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Cubs fall to Lansing 2-1 Thursday night in Michigan.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joined Darin to discuss Notre Dame's new Australian punter and Al Golden's impact on recruits and the NFL Draft process.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joins Darin to talk about Notre Dame's new Australian punter. 

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Sports headlines for Thursday, May 2, 2024.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen co-hosts with Darin to talk Notre Dame football transfer portal.  Blue and Gold's Mike Singer updates Fighting Irish football recruiting.

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

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joins Darin to talk about Notre Dame in the transfer portal and more.

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South Bend Cubs are on a two game winning streak. They beat the Lansing Lugnuts on the road today 9 to 3. Jefferson Rojas has a base hit in 16 games in a row, the best active streak in both the Midwest League and all of High-A. Brett Bateman had three hits in the game today and is currently batting .352 and Bateman’s on-bases streak sits now at 10 games. Ethan Hearn homered in the 9th. Sam Armstrong scoreless inning streak is over but he earned his 2nd win of the season and his current ERA is .051.  

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Sports headlines for Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

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South Bend Cubs Cubs tied the game at 5 runs a piece in the 8th inning when Felix Stevens homers to right field. The SB Cubs score three runs in top of 9th: Jonathon Long RBI single that scored Pedro Ramirez to make 6 to 5 Cubs, then Felix Stevens doubles right field that scores Jonathon Long and Parker Chavers to put the Cubs up 8 to 5. Pedro Ramirez had four hits in the game. Jefferson Rojas had a hit, he now has a 15 game hitting streak. Mitchell Tyranski had two scoreless innings in his 2024 Debut for the Cubs and got the win in relief. 

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Darin discusses Notre Dame football news, hear from Houston Texans offensive tackle Blake Fisher plus the local high school baseball umpire shortage. 

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Sports headlines for Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

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Brendan and Max preview this week's road trip to Lansing as the South Bend Cubs take on the Lugnuts. Brendan talks to Cubs hitting coach Nate Spears.

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Darin is joined by Tyler Horka to discuss Notre Dame players taken in the NFL Draft plus comments from Joe Alt and JD Bertrand.

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Blue and Gold Illustrated's Tyler Horka on 7 Notre Dame players taken in the NFL Draft.

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Sports headlines for Monday, April 29, 2024.

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SB Cubs lost 8-2 against Quad Cities at Four Winds Field on Sunday afternoon in the final game of the QC series. 

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South Bend falls to Quad Cities 12-7 Saturday night at Four Winds Field.

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Great Defense in 4th and power hitting in the bottom 6th inning helped the South Bend Cubs overcome a 1 to 0 deficient to beat the Quad Cities River Bandits by the score of 7 to 4. In the top of the 4th inning the Cubs has two back to back web gems to stop the Bandits scoring chances, Parker Chavers in outfield and Pedro Ramirez in the infield. South Bend Cubs scored six times in 6th inning powered by Parker Chavers home run that scored Jonathon Long. 

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Darin recaps the NFL Draft including Joe Alt going #5 plus the Notre Dame football week in review. 

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Sports headlines for Friday, April 26, 2024.

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Shut out Victory for the South Bend Cubs: Three pitchers combined to only give up three hits whilke striking out 10 Quad Cities River Bandits batters.  Brody McCullough pitced four great inning followed by Sam Armstrong who piched all the way until two outs in 9th where Chase Watkins got the final out of the game. Shortstop and celebrating his 19th Birthday Jefferson Rojas had two hits with two runs batted in, he currently hitting an outstanding .338 for the season. Jonathon Long hits a two run homerun in 1st inning help the Cubs build a 5 to 0 lead in the first inning. South Bend wins the game 6 to 0. 

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen helps Darin break down Notre Dame prospects in the NFL Draft.  Plus Darin with a segment on the Bears first round possibilities and a Mock Draft.

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InsideNDSports.com's Eric Hansen joins Darin to preview Notre Dame prospects in the NFL Draft. 

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Sports headlines for Thursday, April 25, 2024.

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South Bend falls to Quad Cities 4-2 Wednesday night at Four Winds Field.

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Darin talks Notre Dame football with Eric Hansen plus the Chicago Bears with two first round picks in tomorrow's NFL Draft.

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Sports headlines for Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

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Cubs gave up five runs in the ninth inning as they fell to Quad Cities 8-5 Tuesday night at Four Winds Field.

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Darin talks Notre Dame football with ABC 57's Allison Hayes and Blue and Gold Illustrated's Mike Singer. 

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

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ABC 57's Allison Hayes joins Darin to recap Saturday's Notre Dame Blue Gold Game.

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Brendan and Max preview the upcoming homestand against Quad Cities. The River Bandits come into Four Winds Field with a league-best record of 11-4. Brendan talks to Cubs outfielder Brennan Davis. Davis is in South Bend on a rehab assignment.

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Sports headlines for Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

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Darin recaps the Blue Gold Game with the help of Blue and Gold's Tyler Horka.

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Blue and Gold Illustrated's Tyler Horka offers his thoughts on the Blue Gold Game.

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Sports headlines for Monday, April 22, 2024.

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South Bend defeats Beloit 8-6 with an extra inning on Sunday afternoon. 

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South Bend falls 10-7 to Beloit on Saturday afternoon. 

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South Bend falls 5-4 to Beloit in 10 innings Friday night.

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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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