query: when did loyola chicago win a national championship

pos: 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament The 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1963, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. Loyola University Chicago, coached by George Ireland, won the national title with a 60–58 overtime victory in the final game, over the University of Cincinnati, coached by

pos: Loyola University Chicago cauldron refer to the prosperity and generosity of the Loyola family, who, after feeding family, retainers and soldiers, had enough food to feed even the wild animals. Loyola's men's basketball team, the Ramblers, won the 1963 national championship. Loyola is the only Division I NCAA school in Illinois to have won a national title in men's basketball. They also hold the all-time highest win percentage of any team to ever compete in the NCAA tournament. Loyola sits slightly ahead of Duke University. The Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2014. From 1970 to 1971, Loyola had

pos: Loyola Ramblers men's basketball Loyola Ramblers men's basketball The Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The Ramblers joined the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2013, ending a 34-season tenure as charter members of the Horizon League. In 1963, Loyola won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (then the "NCAA University Division") men's basketball national championship under the leadership of All-American Jerry Harkness, defeating two-time defending champion Cincinnati 60–58 in overtime in the title game. All five starters for the Ramblers played the entire championship game without substitution. Surviving team members were honored on July 11,

pos: Porter Moser the first three rounds, 64-62 over no. 6 Miami (FL) in the Round of 64, 63-62 over no. 3 Tennessee in the Round of 32, and 69-68 over no. 7 Nevada in the Sweet 16. The win over Nevada was the 30th overall win for Loyola–Chicago, enough for the most wins in program history. Loyola–Chicago advanced to its first Final Four since the 1963 national title year, after a 78-62 win over no. 9 Kansas State. Loyola became only the fourth no. 11 seed to reach the Final Four, after LSU in 1986, George Mason in 2006, and VCU in

pos: 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game of the shows "Gunsmoke" and "Have Gun – Will Travel" that aired during the telecast. In the Ramblers' home market of Chicago, however, the game was broadcast on tape delay, after multiple other sporting events. The Bearcats had a 17–9 record in the 1963–64 season, but did not play in the 1964 NCAA Tournament. Cincinnati has participated in numerous NCAA Tournaments since 1963, but as of 2017 the program has not reached another national championship game. The team has only advanced as far as the national semifinals once, in 1992. Loyola began the 1963–64 season ranked first in the AP

pos: Les Hunter the first team inducted into the Hall of Fame. Les Hunter Leslie "Big Game" Hunter (born August 16, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA). Hunter attended Loyola University Chicago, where he was the starting center of the team that won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Hunter was born in Nashville, Tennessee. A 6'7" forward/center, Hunter attended Pearl High School and Loyola University Chicago. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (11th pick overall) of the 1964

pos: Les Hunter Les Hunter Leslie "Big Game" Hunter (born August 16, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA). Hunter attended Loyola University Chicago, where he was the starting center of the team that won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Hunter was born in Nashville, Tennessee. A 6'7" forward/center, Hunter attended Pearl High School and Loyola University Chicago. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (11th pick overall) of the 1964 NBA draft. He played for one season (1964–1965) in

pos: George Ireland George Ireland George Ireland (June 15, 1913 - September 14, 2001) was an American basketball coach who led Loyola of Chicago to the 1963 NCAA Championship. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Ireland was an All-American basketball player at the University of Notre Dame during the 1930s. His first coaching job was at Marmion Academy in Aurora, Illinois, which he led to 262-87 record from 1936 to 1951. In 1951, he succeeded John Jordan, a former teammate at Notre Dame, as head coach at Loyola University Chicago, and he remained at Loyola until 1975. Ireland encouraged full-court press and a high-speed style

pos: Loyola University Chicago as well as a campus in Rome and guest programs in Beijing and Ho Chi Minh City. The flagship Lake Shore Campus is on the shores of Lake Michigan in the Rogers Park and Edgewater neighborhoods of Chicago, eight miles north of the Loop. Loyola's athletic teams, nicknamed the Ramblers, compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Loyola won the 1963 NCAA men's basketball championship, and remains the only school from Illinois to do so. The Ramblers are also two-time (2014, 2015) NCAA champions in men's volleyball. Among the more than 150,000 Loyola alumni, there

