Notre Dame Excapes the Knights

#18 Notre Dame coming off a tough loss at Connecticut the Irish tried to get beck on track at Rutgers sunday afternoon. The Scarlet Knights did not make it easy for the Irish. Tory Jackson was an unsong hero for Notre Dame. Having a double double with 17 points and 10 assists to go along with 8 rebounds and 2 stealshttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=280480164. The Irish needed this victory for some moral before they face #24 Pittsburgh at home. Notre Dame, only a half game back in the conference, will need this win to try and get a number one or two seed in the Big East tournamenthttp://und.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/nd-m-baskbl-sched.html. It will be a test for the Irish coming up with there last four games being division foes. It's all on the Irish now we will just have to wait and see how they play the season out.

Howard Slams Home a Win

Dwight Howard is simply a beast. He dominated the field in a impressive slam dunk contest. Not even blowing of the bithday cupcake(A dunk in the 1st round by Gerald Green) could defeat Howard. Howard put up all the stops even putting on a superman costume for one of his impressive dunkshttp://sports.espn.go.com/nba/allstar2008/news/story?id=3249672. Dwight Howard by far brought back the dunk contest.

Purdue has Wisconsin's Number

Purdue the best team in the Big Ten? Probabaly not but they are alone at the top of the Big Ten with the upset win over #8 Wisconsin. Purdue now (10-1) in the conference leads the Big Ten by a half a game followed closely by Indiana (9-1). Purdue Saturday night went into one of the toughest places to play and became the second Big Ten team to win at Wisconsin since Illionois.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=280400275 Purdue's season is not over by a long shot though. Tomorrow they will face #10Michigan State and a week later #13Indiana. If Purdue can win out they have a good chace to get a low seed in the tournament.

#2 over #3

#2 Duke last night battled #3 North Carolina in one of the biggest rivalry in sports. Although UNC was without starting point gaurd and captain Ty Lawson. That loss was a big key in the Dukeies win over the Tar Heels. Last night he wasn't there but it didn't matter cause Duke was in town injury or not. Duke came out firing. Duke had 14 three pointers in the game to torch the Tar Heels in the 89-78 victory.