#12/4 Irish Finally Back Home To Take On Georgetown (Notre Dame Athletics)
Somewhere in the background, the Bay City Rollers are all cued up as No. 12/4 Notre Dame returns to the Joyce Center hardwood for a Saturday night special at 7 p.m. (ET) against Georgetown. It also will be the BIG EAST Conference home opener for the Irish, who have played at the Joyce Center just once in the past 33 days (a Dec. 20 win over Loyola-Chicago).
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TippingSprung Publishes Results from Fifth Annual Brand-Extension Survey (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The survey, produced in collaboration with Brandweek magazine, names best - and worst - brand extensions for 2008 in 10 popular categories
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Tuesday's NHL betting breakdowns (Covers.com)
Minnesota at Boston (-215, 5.5) It had been more than two months since a Boston Bruins home loss before Saturday, when their longest overall winning streak in more than 35 years also came to an end. With four games left in a six-game homesta...
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Auto makers look to Mexico (The Globe and Mail)
And, what happens to CPP, OAS payments if consumer price index actually declines
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Obama dives into talks on economic crisis (Hutchinson News)
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congress ...
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#12/6 Irish Wrap Up Four-Game Road Swing Tuesday At DePaul (Notre Dame Athletics)
Packed up and ready to head back on the road, No. 12/6 Notre Dame reaches the midpoint of the regular season on Tuesday when it travels to DePaul for an 8 p.m. CT (9 p.m. ET) game at McGrath Arena in Chicago. The contest will be televised live to a national cable audience by CBS College Sports.
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Janus gives all-World effort (Erie Times-News)
Jaroslav Janus has appeared unbeatable before.
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Can 11-0 in the playoffs be done? (ESPN)
Bill Simmons dusts off his patented Playoff Manifesto in his quest to go 11-0 in the NFL's second season. Story
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#12/6 Irish Open BIG EAST Play Saturday At Seton Hall (Notre Dame Athletics)
Most media outlets have labeled the BIG EAST as the nation's toughest conference and No. 12/6 Notre Dame will step into that gauntlet on Saturday when it opens league play with a noon (ET) tipoff at Seton Hall. It also will be the third stop on a four-game road swing for the Irish, their longest stretch away from home in six years.
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Can 11-0 in the playoffs be done? (ESPN)
Bill Simmons dusts off his patented Playoff Manifesto in his quest to go 11-0 in the NFL's second season.
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