US College Basketball

It was both crass and amusing - not a unique combination by any stretch when it comes to Las Vegas and all that makes the infamous Strip tick.

It’s all well and good for the rest of us but basketballers such as Dubliner Hannah Thornton must view ‘March Madness’ with a fair degree of dread.

The basketball stars of University of Notre Dame are set to begin pre-season tour to Ireland next week, taking on the senior men’s teams of Ireland, Poland and Iceland.