ESPN’s Jay Bilas has received mixed feedback from fans after he recently argued that fans storming the basketball court would stop if they faced arrest or citation for their actions.
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, chaplain of the Loyola Chicago men's basketball team (9-19, 3-13), probably won't attend this year's tournament since the Ramblers are unlikely to qualify. Nevertheless, she offers her prediction of the winner.
The 103-year-old garnered national attention during the Ramblers’ 2018 NCAA tournament Cinderella run—now she’s sharing her life’s story. Sister Jean’s office door in the Damen Student Center on Loyola University Chicago’s campus remains open during her weekday office hours for students to pop in whenever they want to speak with the 103-year-old.
At the age of 103, Sister Jean, in her wheelchair, threw out the first pitch of the Chicago Cubs game against the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, a game the Cubs would go on to win 2-1.
The 102-year-old told her team to “believe” and ”trust” themselves. The No. 10 Loyola-Chicago Ramblers’s number one fan, Sister Jean, gave a powerful pep talk to her team ahead of their round one matchup against No.
The 102-year-old religious sister from Loyola-Chicago will reportedly attend the first round game against Ohio State. View the original article to see embedded media.
The Loyola Ramblers on Sunday clinched an automatic bid to the tournament with a 64-58 win over Drake in the Missouri Valley final.
Sister Jean, who has Loyola in her Elite 8, predicted the Ramblers would beat Illinois on Sunday.
The new Sister Jean bobblehead is the third such bobblehead celebrating the Loyola superfan who serves in an official capacity as team chaplain for the Ramblers.
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