An underdog US college basketball team's winning run has come to an end, despite the divine intervention of their super-fan: a 98-year-old nun.
As Loyola-Chicago left the court after an NCAA defeat to Michigan, Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt leaned up from her wheelchair to hug each player.
She had given them a pre-game pep talk in the locker room before every game and had become a bigger celebrity than any of the scorers on court.
Ahead of her favourite's national semi-final, the mayor of San Francisco announced that the day would be known as Sister Jean Schmidt Day in the City and County as a tribute to her support of the team.
It was the furthest the team had got in the competition since 1963.
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