Tim Healey

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Soon: Red Sox beat writer for @BostonGlobe. Previously: Mets for @Newsday, Marlins for @SunSentinel. BU alum. I’m not yelling, that’s just how I talk.

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Articles

Forgotten Bears Running Back May End Up as OTA Standout

1 week ago | dawindycity.com | Tim Healey

The Chicago Bears running back has at times felt like the forgotten man. Could he experience a resurgence under new head coach Ben Johnson? Roschon Johnson will be splitting time with D'Andre Swift in the backfield this fall, barring a trade or free-agency signing that changes the mix.
Could the NCAA expand March Madness?

1 week ago | fightingirishwire.usatoday.com | Tim Healey

• The NCAA Tournament could expand to 72 or 76 teams. The current NCAA Tournament setup has been that 68 teams qualify. Eight teams play in the First Four, with the four winners moving on to the first round of 64 teams. Now it appears the NCAA might be in favor of increasing the number of spots to 72 or 76 as soon as the 2026 NCAA Tournament. It's unclear whether the final number would include early play-in games like the current First Four setup, though it seems likely.
Notre Dame recruiting class ranks highly in the eyes of this network

1 week ago | fightingirishwire.usatoday.com | Tim Healey

• Notre Dame football currently has the No. 2 recruiting class, per ESPN. Notre Dame's 2026 recruiting class is now ranked No. 2 by ESPN. The Fighting Irish were previously No. 3. That's because the Fighting Irish secured the services of running back Jonaz Walton after getting Javian Osborne. So the four-letter network gave Notre Dame a boost since the Irish have two of ESPN's top 300 running backs.
It's unclear if this former Notre Dame star will be ready for the NFL season

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Tim Healey

Former Notre Dame tight end Tommy Tremble has undergone back surgery. Tremble, now playing in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers, is expected to be rehabbing during training camp and he will be placed on the physically unable to perform list. It's unclear when he will be ready for game action. AdvertisementIt's an unfortunate situation for a young player -- Tremble is just 25 -- but it does seem like there's a chance he'll be ready for regular-season games.
Notre Dame will get a visit from this QB prospect soon.

1 week ago | fightingirishwire.usatoday.com | Tim Healey

• Notre Dame is on the visit list for touted quarterback Teddy JarrardNotre Dame is on the visit list for quarterback Teddy Jarrard. Jarrard is scheduled to visit with the Fighting Irish in South Bend on June 5, following visits to Georgia on June 1 and Clemson on June 4. Jarrard will then visit Penn State, Arkansas, Michigan, Ohio State and LSU. The quarterback out of Georgia is class of 2027 and stands 6'3" and weighs 200 pounds. Could he be a future signal-caller for the Irish? We'll see.
Vinted’s Andrew Smith: “We want to make second hand first choice worldwide”

1 week ago | thedrum.com | Tim Healey

With a very general degree in economics, I had infinite ambition, but didn’t know exactly what I wanted for a career. After a two-year adventure as an English teacher in Japan, I landed in a large consulting firm. I was trained well, but the job track felt a bit conventional and I realized that I wanted to do something a bit different.
Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love gets another preseason honor

1 week ago | fightingirishwire.usatoday.com | Tim Healey

• Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love has another preseason All-American honor, this time from Athlon Sports. Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love has earned yet another preseason honor. A few weeks after he and cornerback Leonard Moore were named to Pro Football Focus'preseason All-American list, Love has now been named a preseason All-American by Athlon Sports.
Housekeeping: Happy Memorial Day

2 weeks ago | thetruthaboutcars.com | Tim Healey

NEW! by Tim Healey (IC: employee) It's Memorial Day 2025, and we're taking Monday off. As usual -- be safe, have fun, don't drink and drive, and respect those who died for our freedoms. Enjoy the racing if you're into F1 and/or Indycar and/or NASCAR. Enjoy your barbecues and if you're into fireworks, be careful. I know it's a not a big fireworks holiday, but I put those words out there just in case. Alright, with that, it's the weekend. Enjoy.
Notre Dame is a top 15 program over the past 25 years

2 weeks ago | fightingirishwire.usatoday.com | Tim Healey

• The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are considered a top 15 team since the year 2000, according to one football writer. Notre Dame has been ranked as the 13th-best college football program since the year 2000 by one college-football writer. The Athletic's Ian Mandel has the Fighting Irish ahead of big-name programs like Miami (Florida) and Penn State, but behind luminaries like Alabama and Oklahoma. Ohio State is listed at number one.
Notre Dame's loss to Boston College could doom tournament chances

2 weeks ago | fightingirishwire.usatoday.com | Tim Healey

• Notre Dame baseball's extra-innings loss to the Boston College Eagles could keep it out of the NCAA Tournament. Did losing to Boston College in the ACC Tournament cost the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a place in the NCAA Tournament? The Fighting Irish fell to the Eagles 5-4 in extra innings on Tuesday (well, technically, the game ended early Wednesday morning) and that loss could be why the Irish shifted from "last four in" to "first four out" in Baseball America'sview.