Orb should win Preakness easily, Oxbow up for second (IrishCentral)

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:03:48 PDT

Orb quite simply looks unbeatable in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown at Pimlico today.

Don’t take my word for it ask the owners and trainers of the second, third and fourth place finishers behind Orb at the Kentucky Derby.

Could Celtic boss Neil Lennon be next manager at Manchester United? - His European exploits, especially defeating Barcelona may put him in frame (IrishCentral)

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:48:33 PDT

Orb has what it takes to win Triple Crown in 2013 - Kentucky Derby winner has breeding, connections and talent (IrishCentral)

Sun, 05 May 2013 05:03:27 PDT

So for once the talking horse was the running horse too.

Goldencents can lead all the way for Doug O’Neill in Kentucky Derby - Lines of Battle, Irish horse looks outclassed in Run for the Roses (IrishCentral)

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:03:26 PDT

Kentucky Derby

It is a puzzling Kentucky Derby this year with no outstanding candidate and favorite Orb set to go off about 4/1.

There appears to be a half dozen or so horses in with a chance but on this big day it is always best to stick with those with Derby winning experience.

Why Ireland’s Rory McIlroy can defeat Tiger Woods at the 2013 Masters - Comeback kid proves in Texas Open that he still has a unique talent (IrishCentral)

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:18:11 PDT

Has Rory McIlroy joined Oscar Pistorius, Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods in the Nike curse? (IrishCentral)

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:47:02 PST

Irish pro golfer Rory McIlroy could be the latest star to be affected by what people are calling the ‘Curse of the Nike.’

The 23-year-old champion golfer made headlines for the wrong reasons when he walked off the course midway through the second round of the Honda Classic on Friday.

Can Rory McIlroy get his groove back after meltdown? Yes is the answer if the past is any guide (IrishCentral)

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 06:01:56 PST

Matt Ryan and Tom Brady the nowhere men after defeats to 49ers, Ravens (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:00:55 PST

End of the line for Tom Brady in Super Bowl appearances?

At one point it appeared likely that the two greatest Irish American quarterbacks of their generation, Matt Ryan of the Falcons and Tom Brady of the Patriots, would meet in Super Bowl 47.

Say it ain’t so Brian -- Coach Kelly set for Philadelphia Eagles? -- Met with Eagles brass after Notre Dame championship game (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:46:38 PST

Notre Dames defeat by Alabama was God's plan, claims religious zealot - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:00:51 PST

Let's face it, for most Notre Dame fans Monday night's national championship game felt like a three hour visit to the dentist.

The Fighting Irish were, to put it mildly, routed. And one rather strange man who predicted the outcome also claims he knows why.

Is the Notre Dame BCS Bowl ad aimed at dissing Alabama? (IrishCentral)

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:30:42 PST

Fighting Irish fans prep for game day

Is Notre Dame dissing Alabama not so subtly with their BCS Bowl ad which they have just released?

With ESPN predicting a record all time viewership for a college game, all eyes will be on the Irish and the Crimson Tide on Monday night.

Brian Kelly confident Notre Dame’s Everett Golson can come through in the clutch (IrishCentral)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:30:28 PST

Everett Golson

Coach Brian Kelly has no doubt that Everett Golson will rise to the occasion in Miami in he BCS bowl game.

"The kid started three or four games that were on national television and in pretty hostile environments," Kelly said, reports the Times Free Press. "He started at USC, at Oklahoma and at Michigan State, so he's got enough seasoning. I would be very, very surprised if he can't handle the moment."

Notre Dame actually played a tougher schedule than Alabama -- More reason to believe an upset is on the cards in Miami (IrishCentral)

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:45:22 PST

Contrary to popular belief Notre Dame had a tougher schedule than Alabama which makes them an even better prospect to beat the spread on January 8th in Florida.

And they went unbeaten unlike the Tide who lost to Texas A&M.

In an excellent article in CSN Chicago J.J. Stankevitz notes that the Irish schedule was definitely tougher as they played fewer patsies, only Boston College and Wake Forest ranked 122nd and 117th respectively.(Wow how BC have fallen)

Could the Dropkick Murphys be the real reason for Notre Dame winning season? (IrishCentral)

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 07:00:21 PST

Rex Ryan must go and take his New York Jets dog and pony show with him (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:32:13 PST

Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly polishes Notre Dame helmets -- Lost bet over USC game and forced to clean helmets of Irish players (IrishCentral)

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:01:36 PST

Wonder what he will have to do when they beat Alabama?

