By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The balanced attack that Notre Dame’s volleyball team developed during the season was on full display during a 3-0 win over Brossart in the opening round of the state tournament on Monday in Park Hills. The Pandas powered their way through the sweep with points coming from…

ROME — Villanova had Pope Leo XIV's support and many more traveling fans. Notre Dame scored the most when it counted, though. The Fighting Irish produced a late comeback for a 74-72 win in the men's game that opened the college basketball season in Rome on Sunday. Brady Koehler scored key baskets down the stretch for…

The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation.

On putting the ‘fight’ back in Fighting Irish.

VILLANOVA — At Villanova University, all roads — or at least many of them — seem to lead to Rome, thanks to famed alumnus Pope Leo XIV and the school's growing ties to the Vatican. Even its vaunted basketball program is getting in on the act. “We certainly have a bigger footprint there now than we used to,” said the…