Cardinal Robert Prevost's election as pope is giving Knicks fans a boost. He's the first American pontiff and, like Jalen ...

New York has used strong depth to overcome the Celtics, but their group of core stars has led the way. The Knicks are led by a group of former Villanova players, giving them some ...

Pope Leo XIV is certainly a very busy man. The newly named leader of the Roman Catholic Church, formerly Cardinal Robert ...

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...

“New pope went to Villanova,” Andrew Schulz said. “Knicks in 4.” Some even scoured Pope Leo XIV’s X account, finding posts from 2016 about the Wildcats’ NCAA title run. “In ...

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

The American sports world immediately latched onto this connection, specifically regarding the New York Knicks' ongoing NBA playoff run. The Knicks currently lead the defending NBA-champion Boston ...

Tom Thibodeau doesn’t believe the new pope means his Knicks are now destined to win it all. But he does think that Cardinal Robert Frances Prevost, a Villanova alum and Chicago native, being voted in ...

It was even through the Villanova connection that New Yorkers — bless them — were able to make the election of Pope Leo XIV about themselves, or at least about the Knicks. With the Knicks’ star trio ...

True to his Chicago roots, he cheers for the White Sox and keeps an eye on the former Villanova stars playing for the Knicks.

The Knicks erased 20-point deficits in winning ... The team congratulated Pope Leo XIV in a post on X that had a picture of Wrigley Field's iconic marquee with the message: HEY, CHICAGO.