pos: 2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team time since 1963. Their Cinderella run ended with loss to Michigan in the national semifinal. !colspan=9 style=|Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley regular season !colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley Tournament Source 2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team The 2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by seventh-year head coach Porter Moser, play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Ramblers finished the 2017–18 season 32–6, 15–3 in MVC

pos: Jerry Harkness Jerry Harkness Jerald B. "Jerry" Harkness (born May 7, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association (ABA). Harkness attended Loyola of Chicago, where he was captain of the 1962–1963 team that won the 1963 NCAA Title. He is a civil rights activist. Harkness was born in Harlem. Before playing in the professional leagues, the 6'3" Harkness was a star at DeWitt Clinton High School and Loyola University Chicago. At Loyola, he served as captain of the team

pos: Loyola Ramblers men's basketball 2013, at the White House to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their victory. The entire team was inducted in November of that year in the College Basketball Hall of Fame. As of 2018, Loyola remains the only school from the state of Illinois to win a men's Division I basketball NCAA tournament. Loyola's first-round regional victory over Tennessee Tech on March 11, 1963, remains a record for margin of victory (69 points) for any NCAA men's basketball tournament game. The Loyola University Chicago teams of the early 1960s, coached by George Ireland, are thought to be responsible for ushering in

pos: Les Hunter July 11, 2013, in the Oval Office of the White House, Hunter and former Loyola teammates John Egan, Jerry Harkness and Ron Miller met with President Barack Obama to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the school's 1963 national championship. To date it remains the only NCAA Division I basketball championship won by a university from the state of Illinois. In September 2013, Harkness and the entire 1963 Loyola Ramblers NCAA Championship basketball team was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. The 1963 Loyola Ramblers were inducted in the College Basketball Hall of Fame in November 2013, making it

neg: NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament men's volleyball national championship; Loyola Chicago, Penn State, Ohio State and BYU are the only non-California universities to have won the National Collegiate championship; Hawaii and Lewis also won the championship tournament, but had their victories vacated due to NCAA rules violations. Only seven non-California universities have participated in the National Collegiate championship match (Loyola, BYU, Penn State, Ohio State, IPFW, Hawaii, and Lewis), although other universities such as Princeton and Ball State have participated in the final four. Only four finals have involved two non-California schools: the 2003 final, when Lewis defeated BYU but had its win vacated; the

neg: Loyola Ramblers the 2014 Championships, defeated the Stanford Cardinal 3-1 to win the program's first-ever NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship. Loyola successfully defended their championship in 2015, defeating Lewis 3-2 at Stanford's Maples Pavilion. Loyola does not have local competition sites for cross country, golf, or track and field. Loyola Ramblers The Loyola Ramblers are the varsity sports teams of Loyola University Chicago. Most teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference, which the school joined in 2013 after leaving the Horizon League. Notable athletes from Loyola have included middle-distance runner Tom O'Hara, volleyball player Thomas Jaeschke, and basketball players Mike Novak,

neg: 2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team 2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team The 2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by seventh-year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois. They were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. With a win against Evansville on February 18, 2018, Loyola clinched at least a share of its first-ever Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship. With a win over Southern Illinois on February 21, the Ramblers clinched the outright MVC championship. The Ramblers defeated Northern

neg: 2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team 2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team The 2018–19 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by seventh-year head coach Porter Moser, play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Ramblers finished the 2017–18 season 32–6, 15–3 in MVC play with a win against Evansville on February 18, 2018, Loyola clinched at least a share of its first-ever Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship. With a win over Southern Illinois on February 21,

