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Loyola guard Marques Townes (5), center, dances after beating Kansas State 78-62 in the Elite Eight.

Hard to see Porter Moser leaving, but Loyola must step up for the coach with the million-dollar smile

May 31, 2019 at 9:19 p.m.

As the rest of America learned Saturday night — sometime between when coach Porter Moser and his players cut down the nets and Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt put on her...

Cinderella’s off to the Alamo: Loyola routs K-State, earns school’s first Final Four in 55 years

May 31, 2019 at 4:33 p.m.

The coach of the team that lets nothing get in its way climbed across the press table Saturday at Philips Arena and made his way into the third row of...

Microphones are lined up for press conferences at Philips Arena.

Porter Moser brings Loyola to brink of ‘basketball immortality’

May 31, 2019 at 9:19 p.m.

For a brief moment Friday, Loyola coach Porter Moser permitted his mind to wander to a place he has marked off limits for his players’ thoughts. “We haven’t sat there...

Real winner in Kansas State upset of Kentucky is Loyola

May 31, 2019 at 4:38 p.m.

When Kentucky’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed a 3-pointer that allowed Kansas State to go crazy after its 61-58 upset Thursday night at Philips Arena, one thought immediately came to mind. Loyola...

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt goes in for the hug with Loyola guard Lucas Williamson (1) after the 69-68 win over Nevada in the Sweet 16.

Talk of the Townes: Big shot by junior guard lifts Loyola past Nevada into Elite 8

May 31, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

Forgive Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt for she has sinned, picking against her beloved Loyola basketball team. For the 98-year-old nun’s penance, Sister Jean can say Saturday’s pregame prayer after the...

Kansas State coach Bruce Weber watches his team practice at Philips Arena in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

Bruce Weber reminds all he still can coach with third school in Sweet 16

May 31, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

The question was about heroes and Kansas State coach Bruce Weber answered it by telling a tale about his father, Louis. “My dad came over on a boat from Austria,’’...

Is this any way to treat Cinderella? No police escort and lost bus driver sharpen Loyola’s edge

May 31, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

Welcome to the Kentucky Invitational, what some Southerners condescendingly have called the NCAA tournament field at Philips Arena featuring three challengers and the heavily favored Wildcats. A reporter referred to...

Mentor Tony Barone always knew Loyola coach Porter Moser would go as high as he wanted

December 14, 2018 at 4:44 p.m.

True to his personality, Porter Moser wanted to go higher. So after Moser’s freshman season at Creighton, the 6-foot-2 guard signed up for a summer class promising to increase his...

Sister Jean's personalized bobblehead doll on display at the Gentile Center on March 2, 2013.

I wanted to know why anyone would tweet the F-word at Sister Jean, so I called the host who did

May 31, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

I called WKGN-AM midday host Cody McClure — the Knoxville, Tenn., sports-talker who tweeted a four-letter insult at Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt — hoping for the best but expecting the...

Loyola guard Clayton Custer and teammates greet fans as they welcome the Ramblers back to campus March 18, 2018, after they advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament in their first appearance since 1985.

Faith in each other the biggest factor carrying Loyola into Sweet 16

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

Without fail after victories, Loyola coach Porter Moser opens his remarks in a way that stays true to the school’s Jesuit mission. “I first want to say all glory and...

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