Edition No. 131 · Sat 31 Oct 2026 · Story 31 of 40

Why are Villanova and Notre Dame opening the college basketball season in Rome?

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Villanova and Notre Dame open the college basketball season in Rome, a game born of a Villanova graduate becoming pope.

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