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The Eternal City Tip-Off, which was as much an educational field trip as it was an international doubleheader, illustrated what makes college sports so unique.

Notre Dame senior Hannah Hidalgo showed why she’s a preseason All-American in the opening game of the women’s college basketball season on in Rome

Notre Dame rallied late to beat Villanova in the Eternal City Tip-Off, a season-opening event played in Rome.

The pontiff born Robert Prevost graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Villanova, the Augustinian school near Philadelphia.

The teams are in Rome for the U.S. college basketball season opener — an event dubbed the Eternal City Tip-Off and created to honor the U.S.-born pope.

The teams will face off at the Eternal City Tip-Off, a game created to honor the first American pope

Villanova appears to be the stronger team heading into its season opener in Rome against Notre Dame.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Villanova and Notre Dame bring basketball, school pride and a friendly contest for Pope Leo XIV’s loyalties to Rome, exploring what faith brings to competition, teamwork and defeat.

ROME (AP) — The Catholic universities are promoting the games as a celebration of their shared mission and heritage.

Villanova will leave the Big 5 college basketball series at the end of this season, with the event continuing next season with five teams in a round-robin format.

Indiana adds Villanova transfer Bryce Lindsay to its 2026 roster. Will he emerge as a starter or play a key scoring role off the bench for the Hoosiers?