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Darin previews tomorrow's Notre Dame Blue Gold Game.

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Sports headlines for Friday, April 19, 2024.

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South Bend suffers its third straight loss in Beloit Thursday, falling to the SkyCarp 7-2. 

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joined Darin to talk Notre Dame spring practice.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joined Darin to talk Notre Dame spring practice.

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Sports headlines for Thursday, April 18, 2024.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joins Darin to discuss the latest Notre Dame football news days before the Blue Gold Game.

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South Bend Cubs Jefferson Rojas was 1 for 5 with an RBI, he now has a hitting streak of six games. Rafael Morel went 4 for 5 with an RBI, Morel is hitting .400 on this young season.  The Beloit Sky Carp hit 6 home runs off of South Bend Cubs Pitching. The SB Cubs lose 19 to 4 on the road today to Beloit Sky Carp. 

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Sports headlines for Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

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ABC 57's Allison Hayes offered her perspective on Notre Dame football. 

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Positives:  Yohendrick Pinango is staying hot from last week with 3 for 4 performance with 3 RBI's in the game including his 1st home run of the season. Pitcher Jack Patterson made is 2024 season debut with an inning of work.  Negatives: South Bend gave up a glad slam to Beloit's Mark Coley II and bases loaded clearing double from Cameron Barstad. South Bend Cubs lose 11 to 5 in afternoon baseball. 

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Sports headlines for Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

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Time for a new season of Cubbie Corner! Brendan and Max recap the week that was and preview the road trip to Beloit. Brendan talks to new South Bend Cubs skipper Nick Lovullo.

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A recap of the Notre Dame football scrimmage with Blue and Gold's Tyler Horka plus a look back at the Masters with former Warren Golf Club at Notre Dame general manager John Foster. 

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Former Warren Golf Club GM John Foster on the Masters. 

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Blue and Gold Illustrated's Tyler Horka on Notre Dame football's scrimmage on Saturday. 

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Sports headlines for Monday, April 15, 2024.

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Wisconsin Timer Rattlers beat out South Bend Cubs 9-6 at Four Winds Field. Even though they lost, Felix Stevens had a great night with a double and a single in the fifth inning. Ethan Hearn would then score a single for the Cubs as well in the bottom of the eighth. 

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South Bend rolls past Wisconsin 11-3 Saturday at Four Winds Field on the strength of a five-RBI performance from Felix Stevens.

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In bottom of the 6th inning Jefferson Rojas hit a 2 run go ahead home run to lead the South Bend Cubs to their first home game win of the year at a windy and chilly Four Wind Fields.  Angel Hernandez got the win for Cubs and Yovanny Cabrera came in for the save.

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Wisconsin Timer Rattlers beat out South Bend Cubs 1-0 in game 1 of a double header at Four Winds Field.  Despite the loss Koen Moreno pitched four scoreless innings of relief for the Cubs. The Cubs did out hit Wisconsin 6 to 2 in a windy game 1.  

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This shortened edition of Sportsbeat features comments from Irish QB Steve Angeli plus a look at round two of the Masters. 

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Sports headlines for Friday, April 12, 2024.

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InsideNDSports Eric Hansen talks Notre Dame football, Marcus Burton puts his name in the NBA Draft plus Blackthorn owner Tim Firestone joins the show to talk about the state of the game and the Masters.

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Blackthorn owner Tim Firestone on the opening of his course, LIV Golf and the Masters

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joins Darin to talk Notre Dame spring practice.

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Sports headlines for Thursday, April 11, 2024.

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Darin Pritchett and Eric Hansen look at the latest Notre Dame spring football news as we are ten days out from the annual Blue-Gold Game.

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Cubs fall to Wisconsin 14-8 on Wednesday night.

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Sports headlines for Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

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South Bend falls in its home opener to Wisconsin 3-1 Tuesday night.

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Its Opening Day in South Bend for Cubs baseball. The Cub broadcasters explain the new members of the team and new coach staff for this upcoming year.  

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Its opening day for South Bend Cubs and Darin is broadcasting live from Four Winds Field, Darin list of guest for the show: Allison Hayes from ABC 57, South Bend Cubs Broadcasters Max Thoma and Brendan King and Mike Singer from BlueandGold.com.

Darin had audio and updates on Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard.

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Mike Singer from BlueandGold.com talks Notre Dame recruiting with Darin 

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Hall of Fame basketball coach Mike Lightfoot from Phoenix, site of the Final Four, to discuss Purdue playing for the title tonight. 

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Notre Dame football coordinators speak, Blue and Gold's Tyler Horka discusses spring practice and women's basketball headlines and hall of fame basketball coach Mike Lightfoot from Phoenix to talk Purdue in the national championship game. 

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Blue and Gold Illustrated's Tyler Horka talks Notre Dame football and Irish women's basketball.  

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Sports headlines for Monday, April 8, 2024.

