Brian Hamilton

There is no surprise or mystery at the top of the BCS standings. All that remains is to decide who stands in Notre Dame's way of a national championship. The...

Only one lei ringed Manti Te'o's neck and shoulders as quiet settled on Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, just one rainbow-colored string of small flowers and not the earlobe-high stack of...

Tipoff: 6 p.m. Monday at Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, Ind. TV: ESPNU. Records: Chicago State 1-5, Notre Dame 5-1. Brian Hamilton's quick look: The Irish squeeze in a third game...

LOS ANGELES — The "#1" sign atop Grace Hall imposes itself upon Notre Dame's campus no matter what. When ignited, it is a celebration and a portent, a beaming reminder...

TV/radio: 7 p.m. Saturday; WLS-Ch. 7, WLS-AM 890. The line: Notre Dame by 51/2. Records: Notre Dame 11-0; USC 7-4. USC won 31-17 on Oct. 22, 2011, in South Bend,...

TV: 2:30 p.m. Saturday; WBBM-Ch. 2. The line: Alabama by 321/2. Records: Auburn 3-8, 0-7 SEC; Alabama 10-1, 6-1. Last meeting: Alabama won 42-14 on Nov. 26, 2011 in Auburn,...

Internet: Noon, Saturday; ESPN3.com. Records: St. Francis 0-4; Notre Dame 4-1. Brian Hamilton's quick look: The Irish are 26-0 all-time against teams currently in the NEC, and that's likely to...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — During the once-upon-a-time period in which Wednesday practices were open for media viewing, Brian Kelly yelled a lot. In this Notre Dame's coach did not distinguish...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Cierre Wood spent Senior Day weekend celebrating a win, a 150-yard day and his team's ascension to No. 1 with his mother and 14-month-old daughter. The...