neg: Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball first appearance ever in an NCAA men's collegiate volleyball tournament. [4] On May 3, 2014, Loyola (29–1), playing host to the 2014 Championships, defeated the Stanford Cardinal (24–9) 3-1 to win the program's first-ever NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship. On May 10, 2015, Loyola (28–2), defeated Lewis University Flyers (26–4) in a thrilling 3–2 win for back-to-back NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship. The Loyola men's volleyball program has seen 27 AVCA All American honors. Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball The Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team is a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. The Ramblers are coached by

neg: Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer a strong run prior to Mettrick and lead the team for 20 seasons filled with great success and many Top 10 and Top 20 national rankings. Loyola won the NCAA Division II Championship in 1976 - one of two national championships in the school's history - and moved up to the Division I level following the conclusion of the 1978 season. The rich tradition of Loyola Soccer began in 1940 with a simple five game schedule against local opponents; the team's first win did not come until the following season, with a 3-0 victory over local rival Towson University. Loyola's

neg: 2017–18 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Texas and Cincinnati to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Loyola–Chicago. The Wolf Pack finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Utah State, Fresno State, and Colorado State to win the Mountain West Tournament championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Iowa State. Nevada did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class. In a vote by conference media at the Mountain

neg: 1962 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships championship was won by the San José State Spartans, their first. They were the first racially integrated team to win the national cross country championship. The individual championship was won by Tom O'Hara, from Loyola–Chicago, with a time of 19:20.30. 1962 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships The 1962 NCAA University Division Cross Country Championships were the 24th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate cross country running in the United States. Held on November 26, 1962, the meet was hosted by Michigan State University at the Forest Akers East Golf Course

neg: Loyola University Chicago championship to qualify for the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament for the first time since 1985. The 11-seed Ramblers recorded four straight upset victories against the Miami Hurricanes, Tennessee Volunteers, Nevada Wolf Pack, and Kansas State Wildcats to advance to the Final Four. However, the Michigan Wolverines defeated Loyola in the Final Four. The publicity surrounding Loyola's tournament run generated an estimated $300 million in publicity for the school. In October 2018, the Loyola Ramblers Women's Soccer team won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title with 6-1 win over Evansville. The win gave the Ramblers their first

neg: 2014–15 PFF National Men's Club Championship 2014–15 PFF National Men's Club Championship The 2014–15 PFF National Men's Club Championship (also known as 2014–15 PFF–Smart National Club Championship) was the 4th season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship, a Filipino association football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation. Ceres were the defending champions, retaining the title for the second time after beating Global, 3-1 on aggregate in a two-leg finals in December 2013. On 31 January 2015, Loyola Meralco Sparks defeated Global with a scoreline of 2 - 0 to win the title. The cup winners, Loyola Meralco Sparks are guaranteed a place in the

neg: Alumni Gym (Loyola University Chicago) and Championship game of the 2005 and 2006 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championship. The final intercollegiate game at Alumni Gym was on April 27, 2011. The Loyola men's volleyball team defeated Quincy University 3-1 in the semifinals of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tournament in front of an announced crowd of 424 people. The building was demolished in the summer of 2011 to make way for a new student union on campus. Alumni Gym (Loyola University Chicago) Alumni Gym was a 2,000 capacity structure on the campus of Loyola University Chicago. It served as the home of the Loyola Ramblers

neg: Loyola Press Loyola Press Loyola Press is a publishing house based in Chicago, Illinois. It is a nonprofit apostolate of the Chicago-Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus. It has no connection with Loyola University Chicago. It primarily publishes school books for the parochial school market. However, in 1997, the press did publish a bestseller: "The Gift of Peace," the last testament of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. Loyola University Press was founded in 1912 and became a separate non-profit in 1940 independent of any university. It changed its name to Loyola Press in 1995. Loyola Press publishes Chicago-related titles under the Wild Onion

neg: Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse The Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse team represents Loyola University Maryland in NCAA Division I lacrosse. Its home matches are played at the Ridley Athletic Complex. Charley Toomey has served as its head coach since 2006. It became a member of the Patriot League along with the university's other intercollegiate athletic programs on July 1, 2013. The Greyhounds were a member of the ECAC Lacrosse League from 2005 to 2013. It became the first member of the conference to win a national championship in 2012. It was also the first national title in the university's Division I

