The election of Pope Leo XIV coincides with a trio of former Villanova players — Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges — ...

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

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

With their team up 2-0 on the Celtics, Knicks fans are fired up. But after learning of the new pope’s Villanova ties, they ...

Jalen Brunson and Pope Leo XIV are both Chicago kids who attended Villanova, so it only makes sense that the new Pope watches ...

The Villanova Wildcats are now proudly represented in Manhattan and Vatican City. After Thursday’s Conclave in the Vatican’s ...

Tom Thibodeau doesn’t believe the new pope means his Knicks are now destined to win it all. But he does think that Cardinal ...

The Augustinian-affiliated university has pulsed with nonstop celebration, including ‘pope punch’ and ringing bells, since an ...

The American sports world immediately latched onto this connection, specifically regarding the New York Knicks' ongoing NBA ...

THAT INCLUDES SPIKE LEE: Spike really claimed the NBA championship for the Knicks because of the pope Thibodeau had the best ...

F ather Peter Donohue, the president of Villanova University, was having lunch with a few of the school’s alums in a Chicago ...