The lawsuit also criticizes the school for allowing tent encampments in protest of the war in Gaza – in violation of its own campus policies.
Former President Donald Trump's defense rested its case at his "hush money" trial, signaling the start of the final chapter of proceedings before the jury begins deliberations.
Police said the group sometimes used stolen cars to crash into stores, stealing items from inside.
Plenty of high school seniors are 18 years old, and some are even older.
Maria Roque filed numerous police reports and got a protection order. But the system that was supposed to protect her failed.
Chicago does not resell their guns, but some suburban police departments do to reduce costs.
Why are more than 27,000 people in Cook County still holding on to their weapons when they shouldn't?
Nina Sanders was brought on to build relationships between the team and the Native American community. But instead, she said she was pushed out.
By the seventh inning, Kenwood was still leading 3-1 with one out, when Lane Tech's Tyler Trapp hit a double.
Bo Bichette had three doubles among his four hits, José Berríos pitched six solid innings to snap a four-start winless streak, and the Toronto Blue Jays won consecutive games for the first time in more than three weeks by beating the struggling Chicago White Sox 9-3.
Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller has led the Northwestern lacrosse team to eight national championships since 2005, and that was despite an 11-year drought before last season.
Aaron Judge and Jon Berti homered into Yankee Stadium's right field short porch, and New York extended its winning streak to seven by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Mitch Keller pitched six effective innings, Nick Gonzales hit a key two-run single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday.
Police said the group sometimes used stolen cars to crash into stores, stealing items from inside.
A witness told Chicago Police two groups started fighting in the middle of the street.
The carjacking happened Sunday morning.
Jeremy Boshears, 38, was charged in the murder of 24-year-old Kaitlyn Kearns in November of 2017.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.