neg: 1938–39 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team 1938–39 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team The 1938–39 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented Long Island University during the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Clair Bee, coaching in his eighth season with the Blackbirds. The team finished the season with a 23–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. They won the second-ever National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as well, going 3–0 in the tournament with a win over Loyola of Chicago in the championship game. !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular

neg: Loyola University Chicago School of Law central, northeast, southeast, southwest, west, and northwest. The top two teams from each region advance to the national competition that is held simultaneously with the NAPABA National Convention. The convention sites have included, but are not limited to Hawaii, New York City, Scottsdale, Arizona, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2017, Loyola won both the regional and national Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition. Loyola University Chicago School of Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the law school of Loyola University Chicago, in Illinois. Established in 1909, by the Society of

neg: Loyola Press imprint, Jesuit studies titles under the Jesuit Way banner, and textbooks under the Loyola University Press imprint. Loyola Press has published books by the following notable people: Loyola Press Loyola Press is a publishing house based in Chicago, Illinois. It is a nonprofit apostolate of the Chicago-Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus. It has no connection with Loyola University Chicago. It primarily publishes school books for the parochial school market. However, in 1997, the press did publish a bestseller: "The Gift of Peace," the last testament of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. Loyola University Press was founded in 1912 and became

neg: 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Greyhounds won their first ever NCAA lacrosse title in defeating unseeded Maryland, 9-3. Loyola began the season unranked. The Greyhounds were just the ninth school to win an NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse championship, since tournament play began in 1971. Eric Lusby A Loyola (Most Outstanding Player) Josh Hawkins M Loyola Joe Fletcher D Loyola Scott Ratliff LSM Loyola Jack Runkel G Loyola Joe Cummings A Maryland Drew Snider M Maryland Jesse Bernhardt D Maryland C.J. Costabile LSM Duke John Kemp G Notre Dame 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was

neg: 1938 Stanley Cup Finals 2016. It was the last time that the Hawks would win the Stanley Cup at home until 2015, and the last that a Chicago team would win a championship at Chicago Stadium until the Bulls won their second straight NBA championship in 1992. The next time the Blackhawks would win the Stanley Cup at home would be in 2015, when they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in game six of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals; by this time they had moved into the United Center. The NHL did not see fit to make sure that the Cup was in Chicago

neg: Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse players are currently or have played Major League Lacrosse. Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse The Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse team represents Loyola University Maryland in NCAA Division I lacrosse. Its home matches are played at the Ridley Athletic Complex. Charley Toomey has served as its head coach since 2006. It became a member of the Patriot League along with the university's other intercollegiate athletic programs on July 1, 2013. The Greyhounds were a member of the ECAC Lacrosse League from 2005 to 2013. It became the first member of the conference to win a national championship in 2012. It was also

neg: New Orleans Privateers UNO. The team had a modest beginning, losing 21–0 to Loyola University-New Orleans in their only game in 1965. The Privateers played two games in 1966, finishing 1–1, beating Spring Hill College for their first victory ever but losing 20–6 to Loyola once again. The Privateers recorded their first winning season in 1967, finishing 2–1, but lost to Loyola for the third year in a row. In 1968 head coach Tom Gruber directed the Privateers to a 3–1 record, defeating cross-town rival Loyola to win the South District championship of the National Club Football Association. That same year the Privateers

neg: 1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal earlier decision. It is also believed that a Cardinals Football Curse was put upon the Cardinals and Bidwell because of the events surrounding the 1925 Championship. The Cardinals did however, win the NFL Championship in 1947. 1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal The 1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal was a scandal centered on a 1925 game between the Chicago Cardinals and the Milwaukee Badgers of the National Football League. The scandal involved a Chicago player, Art Folz, hiring a group of high school football players to play for the Milwaukee Badgers, against the Cardinals. This would ensure an inferior opponent for

