Sister Jean

Why Sister Jean thinks bracketologists got it all wrong with her team

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt is like the rest of us — she is certain Loyola Chicago was under-seeded. After all, college basketball’s favorite nun had her Ramblers advancing to the...

Sister Jean's team on another March Madness run with upset of top seed

Loyola is back to pulling off March Madness upsets. The No. 8-seeded Ramblers defeated top-seeded Illinois 71-58 in the second-round of the NCAA tournament Sunday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse....

Loyola Chicago's Cinderella past paid off once more

The record will show that Loyola of Chicago beat Georgia Tech 71-60 on Friday, March 19, 2021. Years from now, the NCAA Tournament archives will back that truth up: March...

This isn't the Loyola Chicago you remember — except for Sister Jean

It’s a piece of cake, really, which is what makes this weekend a little bittersweet. You head an hour south, then east, to Gary, Ind., turn right, hop on I-65...

Loyola-Chicago angry at 'disgusting' Sister Jean potshots

You come at Sister Jean, you best ask forgiveness. Loyola-Chicago is angry after reports circulated Saturday that in the waning moments of Cinderella's midnight-striking loss to Michigan in the Final...

Sister Jean inspired a country

SAN ANTONIO — They began wheeling Sister Jean out of the arena with 1:39 left, to a spot near the tunnel so she could wait for her vanquished, broken-hearted Loyola...

Sister Jean in show-stealing presser: God loves NCAA hoops' 'heart'

SAN ANTONIO -- She is the 98-year-old belle of the Final Four ball, the sweet, smiling face of March Madness, a college basketball godsend at a time when a scandal-shrouded...

Bill Raftery on why Michigan has all the right pieces to stop Loyola

CBS analyst Bill Raftery talks with The Post’s Justin Terranova about the Final Four matchups, why he has no plans to retire and of course Loyola Chicago’s 98-year-old chaplain, Sister...

Michigan already getting the Sister Jean questions

LOS ANGELES — In the immediate aftermath of its West Region final victory over Florida State on Saturday night at Staples Center, the Michigan players and coaches were asked about...

Why I cursed at NCAA tourney's adorable nun on Twitter

No one is safe on Twitter. Tennessee radio host Cody McClure called out Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, the 98-year-old nun who is the friendly face of Loyola-Chicago's run to the Sweet...

Sister's prayers answered again: Loyola in the Sweet 16

Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt may really have a direct line to the Lord. For the second straight game No. 11 Loyola-Chicago and their 98-year-old chaplain advanced on a last second miracle,...

This is the kind of miracle NCAA's nun fan prayed for

Loyola-Chicago and its 98-year-old chaplain’s prayers were answered. The No. 11-seeded Ramblers upset No. 6 Miami in the first round of the NCAA Tournament 64-62 Thursday in Dallas on a...