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Ashley Barlow scored 18 points and hit a tiebreaking free throw with 10 seconds left, lifting No. 5 Notre Dame to a 68-67 victory over No. 21 Michigan State on Thursday night. The Spartans had a chance to win after Barlow's late foul shot for the Fighting Irish (2-0), but Aisha Jefferson missed a jumper with 4 seconds to go. Allyssa DeHaan led Michigan State (1-2) with 20 points. MSU trailed 45-35 when DeHaan limped off the court with an apparent ankle injury early in the second half. The Spartans, sparked by their defense and forcing turnovers, went on a 15-2 tear immediately afterward ... Read Full Story

Notre Dame vs. UConn Free Pick: Notre Dame -6 -110 odds - point spreads Visit Touthouse.com for more expert college football picks from Tony George Last home game for the Irish and all the scrutiny and public backlash directed at beleaguered head coach Weis is deplorable. While I am not personally a big fan of the Irish, I am a fan of teams who make me money, and last week I cashed them in as a dog at Pitt. The entire world, every publication and every TV show you watch has U Conn winning this outright in the land of Touchdown Jesus this Saturday. ... Read Full Story

Charlie Weis is going about his job as Notre Dame coach as normal, saying he doesn't think a decision about his future has been made. "Oh no, I don't think that any decision's been made because I probably would know, and I don't know," Weis said Tuesday. "With that being said, it's full speed ahead to UConn, full speed ahead to Stanford and full-speed ahead to recruiting. That's exactly the way we're approaching it." Athletic director Jack Swarbrick has said he will evaluate the program after the season. Last season Swarbrick caught up with Weis during a recruiting trip, meeting in San Jose, Calif., ... Read Full Story

Jonathan Baldwin made two exceptional catches that allowed No. 8 Pittsburgh to open up an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter before Notre Dame rallied behind two touchdowns by star Golden Tate, and the Panthers held on for a 27-22 victory Saturday night that may raise more cries for Fighting Irish coach Charlie Weis' ouster. Notre Dame (6-4) trailed 27-9 with 12:44 remaining after Dion Lewis' 50-yard touchdown run, then came back before Jimmy Clausen fumbled with just over two minutes remaining. The Irish followed up a did-it-really-happen 23-21 loss to Navy with their eighth consecutive loss to a Top 10 team — the ... Read Full Story

Just about everybody except the higher-ups at Notre Dame has already figured it out: Charlie Weis isn't going to return the Fighting Irish to the top of college football anytime soon. A loss to Navy for the second time in three years — and at home again, no less — should be proof enough. One of the cardinal sins of coaching is losing to a team with lesser talent, which Weis has committed more than once. What's worse about this latest loss is that afterward he stubbornly insisted he wouldn't change his approach. Yet that's precisely what sunk Notre Dame against Navy. Whether it ... Read Full Story