neg: Alumni Gym (Loyola University Chicago) Alumni Gym (Loyola University Chicago) Alumni Gym was a 2,000 capacity structure on the campus of Loyola University Chicago. It served as the home of the Loyola Ramblers Men's and Women's Volleyball programs, as well as the Loyola University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. It is the former home of the Loyola Ramblers basketball team, which last played in Alumni Gym in 1996. The basketball team moved to the 5,200-seat Joseph J. Gentile Center at the beginning of the 1996-97 season. From 1924 to 1941, Loyola hosted the National Catholic Interscholastic Basketball Tournament in Alumni Gym. The facility hosted the Semifinals

neg: Steve Klosterman Steve Klosterman Steve Klosterman is a volleyball coach, a 2-time NCAA All American, NCAA Championship MVP, Puerto Rican Superior League Championship MVP, and former international player from the United States. Website: https://www.coachklosterman.com/ Coaching: - Assistant (vol) Coach at Loyola of Chicago, Women Fall, 2017 - Loyola of Chicago Men's: Camp Coach Summer, 2018 - High School Head Coach (current) - Club Head coach at Chicago Bounce - 10 years coaching at HBC Club in So. California - UCLA Men's, (vol) Assistant Coach Los Angeles Times article on Taking a very inexperienced team to the CIF Playoffs INTERNATIONAL PLAYER 2014—SKV Havířov,

neg: Steve Klosterman "Most Valuable Player Open Division, Team LBC. Lead his team to three straight USAV Junior Olympics GOLD medals. 17s Open Gold Medal, Team LBC Steve Klosterman Steve Klosterman is a volleyball coach, a 2-time NCAA All American, NCAA Championship MVP, Puerto Rican Superior League Championship MVP, and former international player from the United States. Website: https://www.coachklosterman.com/ Coaching: - Assistant (vol) Coach at Loyola of Chicago, Women Fall, 2017 - Loyola of Chicago Men's: Camp Coach Summer, 2018 - High School Head Coach (current) - Club Head coach at Chicago Bounce - 10 years coaching at HBC Club in So. California

neg: Donte Ingram reinstated on February 5. Milton Doyle, a native of Chicago, persuaded Ingram to come to Loyola (Illinois) after receiving a scholarship offer from Hampton University. One of the reasons Ingram picked the team is because his older brother DaJuan Gouard, who is now a community college coach, played for a Horizon League championship in 2002 with the Ramblers. When Ingram arrived at Loyola, the team had had three straight losing seasons, but he liked coach Porter Moser and the "family" feel of the program. He was an important piece of the 2014–15 Loyola Ramblers team that won the 2015 College

neg: 1983 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship tournament's leading scorer was Dan O’Connell from Loyola–Chicago (11 goals). Since there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all NCAA men's water polo programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship. Nonetheless, Slippery Rock became the first team from outside Division I to qualify for the championship tournament. 1983 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship The 1983 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 15th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college water polo. Tournament matches were

neg: History of Florida Gators football a conference game in 1939, and Cody left Gainesville with a 17–24–2 win-loss-tie record in four seasons to become an assistant coach at Temple University. Tom Lieb, who had most recently posted a winning record at Loyola, replaced Cody as head coach in 1940. Lieb, a former Notre Dame All-American, became Knute Rockne's top assistant in South Bend. He assisted during the Fighting Irish 1924 national-championship season (with the Four Horsemen), and was the "de facto" head coach during Notre Dame's 1929 national-championship season when Rockne was ill. Despite fans' early hopes for a return to a Bachman-like "Notre Dame

neg: Loyola University Chicago a club football team, led by Coach Dick Blackmore. The Ramblers won the Club Football National Championship in 1971 but were shut down after the University showed little interest. In 2012, the club football program was started again by students Robert L. O'Mullan and Luke Culley. John Clarke was the first head coach, followed by Connor Gomez. The Rambler football team competes in the Great Lakes (West) conference in the National Club Football Association. The Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Loyola's men's basketball team won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament

neg: Phil Younghusband three-year deals after the national club championship was over. On 15 October 2011, Younghusband made his debut for Loyola in the 2011 UFL Cup and fired a tournament-high seven goals in a 15–1 demolition of newcomer Team Socceroo FC. At the 2011 UFL Cup final, Loyola lost against the Philippine Air Force 2–0, although he won the Golden Boot Award with 25 goals in his 7 games. Younghusband made his league debut in a 3–2 win against Green Archers United against whom he scored a brace. Younghusband then went on to score the opening goal against Stallion FC but Loyola

neg: 2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team opponent since a February 15, 2009 win over No. 15 Butler and the first against a top 5 team since a December 22, 1984 victory over No. 4 Illinois. !colspan=9 style=|Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley regular season !colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley Tournament !colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament 2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team The 2017–18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by seventh-year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois. They

neg: 2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Santa Clara claimed the #4 seed over San Diego by right of a 3–0 record against the Toreros. Pepperdine Opens WCC Championship with a 5–2 Win vs. Santa Clara Loyola Marymount Dispatches Gonzga 5–1 in Game Two of WCC Baseball Championship Gonzaga Eliminates Santa Clara in Day Two of WCC Championship Pepperdine Advances to WCC Championship Title Game after 4–1 Win vs. Loyola Marymount Lions Set for Rematch with #29 Pepperdine for WCC Championship The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Aaron Brown was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Brown was a pitcher and an outfielder for Pepperdine

neg: Thomas Jaeschke Thomas Jaeschke Thomas Jaeschke (born September 4, 1993) is an American volleyball player, a member of the United States men's national volleyball team and Italian club Calzedonia Verona, a bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games. He is the son of John and Danielle Jaeschke. Thomas has a twin sister named Jaime and a brother named Joseph (1990) Jaeschke went to Wheaton-Warrenville South High School and won the Illinois state championship in 2012. Jaeschke was studying finance at Loyola University Chicago, but he interrupted his studies to play professional career in Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. He played for Loyola Ramblers for

neg: Aldis Berzins levels. He has three sons, Kris, Mik, and Dainis. Kris recently played professionally in Greece after an illustrious career at Loyola University Chicago. Mik graduated from Ohio State University where he won a NCAA National Championship in 2011. Mik is currently the graduate assistant coach at another OSU, Oregon State University. Dainis started in 2011 for Loyola as an outside hitter. Bērziņš was named head coach of the men's volleyball program at Stevenson University on October 6, 2016. Aldis Berzins Aldis Imants Bērziņš (born October 3, 1956) is a Latvian-American former volleyball player, who was a member of the American

neg: Million Dollar Backfield (Chicago Cardinals) Bidwill called his "Million Dollar Backfield" of Paul Christman, Pat Harder, Marshall Goldberg, and Trippi. The quartet led the Cardinals to defeat their cross-town nemesis, the Chicago Bears, in the season finale to win the NFL's Western Division title with 9–3–0 record. The backfield then led the team to their first and only undisputed NFL championship in 1947. Charles Bidwill did not live see his "Million Dollar Backfield" win the 1947 title; he had died of pneumonia shortly after signing Trippi. Million Dollar Backfield (Chicago Cardinals) The Million Dollar Backfield was a National Football League (NFL) offensive backfield of the

neg: Sports in Chicago in the 2013 National Championship where they placed 4th in the nation. The city is also home to the Chicago Patriots Gaelic Football Club. Seven NCAA Division I athletic programs reside in the Chicago metropolitan area. The DePaul Blue Demons, Loyola Ramblers, Chicago State Cougars, and UIC Flames, none of which sponsor football, are all within the city limits. All play their main revenue sport of men's basketball in the city; only DePaul does not play on its campus, instead using Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center on the Near South Side. The Northwestern Wildcats, Northern Illinois Huskies,

