WASHINGTON — Lou Holtz, a legendary college football coach who helped University of Notre Dame win the 1988 National Championship, has died. He was 89. University of Notre Dame confirmed his death Wednesday in a press release. Holtz was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Videos of his inspirational speeches to his players before games earned him fans in the years after his coaching career ended.

Abortion rights advocate Susan Ostermann withdraws from Notre Dame directorship position after facing opposition from at least 19 Catholic bishops and cardinals.

Reigning national champions or not, being an Indiana commitment isn't stopping Notre Dame from going after a prized Cincinnati recruit.

EDITORIAL: Now that abortion-rights advocate Susan Ostermann has stepped away from an academic leadership post, the university needs to undertake meaningful reforms to ensure a comprehensively Catholic identity.

About 100 people gathered on the campus of the University of Notre Dame Feb. 27 for an early evening event that organizers had been calling their "March on the Dome" just the day before.

Notre Dame-West Haven, the No. 1 team in the GametimeCT Top 10 poll all season long, defeated Fairfield Prep 73-51 on Monday night before a sellout crowd of 3,214 at M&T Bank Arena at Quinnipiac University. It was the fifth straight SCC championship for the Green Knights.

Notre Dame students are rallying Friday to defend Catholic identity after an abortion rights advocate stepped down from a leadership role following campus controversy.