Johnny Football got the Heisman and Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o got the shaft -- How on earth did Heisman voters pick Manziel over Notre Dame legend? (IrishCentral)

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:46:33 PST

Greg McElroy may save Jets Rex Ryan's job after dumping Sanchez (IrishCentral)

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:16:27 PST

Why Notre Dame can defeat Alabama in BCS Bowl (IrishCentral)

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:16:20 PST

Notre Dame need not fear the Alabama team we saw eke out victory over Georgia on Saturday night.

This was an Alabama team that will play into Notre Dame's biggest strength-- stopping the run. Sure Lacey ran for 200 yards or close to, but I cannot imagine a defense that handled Denard Robinson and Le'Veon Bell and other hotshots this year, failing to stop him.

On the other side of the ball, Alabama looked vulnerable to a mobile deep threat quarterback -- step up Mr. Golson.

Notre Dame football naysayers looking very foolish now -- Brian Kelly proves academic excellence and football can mix (IrishCentral)

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:31:13 PST

Notre Dame still need to beat USC for a BCS title shot - BCS heaven awaits if they can win in Los Angeles! (IrishCentral)

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 05:31:05 PST

Notre Dame in BCS heaven? who would have thought it at the start of this season. For the first time since the Lou Holtz era in 1993 Notre Dame are Number 1.

Notre Dame chances of national championship game soar - Alabama defeat leaves Irish in the argument for BSC game (IrishCentral)

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 06:16:16 PST

Celtic boss hails side’s historic win over Barcelona 2-1 -- Rod Stewart in tears as ‘The Bhoys’ make history (IrishCentral)

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:00:54 PST

A week of living dangerously for Notre Dame ends in Pitt win - Miracles are truly happening at the Golden Dome in 2012 (IrishCentral)

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 06:30:46 PST

Notre Dame victory over Oklahoma the biggest win ever for Coach Brian Kelly (IrishCentral)

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:45:37 PDT

Manti T’eo must surely have increased his chances of the Heisman Trophy given that once again he made the pivotal play of the game, intercepting a Landry Jones pass. That interception left the Irish two scores ahead with under 3 minutes to play. A famous night, a famous victory and Brian Kelly can say he has answered his critics and joined the legends. .

Barcelona just beat Celtic on last ditch winner (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 02:00:30 PDT

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Romney and Paul Ryan split on Fighting Irish football game -- BYU and Notre Dame families backed different sides on Saturday (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:45:31 PDT

Notre Dame's magical year continues as they stop Stanford on half yard line (IrishCentral)

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:00:54 PDT

They could well crack the top 4 in the BCS bowl rankings on Sunday something that was far from most expert's minds at the beginning of the year. Back then the fear was that the secondary was too inexperienced and the defense would ship too many points. Just how wrong can the experts be?

Irish will stay undefeated with an easy victory over Stanford -- Powerful defense will be far too much for Cardinals (IrishCentral)

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 06:30:25 PDT

Notre Dame national championship a real possibility (IrishCentral)

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 06:02:50 PDT

Irish coach Brian Kelly needs to replace starting quarterback Golson - Tommy Rees a far better choice despite Kelly’s desire to stick with Golson (IrishCentral)

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:32:28 PDT

Michigan State victory by Fighting Irish marks the dawn of a new era -- A new Notre Dame team that has eliminated mental mistakes, turnovers (IrishCentral)

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 05:02:17 PDT

Golfer Rory McIlroy says he has always felt more British than Irish -- Says “I have always felt more of a connection with the UK than with Ireland” (IrishCentral)

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:17:11 PDT

‘I’ve seen it myself, it’s a very hard thing to stay at No 1 and Caroline was No 1 for two years, with all the expectations that raises,’ said McIlroy. ‘But she has got a lot of good people working around her and she’s the hardest working person I know, so I don’t think there’s any question that she will be back.’

Why I prefer Padraig Harrington, a proud Irishman, to Rory McIlroy -- Love to see him flying the Irish tricolor as he leads golf tournament (IrishCentral)

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:16:46 PDT

Well winning the Barclays would certainly do that and I have the feeling that Harrington likes nothing more than a challenge and will give it a right go. Good luck to him.

