Tom Knight

Syracuse Claws Out Win Over Pitt

2013-03-14 21:16:49

It was an old-fashioned physical battle, the type of game that epitomized the rich history of the Big East Conference. And when it ended, Syracuse was left standing with a 62-57 battle-scarred win over Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals of the tournament on...

Notre Dame survives slow start to slip by Marquette

2013-03-14 22:05:00

NEW YORK — Notre Dame looked bad Thursday night. Also, the team's retina-scorching green uniforms were a bit fashion-challenged. But the central issue was the disjointed and apathetic players wearing them and yet another flume of disaster they...

Connaughton leads Notre Dame over Rutgers

2013-03-13 21:28:00

NEW YORK — Out came Notre Dame in the ectoplasm green warm-up shirts, complemented with the white and gray camouflage shorts, with the socks and shoes combination that suggested a bad step taken into a knee-deep puddle of shamrock shakes. If the...

Connaughton shines when his game isn't pretty (ND vs. Cincy today on WSBT-TV)

2013-02-24 03:07:00

When his game is good, it resembles a guy whose face hasn’t seen a razor for weeks, who hasn’t showered for days and who just rolled around the yard in the rain. When his game isn’t in gear, he plays like someone who spends too much...

Weary Notre Dame routed by Providence

2013-02-16 13:29:00

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Notre Dame coach Mike Brey had a message for Providence counterpart Ed Cooley before their teams squared off in a Big East Conference game Saturday. As it turned out, Brey might have wished he was dead wrong about what he said....

Notre Dame survives at DePaul 79-71

2013-02-02 18:16:00

As everything else did in overtime Saturday, the ball came Eric Atkins' way. To the misfortune of his eye socket, so did the flailing fingers of DePaul's Worrel Clahar. One inadvertent gouge from Clahar had Notre Dame's point guard grimacing and squinting...

Strong second half lifts Notre Dame

2013-01-26 13:14:00

TAMPA, Fla. -- Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said his team tried "reinventing" itself this week, knowing senior captain Scott Martin is out indefinitely due to a lingering left knee issue. But while the 24th-ranked Irish lost some ability to step out and...

Francis X. Hennessy, Jurist For 36 Years, Dies at 82

2013-01-16 15:10:00

Francis X. Hennessy, a judge who rose to the state's second-highest court and a political adviser to Democrat Ella Grasso in her campaign for governor, died Tuesday at the age of 82. During a 36-year career in the state courts, Hennessy was a juvenile...

No. 22 Notre Dame cruises past Brown 84-57

2012-12-09 02:26:00

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame freshman Cameron Biedscheid missed practice this week after catching the flu. He felt a lot better Saturday night. Biedscheid had a career-high 17 points to lead the 22nd-ranked Fighting Irish to an 84-57 victory...

Notre Dame's Burgett catching coaches' attention

2012-11-01 16:31:00

Bench areas for college basketball teams tend to become a bit congested this time of year. One reason for the clutter stems from freshmen who might carry inflated ideas about their places in the program. They should play this amount of minutes, have that...

Notre Dame makes plenty of points in exhibition

2012-10-29 20:08:00

SOUTH BEND -- His first shot in a Notre Dame uniform resembled a forgotten homework assignment thrown together at the last, frantic minute -- rushed with little accuracy or care. His second offering looked much the same, but when freshman swingman...

Notre Dame men's basketball: Vision loss a non-factor for Katenda

2012-07-31 17:09:00

Losing vision in his left eye always will be a part of his basketball story. But Notre Dame freshman forward Eric Katenda is determined not to let it be the story for his college career. Finishing up summer school and anxious to return home this weekend...

South Bend Tribune/JAMES BROSHER.Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim (3) throws down a dunk over Notre Dame forward Tom Knight (25) during a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio.

2013-03-22 00:00:00

South Bend Tribune/JAMES BROSHER.Notre Dame forward Tom Knight (25) puts up a shot as he's guarded by Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim (3) during a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio.

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Tom Knight blocks Marquette's Chris Otule during the second half.

2013-03-14 00:00:00