W. Basketball. #2 Irish Open Month Of February At Home Against #RV/23 DePaul
The calendar may have flipped to February, but the challenges remain unchanged for No. 2 Notre Dame, as the Fighting Irish face their third ranked opponent in the past four games when No. RV/23 DePaul visits Purcell Pavilion at 1 p.m. (ET) Sunday in a key BIG EAST Conference matchup for both teams. The game will be televised live to a national cable audience by ESPNU.

W. Basketball. #2 Irish Play Host To Villanova Saturday Afternoon
Despite the cold winter weather outside, the competition in the BIG EAST Conference remains red-hot, as No. 2 Notre Dame plays the back half of its Pennsylvania conference two-step at 1 p.m. (ET) Saturday against Villanova at Purcell Pavilion. The game will be webcast live and free of charge on the official Fighting Irish athletics web site, UND.com.

W. Basketball. #2 Irish On The Road Tuesday At Syracuse
For the second time in 10 days, No. 2 Notre Dame visits the state of New York as the Fighting Irish head to Syracuse on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. (ET) BIG EAST Conference matchup with the Orange at the Carrier Dome. Not only does it mark a return trip to the Empire State for Notre Dame, but it also is the third road game in the last four outings for the Fighting Irish.

America prepares for Super Bowl XLVI
Listen to Bill Belichick, the most successful NFL coach of the present era, and tomorrow's battle between the New York Giants and his own New England Patriots for the gaudiest prize in American sport has nothing to do with revenge.

The Super Bowl: The greatest show on turf
Listen to Bill Belichick, the most successful NFL coach of the present era, and tomorrow's battle between the New York Giants and his own New England Patriots for the gaudiest prize in American sport has nothing to do with revenge. "This game is about this team, this year," he insists. The past doesn't matter. And anyway, "there aren't really a lot of us who were actually involved in that game."

W. Basketball. #2 Irish Welcome #9 Tennessee To Town For ESPN2's Big Monday
After getting off to its best start in BIG EAST play in 11 seasons, No. 2 Notre Dame steps out of conference for the final time during the 2011-12 regular season when it plays host to No. 9 Tennessee at 7 p.m. (ET) Monday at a sold-out Purcell Pavilion. The game will be televised live to a national cable audience on ESPN2 as part of its "Big Monday" package.

Super Bowl Capsules: Kraft, Mara started season, now they'll finish it
The NFL season began on time largely because of Robert Kraft and John Mara. So there's no more fitting way to end it than the two of them facing off for the game's biggest prize.

W. Basketball. #2 Irish Open Homestand Tuesday Night Against Pittsburgh
Following an extended taste of life on the road, No. 2 Notre Dame is back at Purcell Pavilion to open a three-game homestand, beginning at 7 p.m. (ET) Tuesday when it plays host to Pittsburgh in a BIG EAST Conference battle. The game will be webcast live on the Notre Dame athletics web site, www.UND.com.

W. Basketball. #2 Irish Continue Road Swing Saturday At Cincinnati
For the fourth time in five games, No. 2 Notre Dame heads out on the road, as the Fighting Irish travel to Cincinnati on Saturday for a 3 p.m. (ET) BIG EAST Conference contest with the Bearcats at Fifth Third Arena. The game will be webcast on a pay-per-view basis through the Cincinnati athletics web site ( gobearcats.com ).

Meet newest class of SCE Hall of Famers
Tera Moody, Jevon Herman, Chuck Rachow and Ruth Poulin Vostal will be recognized as Jodie Harrison Lifetime Achievement Award recipients and inducted into the St. Charles High School Athletic Hall of Fame during a ceremony prior to the Saints' varsity basketball game against Larkin at 6 p.m. Saturday.