A Blog from Zach Hillesland; Funny April Fools Article a Day Late

Frankly we’re surprised this news item didn’t come across our desks long ago, but regardless we’ve got to share it with you. Apparently Notre Dame senior basketball player Zach Hillesland has been posting blogs on the New York Times in their college sports section called The Quad. His last blog post came right before the UND-Penn State game. It’s an interesting read- it includes some light commentary on the Barack Obama speech at Notre Dame, as well as some speculation about how the Domer seniors would fare in a pickup game with the basketball-playing president.

In other (fake) news, there’s an article at the Onion.com which brings up the Notre Dame Athletic Department. The Onion is running a front page article about the general disgust and loathing that college football officials feel about the college basketball playoff. It’s meant to be humorous, mind you. In the spirit of April Fools Day, which was yesterday, make sure you take a look. It fake-quotes Jack Swarbrick, the Notre Dame Athletic Director, several times.

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Penn State Defeats Notre Dame in NIT

Notre Dame was beaten 67-59 by Penn State in the NIT last night, sending the Fighting Irish home packing without a shot at the championship game. UND got behind early, and took a 18-31 halftime deficit into the locker room. Despite a valiant comeback attempt, the Nittany Lions were able to hold on and get the win before a large crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Luke Harangody had 17 points and 10 rebounds, another double-double to close out his season. No other Irish player reached double digits in the points column. Notre Dame shot 33.3% from the field, whereas the Lions shot 44.6%, despite some terrible free throw shooting. For Penn State, Taylor Battle had a nice game, ending the evening with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists.

So where do we go from here, Irish fans? Well, for basketball junkies, the waiting begins. There’s always next year, as they say.  You can enjoy the final matchup in the NIT, and then watch the Final Four in the Tourney this weekend and imagine the Irish in there next year.
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