neg: 1997 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship 1997 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship The 1997 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 16th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania during May 1997. All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. This year, the tournament field expanded from 6 to 8 teams, the first expansion since 1986. Maryland defeated Loyola Maryland, 8–7, to win their fifth and third consecutive, national championship. This would subsequently become the third of Maryland's record seven straight

neg: 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in the championship game to receive the Missouri Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by overall record in conference games played between the tied teams, then (if necessary) by overall adjusted RPI on the day following the conclusion of the regular season as calculated in Collegiate Basketball News' Men's RPI Report. The top six seeds received opening round byes. With a win at Southern Illinois on February 21, Loyola–Chicago clinched the outright MVC championship and the No. 1 seed. <nowiki>* denotes overtime period</nowiki> 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

neg: Robert R. Thomas team, including kicking the winning field goal in the 1973 Sugar Bowl victory over University of Alabama, which clinched the AP National Championship that season for Notre Dame. He received his B.A. degree in Government in 1974 and was named an Academic All-American in that same year. He received his J.D. degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1981. Thomas had a twelve-year career as a kicker in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears (– and –), the Detroit Lions (1982), the San Diego Chargers (), and the New York Giants (). He was

neg: Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball a rookie head coach (Ed Jucker) and without Robertson, won their first national title in 1960–61. Then to prove that its 1961 championship was no fluke, UC repeated as national champion in 1961–62. Cincinnati made a fifth-straight trip to the Final Four in 1962–63, and narrowly missed capturing a third-straight national crown when Loyola (Ill.) overcame a 15-point deficit and defeated the Bearcats by a basket, 60–58, in overtime. During those five seasons, UC recorded a 37-game win streak and posted a 161–16 ledger. The five straight Final Four appearances is a feat topped only by UCLA. Connie Dierking (1958),

neg: SCCA Spec Racer Ford Pro Series at Sears Point Raceway. Keith Scharf took the title after nine rounds of racing. Stillwell was on course to win his fifth title, but he lost valuable points when he had to sit out round five. Round five was the only oval racing event on the calendar. At Chicago Motor Speedway, supporting the ASA National Tour, only 17 cars started the race. Scharf started from pole and won the 50 lap race, thus gaining points on championship fore runners Stillwell and Goughary Jr. who did not start the race. Scharf did not finish outside the top six and took his

neg: Ben Bluitt Ben Bluitt Ben Bluitt (1924 – December 26, 2000) was an American college basketball player for Loyola University Chicago, and a coach for the University of Detroit and Cornell University. A 6'5" forward, Bluitt played a pivotal role as a star African American player for Loyola from 1947-50. Bluitt and Jack Kerris were two of the top players on the 1948-49 Loyola University team that reached the 1949 NIT Championship game. Loyola lost in the final, 48-47, to the University of San Francisco. Bluitt was a star player at Chicago's Englewood High School, and attended Loyola after leaving the Air

neg: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment the men's basketball team's first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1994, an NCAA quarterfinal berth by the women's lacrosse team, and a national championship for the men's lacrosse team. While most of Loyola's sports were housed in the MAAC at the time of its announcement, the school's lacrosse teams played elsewhere—the men's team in the ECAC and the women's team in the Big East. Like BU, Loyola does not sponsor football, and as with the BU announcement, the Loyola announcement did not mention that sport. Current Loyola athletic director Jim Paquette indicated that the move was dictated by academics

neg: Vic Rouse (basketball) the middle, leading the team in rebounding as a sophomore (11.3 per game) and junior (12.1 per game). In the championship season of 1962–63, Rouse averaged 13.5 points. Rouse is best known for following Hunter's miss as time expired to defeat Cincinnati and spoil that school's bid to win a third straight NCAA title. The shot gave Loyola its first, and so far only, NCAA basketball championship. Rouse and the four other Loyola starters played the entire championship game, without substitution. In his senior year, Loyola returned four starters and had eyes on repeating as champions. Rouse upped his averages