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South Bend's offense struggled Sunday as Quad Cities shutout the Cubs 4-0 to take two games out of three to open the 2024 Midwest League season.

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Cubs can't eek out a win Saturday in the Quad Cities, falling to the River Bandits 3-2 in 10 innings.

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Drew Gray the starter had 6 strikeouts, Tyler Santana had 5 strikes and Chase Watkins added 4 punch outs as The South Bend Cubs pitchers fanned 16 batters of The Quad Cities River Bandits in 3 to 1 Victory. Jefferson Rojas hit his first Home run of the serason in the 1st Inning.  Brett Bateman of the Cubs stat line: 5 at bats, 3 Bases on Balls, 3 stolen bases and an RBI single in the 6th inning. 

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Darin discusses the Notre Dame experienced defensive line, the Final Four and one of the toughest schedules in college football. 

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Sports headlines for Friday, April 5, 2024.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen discusses the Irish defense with Darin plus Joe Alt could be a top 5 NFL Draft pick.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joined Darin to talk Notre Dame defense and more Irish spring football topics.

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Sports headlines for Thursday, April 4, 2024.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joined Darin to talk Notre Dame football spring practice.  Plus in hour two Darin played a game of "Would you rather."

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joins Darin to discuss Notre Dame football spring topics. 

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Sports headlines for Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

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Notre Dame football recruiting conversation with Blue and Gold's Insider Mike Singer. 

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Darin discussed the Irish running back room and the possible lack of depth at cornerback.  More Notre Dame talk from Blue and Gold's Tyler Horka and recruiting conversation from Blue and Gold's Mike Singer. 

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Blue and Gold Illustrated's Notre Dame Football Beat Reporter Tyler Horka talks spring practice and Hannah Hidalgo's nose ring. 

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Sports headlines for Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

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Notre Dame offensive line and running back conversation, Hannah Hidalgo's nose ring, Carey Booth enters the transfer portal, the Cubs home opener and more. 

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Sports headlines for Monday, April 1, 2024.

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Jim is in Darin. The Notre Dame women's tournament run and season came to a close today with a 70-65 loss to Oregon State. Jim talks to the voice of Notre Dame women's basketball, Sean Stires, for some instant reaction from Albany. Also, it was a rough Opening Day yesterday if you're a Chicago baseball fan.

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The voice of Notre Dame women's basketball talks to Jim after Notre Dame's 70-65 loss in the NCAA Tournament.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joins Darin to talk Notre Dame football and women's basketball.  Darin breaks down the NL Central. 

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joins Darin to discuss Notre Dame football spring practice and women's basketball.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen discussed Notre Dame football injuries and the state of the receiver position.  Anthony Anderson from the South Bend Tribune with a discussion of the Notre Dame women's basketball team heading to the Sweet 16.  And Darin offers his National League predictions.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen talks Notre Dame football and women's basketball with Darin. 

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Sports headlines for Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

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ABC 57's Allison Hayes joined Darin to talk Notre Dame football and the Sweet 16. 

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Blue and Gold Illustrated's Notre Dame football recruiting insider Mike Singer talks Irish recruiting. 

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Notre Dame dealing with injuries to Riley Leonard and Benjamin Morrison, Sweet 16 talk plus Notre Dame football recruiting conversation with Blue and Gold's Mike Singer.

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Sports headlines for Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

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Notre Dame dealing with another ankle surgery for QB Riley Leonard, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Mike Lightfoot talks March Madness.

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Retired Bethel College Hall of Fame basketball coach from Bethel College Mike Lightfoot on Notre Dame's turnaround, defending Purdue's Zach Edey and more March Madness conversation. 

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Sports headlines for Monday, March 25, 2024.

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Sports headlines for Friday, March 22, 2024.

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Sports headlines for Thursday, March 21, 2024.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joined Darin to talk Notre Dame football spring practice.  Blue and Gold Illustrated's Mike Singer with the latest on Notre Dame football recruiting. 

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Blue and Gold Illustrated's Mike Singer talks Notre Dame football recruiting. 

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Sports headlines for Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

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 Notre Dame football beat reporter at Blue and Gold Illustrated talks to Darin about upcoming spring practices and who in the wide receiver crew is standing out and the upcoming pro day for ND athletes looking to getting into the NFL Draft for example Sam Hartman.  

Duel Athletes at Notre Dame playing football and other sports? Good for team or not?

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Voice of the Chicago Black Hawks on NBC Sports Chicago Chris Vosters joins Darin to discuss rookie sensation Connor Bedard and South Bend native Landon Slaggert!

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Darin is broadcasting live from Saltgrass Steak House --- 5125 North Main Street in Mishawaka! Saltgrass Steak house is making its grand debut in Mishawaka!

In Hour 2:

Tyler Horka fromNotre Dame football beat reporter at Blue and Gold Illustrated...Blue and Gold dot com  joins Darin to discuss ND Football and Women's Basketball Talk!

