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Villanova and Notre Dame open the college basketball season in Rome following papal audience

ROME (AP) — They’ve been blessed by the pope. And now it’s finally time for some hoops. The Villanova and Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams are meeting in a doubleheader in Rome on Sunday to open the college basketball season. The event, dubbed the Eternal City Tip-Off, was created to honor the first American [...]