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Thursday, April 21, 2022
Eytan Shander: Jay Wright retires as a top 5 college hoops coach and here's why

Jay Wright is one of the best college coaches ever. He’s also one of the small few who changed the game. In fact, one can argue that between his recent success and impact on the game itself,...

Saturday, April 2, 2022
Kansas knocks off Villanova in Final Four

The Kansas Jayhawks' physicality and dead-eye shooting proved too much for Jay Wright's Villanova squad in the Final Four.

Radnor police prepared for Villanova University's reaction to Final Four game

There will be an increased police presence around Villanova University on Saturday night to ensure Wildcat fans don't get too rowdy after the Final Four game. Between 10,000 and 12,000 people are...

Thursday, March 31, 2022
Eytan Shander: Doc Rivers is not playoff ready

According to Eytan Shander, Doc Rivers is not ready for this Sixers playoff run and can learn a thing from Villanova's Jay Wright.

How Kansas helped Villanova become a college basketball powerhouse

Villanova will face Kansas in the Final Four on Saturday at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. It will be the ninth time that Jay Wright's Wildcats and Bill Self's Jayhawks square off in the...

Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Shander: Best Final Four March Madness bets, including Villanova vs. Kansas

Ahead of the Final Four, Eytan Shander gives his best gambling picks for the final weekend of March Madness.

Saturday, March 26, 2022
Villanova defeats Houston to advance to Final Four

Villanova Wildcats outlast the Houston Cougars to advance to the Final Four in New Orleans, where they'll look to win their third national championship in the Jay Wright era.

Thursday, March 24, 2022
Instant observations: Villanova advances to Elite Eight thanks to Jermaine Samuels, Collin Gillespie

Villanova may not have been underdogs Thursday night in San Antonio — vying with the No. 11 Michigan Wolverines as the 2-seed and a 5.5 point favorite. But they certainly were undersized against...

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
If anyone knows how to prep to face Villanova, it's Michigan's Phil Martelli

On Monday, March 18, 2019, Phil Martelli wondered if he would ever smile on a basketball court in March again. The legendary St. Joseph’s Hawks head coach after 24 years had been fired. His heart...

5 things to know ahead of Villanova's Sweet 16 matchup against Michigan

Villanova will face Michigan in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night in San Antonio, Texas for a chance to advance to the Elite Eight in the South Region. Here are five things you need to know before...

Vote: Best Philadelphia team ever bracket Sweet 16 — Dr. J, Schmidt regions

It's impossible to compare teams across eras.

Vote: Best Philadelphia team ever bracket Sweet 16 — Bernie, Foles regions

How should you vote? Is it for your favorite of the two teams matched up? Which you think is better? Which you think would win a head to head match (if it were possible)? That's entirely up to you.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Shander: Best Sweet 16 March Madness bets, including Villanova vs. Michigan

Already filled with upsets and historic victories, the NCAA Tournament hits the halfway point with plenty of drama in hand. Villanova is still alive and takes on a dangerous Michigan team, but...

Sunday, March 20, 2022
Villanova advances to Sweet 16 with win over Ohio State

Villanova will head to the Sweet 16 in the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and play the Michigan Wolverines.

Friday, March 18, 2022
Instant observations: Villanova gets hot from long range, buries neighboring Delaware in NCAA first round

While Delaware might have had what it took to pull off the upset on a different day, under different circumstances, they were outplayed by a better Villanova team with Final Four aspirations .

Thursday, March 17, 2022
Vote: Best Philadelphia team ever bracket Round of 32 — Dr. J region

Today, we'll break down the matchups in our Dr. J Regional in the Round of 32. Below we'll give you some facts on each team, and some thoughts on what we think of them. And then it's up to you to...

Delaware coach Martin Ingelsby is ready for the blood feud against Villanova on Friday

On Friday for 40 minutes starting at 2:45 p.m. at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Villanova, the basketball team Martin Ingelsby revered, will be the enemy. That’s the way Martin, in his sixth...

Wednesday, March 16, 2022
5 reasons why Villanova can win the national title this year

Villanova enters the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament with the No. 2 seed in the South Region. Having just won the Big East Tournament title and playing their best basketball of the season,...

Vote: Best Philadelphia team ever bracket — play-in rounds

It's impossible to compare teams across eras. But we will anyway...

Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Shander: Best Round 1 NCAA Tournament bets

Eytan Shander gives his best Round 1 picks for the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

Sunday, March 13, 2022
Villanova selected as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament

Villanova, the second seed in the South region, will face Delaware to open the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

Monday, March 7, 2022
Villanova University receives $10 million gift to support library, real estate education

Villanova University has received a $10 million gift from the H. Hovnanian Family Foundation to support the expansion of the school's library, grow the academic program in real estate and...

Monday, February 7, 2022
Penn, Villanova students to compete in 'Jeopardy! National College Championship'

Mehek Boparai, of the University of Pennsylvania, and Mitch Macek, of Villanova University, will compete in the 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' this month. The tournament begins at 8...

Thursday, November 18, 2021
Andy Talley set to become Villanova's first member of College Football Hall of Fame

It was an annual fall ritual. Little Andy Talley and his buddies would crouch down as they neared the cyclone fence that encircled Villanova Stadium. Then, one by one, they would take turns...

Sunday, September 12, 2021
Jay Wright's touts 'great' Philadelphia basketball tradition in Hall of Fame induction speech

Villanova coach Jay Wright was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night in Springfield, Massachusetts. Paying homage to his Philadelphia roots, Wright was...

Thursday, September 9, 2021
Jay Wright's Hall of Fame induction unites Philly's rich basketball history

When Jay Wright officially enters the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame during this Saturday's induction ceremony in Springfield, Massachusetts, four men with deep ties to Philadelphia...

Sunday, June 6, 2021
Villanova University requiring all students, employees to be fully vaccinated by August

All Villanova University students and employees will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Aug. 1 before returning to campus in the fall, President Rev. Peter Donohue said this week....

Sunday, May 16, 2021
Kobe Bryant enters Basketball Hall of Fame, Jay Wright named to 2021 class

Kobe Bryant was finally inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as the institution's nine inductees for the class of 2020 were honored during Saturday's enshrinement ceremony...

Friday, March 26, 2021
March Madness: Watch for these upsets in the Sweet 16

It's probably no shock that upsets in the third round (or the Sweet 16) of the NCAA Tournament are fairly uncommon. But that won't stop us from rooting for them...

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