Sportsbeat / InsideNDSports.com’s Twitter Question

Darin has some insight on the West Regions Bracket for the NCAA Tournament 

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Darin is broadcasting live from Saltgrass Steak House --- 5125 North Main Street in Mishawaka ---- 574-395-5562.

Hour 1:  Notre Dame Football Recruiting  *2025 WR Jerome Bettis JR and *2026 WR Dylan Faison!

Chris Vosters The voice of the Chicago Black Hawks on NBC Sports Chicago talking about South Bend native Landon Slaggert has played in 2 games with the Hawks.

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Sports headlines for Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

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Mishawaka battles the Wayne Generals in the IHSAA Quarterfinals from Elkhart.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joined Darin to talk about the Notre Dame secondary, the new College Football Playoff agreement plus a conversation with Mishawaka basketball player Cooper Pritchett in regard to tomorrow's Semi State Semi Final versus Fort Wayne Wayne. 

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Mishawaka basketball player Cooper Pritchett on the team's Semi State game Saturday versus Fort Wayne Wayne 

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On Thursday's Sportsbeat, Darin discusses the Notre Dame transfer wide receivers, Hoosier Hysteria talk with 36-year coaching veteran Mark Johnson and more. 

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Budweiser's Weekday Sportsbeat featured ABC 57's Allison Hayes talking Notre Dame football, Wake Forest writer Conor O'Neill on the Deacons versus the Irish in the ACC Tournament plus Riley Leonard, RJ Oben and Sam Hartman.  Plus Irish men's lacrosse coach Kevin Corrigan and Notre Dame football recruiting talk with Blue and Gold Illustrated's Mike Singer. 

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Blue and Gold Illustrated's Mike Singer discussed Notre Dame football recruiting with Darin.

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Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Coach Kevin Corrigan joined Darin to preview ND vs Michigan on Saturday. 

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ABC 57's Allison Hayes joined Darin to talk Notre Dame football spring practice plus Connor O'Neill covers Wake Forest and Duke sports and discussed the ND/WF hoops game, Riley Leonard and Sam Hartman. 

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Deacons Illustrated and Devils Illustrated Publisher Conor O'Neill on the Notre Dame / Wake Forest basketball matchup Tuesday plus candid thoughts on Riley Leonard, RJ Oben and Sam Hartman

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Notre Dame spring practice, Irish women's basketball wins the ACC Championship and Mishawaka ends a 69-year regional title drought.   Darin is joined by Blue and Gold's Tyler Horka and Mishawaka basketball coach Bodie Bender. 

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Mishawaka High School basketball coach Bodie Bender on winning the program's first regional title since 1955 and getting ready for Semi State versus Fort Wayne Wayne.

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Blue and Gold Illustrated's Notre Dame football beat reporter Tyler Horka joined Darin to discuss Irish spring practice and the ACC Champion Notre Dame women's basketball team. 

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Mishawaka plays for an IHSAA Regional title against East Chicago Central in Michigan City.

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In second hour Darin is broadcasting from Ann Arbor because of Notre Dame vs Michigan tonight in Big Ten Tournament action.

Notre Dame Football Week in Review

Mishawaka Regional Preview 

SIZZLER Segment! 

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Darin has a Mishawaka Regional Preview:

Mishawaka will travel to Michigan City this Saturday to play in the Regional Championship against East Chicago Central with tipoff time being 5 PM Eastern/4 PM Central.

Pre-game starts at 4:30 pm on 96.1 the Ton

Mishawaka’s last regional came in 1955 delivering the current Cavemen another chance at a generational achievement

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Notre Dame Football Week in Review: Mike Singer, Eric Hasen and Tyler Horka all recap the week that was with Notre Dame recruiting and possibility of Notre Dame playing in the 12 to 14 team playoffs coming up in the next few years, because they are not currently in a conference.

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Discussions with Eric About Top 3 Defensive storylines to watch during spring practice.

Eric reports to Darin about Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock and the speed of the Wide receivers from practice the media was able to watch. 

Eric reaction to ND Women's Basketball  ACC Tournament Quarterfinal Earlier Today vs Louisville

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Jim Irizarry is in for Darin today. The voice of Notre Dame women's basketball and all-around swell dude Sean Stires previews the ACC quarterfinal game between the Irish and Louisville (this is not a repeat). If NIL and the transfer portal could kill Nick Saban's love of coaching, what does that mean for the future?

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The voice of Notre Dame women's basketball and all-around swell dude Sean Stires joins Jim to preview tomorrow's quarterfinal against Louisville and laugh at the general planning of the ACC Tournament. You can also find Sean at Irish Breakdown talking all things Notre Dame.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen discussed the start of Notre Dame football spring practice, Darin on the Big Ten race belonging to Purdue plus Notre Dame hockey captain Landon Slaggert 

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