Not even the new Pope, a Villanova guy, was going to save the ‘Nova Knicks and all the rest of them on Saturday afternoon.

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania >> At midweek, the chaplain of Villanova University’s basketball team cheered as one of his former ...

Some Knicks fans think the fact that Pope Leo is a Villanova alum -- like the team's stars Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal ...

The new pope has taken in the recent antics of the New York Knicks thanks to their plethora of Villanova alumni.

When Villanova University’s president, the Rev. Peter Donohue, was nearing graduation as a theatre student, a future pope ...

With Steph Curry sidelined, Brandin Podziemski’s role has expanded on both ends of the floor, and we expect him to continue ...

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There is little doubt which NBA team Pope Leo is backing in the 2025 playoffs. The recently concluded papal conclave named Chicago native Robert Prevost the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church, ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has been the topic of sports rumors since he was appointed, due to his Chicago roots, ...

Knicks All-Star point guard and clutch playoff performer Jalen Brunson handpicked his own. Three local shops were asked to ...

Prevost, the 267th leader of the church and the first American pope, is now Leo XIV. But back when he was skinny undergrad at Nova, he was just Robert. The Chicago native was in what the church calls ...