Notre Dame Basketball to Open Season in Rome in Front of Pope Leo XIV

College basketball doesn't start for another six months, but Notre Dame made national news after announcing on Friday that both the men's and women's teams will open next season in Rome, Italy, against Villanova in the Eternal City Tip-Off.

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