Will Rory McIlroy declare for Britain or Ireland in 2016 Olympics? -- Both Irish and British likely to claim golf’s hottest superstar (IrishCentral)

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:16:33 PDT

"He's 23 now and will be 27 when Rio comes round, so it's not even something to discuss at this stage," said Ridge of the Dublin sports management firm Horizon, which represents McIlroy and Graeme McDowell.

Galway pull off one of Irish sport’s greatest upsets -- Invincible Kilkenny stopped in their tracks (IrishCentral)

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:47:16 PDT

When the game started, Galway raced to a 2-12 to 0-4 points lead and everyone just sat stunned. Kilkenny came back in the second half but never came close. The Galway fans, the few that traveled, were singing ‘The West’s Awake” long before the game ended. Awake indeed.

Tommy Rees may well be Fighting Irish starting quarterback in September (IrishCentral)

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:00:25 PDT

All the more reason why Rees would be the safest choice. If he can limit the interceptions he can go on to be the comeback kid.

Sadly, you’ll always beat the Irish at soccer these days -- Lack of Diaspora players for Ireland signals the end of an era (IrishCentral)

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:45:21 PDT

I won’t hold my breath.

Graeme McDowell just misses playoff in US Open final round -- Northern Irishman, Padraig Harrington both came close (IrishCentral)

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:00:21 PDT

However, the Northern Ireland teen has been plagued by inconsistency since and tabloid allegations he is spending too much time with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.

Graeme McDowell says he's proud Irish and Protestant (IrishCentral)

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 06:15:20 PDT

Graeme McDowell has addressed the issue of whether he is Irish or British, which has become a big talking point after his U.S. Open victory.

Giovanni Trapattoni has to go as Irish soccer manager -- Dreadful display against Spain in European Championship is the last straw (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:00:10 PDT

Dullahan to win Belmont in absence of I’ll Have Another -- Connections get luck of the Irish with favorite’s defection (IrishCentral)

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 04:15:36 PDT

Kevin Kilbane described how Giovanni Trapattoni cold-bloodedly ended his international career (IrishCentral)

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 04:45:16 PDT

Doug O’Neill’s horse, I’ll Have Another, to confirm Derby placing with Bodemeister and win Preakness (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:46:00 PDT

Sean Payton will need help of rosary priest namesake to coach again (IrishCentral)

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:00:15 PDT

Patrick Sean Payton was called after the "Rosary Priest", the irish-born Father Patrick Peyton who was a huge figure in irish Catholic circles in America.

But there is little of the priest abut Payton, who despite the altar boy looks has a deadly streak of competitiveness in him which has now landed him in trouble.

If his Irish Catholic childhood in a Chicago suburb taught Peyton one thing it was not to turn the other cheek but to compete and be the best.

Freshman Gunnar Kiel may lead Notre Dame offense in September in Dublin against Navy (IrishCentral)

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:30:08 PDT

Will freshman Gunner Kiel, (pictured), lead the Irish offense against Navy on September 1st in Dublin in their first game of the new season?

The possibility is definitely on the cards as Coach Brian Kelly has made clear that his four quarterbacks, Kiel, Andrew Hendrix, Everett Golson and incumbent Tommy Rees will all start from the same page literally.

Kelly said he has dialed back the playbook so that Rees will not have an advantage in the stakes to be the No. 1 signal caller.

Rory McIlroy defeats Tiger Woods for number one rank in golf -First Irishman to be ranked number one in the world VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 04:00:16 PST

Ireland avoid defeat to France and tie 17-17 -- unlucky not to win (IrishCentral)

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:00:15 PST

Ireland avoided defeat in Paris when they tied France 17 -17 in their rugby international clash on Sunday.

The game had been rescheduled after originally being canceled because of weather conditions in Paris in February.

Enough Jeremy Lin hype already folks--- His born again babble is annoying (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:15:16 PST

The Jeremy Lin hype is starting to annoy me.

Hopefully, the bubble burst with the defeat by New Orleans, the worst team in basketball last night.

Lin himself seems insufferable especially with his playing for Jesus stuff reminding everyone of Tim Tebow, the most sanctimonious athlete alive.

Wolves sack former Irish manager Mick McCarthy after 5-1 defeat to West Brom (IrishCentral)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:00:16 PST

Woverhampton Wanderers have sacked former Irish international manager Mick McCarthy with immediate effect.

In a short statement, the Premiership club said that they took the “difficult decision” because of the poor run of recent results.

A 5-1 defeat at home to West Brom on Sunday sealed McCarthy's fate.

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