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Why Sister Jean thinks bracketologists got it all wrong with her team
March 25, 2021 | 9:46pmSister 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
March 21, 2021 | 2:20pmLoyola 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
March 20, 2021 | 1:45amThe 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
March 18, 2021 | 10:57pmIt’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
April 1, 2018 | 1:53pmYou 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
March 31, 2018 | 11:59pmSAN 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'
March 30, 2018 | 1:13pmSAN 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
March 30, 2018 | 12:17amCBS 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
March 25, 2018 | 2:09amLOS 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
March 20, 2018 | 10:49amNo 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
March 17, 2018 | 9:07pmSister 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
March 15, 2018 | 7:20pmLoyola-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...