University of Notre Dame junior RHP Sean Fitzgerald allowed a run in 6.2 innings of work and the Fighting Irish used a six-run eighth inning to run away from USF, 10-1, Sunday at Frank Eck Stadium. Notre Dame salvages the series finale and improves to 28-19 overall and 8-10 in the BIG EAST, while the Bulls drop to 31-16 and 15-3. USF had captured its previous 11 league games.

The University of Notre Dame softball team used clutch hitting and a sensational pitching performance from Laura Winter keyed a 3-1 win Sunday over No. 9 Louisville on a beautiful afternoon at Melissa Cook Stadium.

Joakim Noah had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Marco Belinelli also scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-93 on Saturday night in Game 7 of their first-round series.

Miguel Cabrera hit two home runs and tied a career with six RBIs to lead the Detroit Tigers' 17-2 mauling of the Houston Astros on Saturday night.

Nick Bonino scored for Anaheim on a second-period power play - 18 seconds after Detroit's Justin Abdelkader was ejected for a violent hit on Toni Lydman - and the Ducks went on to a 4-0 victory Saturday night to take a 2-1 series lead over the Red Wings in the Western Conference playoffs.

Jeremy Guthrie ran his unbeaten streak to a club record 17 consecutive starts with a four-hitter in the Kansas City Royals' 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.

Orb splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby, giving Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the 3-year-old classic.

Todd Frazier and Devin Mesoraco each had a sacrifice fly in Cincinnati's four-run eighth inning, and the Reds rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

Skylar Diggins likes that WNBA teams may now dread a trip to Tulsa.

Alex Avila hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Scores and highlights from Friday, May 3rd game between Elkhart Central and Clay.

The Fighting Irish Baseball team lost a marathon 19 inning game Friday night to the University of South Florida.

George Hill and David West each scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers withstood a furious Atlanta comeback in the fourth quarter, beating the Hawks 81-73 on Friday night to close out the opening-round playoff series four games to two.

Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng and guard Kirk Hinrich will miss Thursday's playoff game against the Brooklyn Nets.

It may still be early, but the Silver Hawks are starting off their season on the right foot, thanks to their dedicated fans.

Notre Dame chose to play a "home" game in North Texas long before Cowboys Stadium was picked as the first venue for the national championship in the new playoff system.

He used to run on Notre Dame football special teams but now he trains K9 dogs that will help keep Michiana residents safe.

"The House that Rockne Built" could be getting a new look.

The Chicago Bears have agreed to four-year contracts with fifth-round draft pick Jordan Mills and sixth-rounder Cornelius Washington.

Scott Feldman retired 18 straight on his way to his first career complete game and the Chicago Cubs took advantage of former No. 1 pick Andrew Cashner's wildness in a 6-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.

Conor Gillaspie and Alejandro De Aza homered in the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.

David West scored 24 points and Paul George had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Indiana past Atlanta 106-83 on Wednesday night, taking a 3-2 playoff series lead.

Junior All-American candidates Trey Mancini and Eric Jagielo each collected multiple hits, but it was not enough to overcome three errors and eight free passes as the Notre Dame baseball team saw its five-game winning streak come to a end, 12-6, against Eastern Michigan Tuesday at Frank Eck Stadium.

Summer seemed to finally arrive in South Bend on Wednesday night as 80 degree temperatures and clear skies welcomed the Quad Cities River Bandits to town.

Notre Dame has landed a rather large football recruit. 6'5" 290 pound offensive lineman Quenton Nelson announced he was all Irish on twitter Wednesday night.