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Deadly punch gets South Bend man 26 years

Indy Star (Free subscription) | yesterday

SOUTH BEND, Ind. � A judge has sentenced a South Bend man to 26 years in prison for punching a 63-year-old bar security guard, resulting in his death.

Airport Check-in: South Bend asks fliers to choose between Fox, CNN

Today In the Sky (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

From USA TODAY's Airport Check-in column: "Five professors from the University of Notre Dame have complained about the airing of Fox News Channel at South Bend Regional Airport, prompting airport officials to conduct a survey on passengers' TV preference. The...

South Bend asks fliers to choose between Fox, CNN

USA Today (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

Five professors from the University of Notre Dame have complained about the airing of Fox News Channel at South Bend Regional ...

Vanderbilt 57, Notre Dame 37. South Bend ...

Deadspin (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008

Vanderbilt 57, Notre Dame 37. South Bend student partying mug shot tally falls short of Commodores' mark [The Smoking Gun]

Jersey guy

Classic Ground (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

From the South Bend Tribune : "When Nyshier Oliver told Charlie Weis Tuesday night of his college intention, Oliver felt a connection on the other end of the line. 'He's a Jersey guy,' Oliver, a product of Jersey City, N.J., said. 'I'm a Jersey guy.' And now Oliver is a Notre Dame guy, becoming the 15th player to commit to Notre Dame's recruiting class of 2009. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Oliver...

Back from South Bend

Classic Ground (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008

Just back in from a long weekend trip that included the game. Posts, including some nice pictures, will follow sometime tomorrow.

Advocates for mentally ill speak up about new Legend Park display - South Bend (IN) Tribune

NC Mental Hope News (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

By JEFF PARROTT Tribune Staff Writer A new "thrill park" opening next week near Mishawaka scares Greg Michalos, but not in the way its owner intended. Michalos and other advocates for those with mental illness worry an attraction themed around an "insane asylum" will further stigmatize mental illness, making those who suffer from it less likely to seek treatment, and more likely to encounter

Fox News vs. CNN: What Channel Should Air at the Airport?

World Hum (Free subscription) | yesterday

A group of Notre Dame professors say authorities at the South Bend, Indiana airport should tune out Fox News, citing its “right-wing Republican voice.” The authorities say the airport’s 15 televisions are tuned to a mix of CNN and Fox, so they’ve asked passengers what they prefer. So far, travelers prefer news broadcasts to more neutral programming such as the Weather Channel, and they’re almost...

• Airport Check-in: South Bend asks fliers to choose between Fox, CNN - Today In the Sky
• South Bend asks fliers to choose between Fox, CNN - USA Today

Po-Po vs. Notre Dame Football

The Big Lead (Free subscription) | yesterday

Cops in South Bend Suck: This figures to get interesting. “… Yeatman and fellow football player Golic were taunted [by police] and that somehow quarterback Jimmy Clausen’s name became part of the taunting even though Clausen wasn’t present; and that several of the arrested parties told police they had to go to the restroom and [...]

Sen Martinez's wallet stolen

tampabay.com blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday

(AP) SOUTH BEND, Ind. - A wallet belonging to U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., was stolen when his rental car was broken into over the weekend, police said. Martinez, his wife and son had driven from Chicago to attend the...

• Senator's wallet stolen during ND game - Indy Star
• Thieves break into rental car of US senator - Miami Herald
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Notre Dame’s Luck of the Irish Extended Twice to Southern Bleacher Co.

California Newswire (Free subscription) | yesterday

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The nationally acclaimed men’s and women’s soccer and lacrosse programs at Notre Dame will be looking to continue their winning ways in 2009 and beyond in newly constructed stadiums; thanks in part to Notre Dame’s $1.5 billion “Spirit of Notre Dame” capital campaign. And who better to deliver the “luck of [...]

• Notre Dame's Luck of the Irish Extended Twice to Southern Bleacher with Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium Wins - send2press

Senator's wallet stolen during ND game

Indy Star (Free subscription) | yesterday

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A wallet belonging to U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., was stolen when his rental car was broken into over the weekend, police said.

Stanford Snapshots

The Blue-Gray Sky (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

Pictures for this past weekend's Stanford game can be found at the South Bend Tribune , Und.com , the Stanford football website , Palo Alto Online , and this post by ND fan RocketShark . There really aren't a lot of pictures from this week's game. The SBT does a good job of getting a handful of quality shots up, but there are only 9 AP photos from this week and those are the photos that the...

Charlie Weis Is Looking for a New Kicker

Foul Balls (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic in South Bend right now. After all, at this time last year the Fighting Irish were 0-5 and well on there way to the worst season in school history. This season they've already surpassed 2007's win total, and are 4-1 while seeming to get better every week. Jimmy Clausen improves with each game, having two consecutive career games, and wide receivers...

Behind the Open Curtain

Dave's Mormon Inquiry (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

From the South Bend Tribune: "Religion, horror inspire former Mormon author," featuring a discussion of Brian Evenson's latest book. They're trying to cram an awful lot into that headline, aren't they? I'm less interested in Evenson's writing than in how...