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Morning sports update: Sister Jean ‘gave her blessing’ for Loyola-Chicago to license her name

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt sits with other Loyola-Chicago fans.

By Mark Dunphy

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Terry Rozier had eight three-pointers as the Celtics defeated the Kings 104-93. Brad Marchand scored 28 seconds into overtime as the Bruins beat the Wild 2-1.

Sister Jean ‘gave her blessing’ for Loyola-Chicago to license her name

98-year-old Sister Jean Delores Schmidt, the chaplain for Loyola’s Final Four-bound basketball team, gave her permission for the school to license her name and image. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, Loyola has already approved more than 25 Sister Jean T-shirts, including a “Worship. Work And Win.” product.

Tom Sorboro, a senior associate athletic director at the school, said, “We weren’t going to do anything until she gave her blessing.”

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“Sister Jean is the most famous religious licensing icon since the pope,” Sorboro said. “She’s captured the attention of the entire nation.”

Sorboro said the nun did not ask for anything for herself, including compensation. (ESPN)

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