college basketball
Loyola’s Sister Jean captured hearts during March Madness. Now she’s written a book.
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 21, 2023
CHICAGO (RNS) — At 103, Chicago’s beloved Catholic sister, best known simply as ‘Sister Jean,’ has added publishing a memoir to her list of achievements.
Yeshiva University basketball team ends unforgettable era
By Luis Andres Henao and Jessie Wardarski — March 10, 2022
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — In the locker room after the game, some players — and even their usually stoic coach — choked back tears.
Fully vaccinated, Sister Jean gets her shot to return to March Madness
By Brian Roewe — March 17, 2021
(Global Sisters Report) — Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt became the focus of a media frenzy when she accompanied Loyola University Chicago on their underdog run to the 2018 Final Four.
Loyola’s Sister Jean celebrates her 100th birthday with scholarship, well wishes
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 22, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — The Loyola basketball chaplain, who won fans during the Ramblers’ run to the Final Four during the 2018 NCAA March Madness tournament, celebrated her 100th birthday Wednesday (Aug. 21).
Sister Jean’s friends celebrate Loyola’s run to the March Madness Final Four
By USA Today — March 26, 2018
CHICAGO (USA Today) — “No one in our community has done anything like this, but this is really unique,” said Sister Mary Fran McLaughlin. “It’s so nice for us, because she’s just one of us!”
Add basketball to Catholic colleges’ springtime rituals
By Michael Schulson — March 26, 2014
(RNS) Why are so many Catholic schools in the top ranks of NCAA men’s basketball? It may have a lot to do with the Irish potato famine, American nativism and 20th-century Italian demographics.
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