neg: Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse Loyola moved up from NCAA Division II lacrosse. Starting in 1983, Cottle brought the Greyhounds national attention. The Greyhounds advanced to the 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship game where they were defeated by the Syracuse Orangemen. The 1990 championship, however, was revoked from Syracuse when investigations deemed the activity between coach Roy Simmons, Jr.'s wife Nancy and star player Paul Gait illegal. She signed the lease of his car earlier that season. Though the NCAA has yet to remove Syracuse from the record book, Loyola was the runner up and technically is the next in line for the

neg: Millard Lang him. In his first season in the league, Lang led the league in scoring with fourteen goals. In 1936, Westinghouse transferred Lang to Cleveland, Ohio. When he arrived, he joined Cleveland Graphite Bronze, but moved to Chicago in 1937 where he signed with Chicago Sparta of the National Soccer League of Chicago. Lang and his team mates won the 1938 NSL championship, 1938-1939 St. Louis Soccer League title and the 1939 Peel Cup. Sparta won the 1940 National Challenge Cup, but Lang did not play in the championship game. That summer, he moved to Chicago Eagles, but returned to Sparta

neg: Dana Dobbie Jen Adams on the Loyola Greyhounds coaching staff. During their time as coaches with the program, the Loyola Greyhounds would win consecutive Big East crowns in 2011 and 2012 along with a Patriot League championship. Dobbie and Jen Adams are both owners of Seven Lacrosse Training . Dana Dobbie Dana Dobbie (born September 30, 1984) is a Canadian women’s lacrosse player. Having played with the Maryland Terrapins at the collegiate level, she has also competed with the Canadian national team, winning the silver medal at the 2013 FIL World Cup. In 2016, she was selected by the Baltimore Ride as

neg: 2006 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 2006 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship The 2006 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 38th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Burns Aquatics Center at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California from December 2–3, 2006. California defeated USC in the final, 7–6, to win their twelfth national title. The Golden Bears (31–4) were coached by Kirk Everist. The "Most Outstanding Player" of the tournament was Mark Sheredy from California. Additionally, two "All-Tournament Teams" were named: a "First Team" (with seven players including Sheredy) and a

neg: Loyola University Medical Center Loyola University Medical Center The Loyola University Medical Center is a quaternary-care system with a main medical center campus in the western suburbs of Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The medical center campus is located in Maywood, west of the Chicago Loop and east of Oak Brook. The heart of the medical center campus is Loyola University Hospital. Also on campus are the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center (now named for the late Cardinal Joseph Louis Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago, who was a patient at the Cancer Center when he died in November 1996 from metastatic pancreatic cancer)

neg: Sports in Seattle the Washington Bullets in seven games, but rebounded in 1979 to defeat the Bullets by four games to one to win the NBA Championship. The next time the Sonics made it to NBA Finals was in 1996 when they met the Chicago Bulls, to whom they lost the series in six games. Another national basketball championship trophy arrived in 2004, when the Seattle Storm defeated the Connecticut Sun two games to one to win the WNBA championship. The Seattle Storm won their second WNBA title in 2010, beating the Atlanta Dream in 3 games. Eight years later, the Storm swept

neg: Susan Candiotti outside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, and reported that the shooter in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting had been identified to her by a source as Ryan Lanza. She did not confirm or verify this information before the live broadcast. The name of the actual shooter was later revealed to be Adam Lanza, the younger brother of Ryan Lanza. Susan Candiotti Susan Jo Candiotti (born December 6, 1953) is an American journalist currently working as a national correspondent for CNN. Candiotti attended Loyola University Chicago, studying abroad at Loyola University Chicago's John Felice Rome Center for

neg: Loyola Blakefield Coaches Association national Top-25 Poll for best high school swimming teams. The soccer program won the Maryland Championship in 2001, 2012, and 2014 and has produced Division I talent. Coach Lee Tschantret, a former longtime player in the Major Indoor Soccer League, won several championships with the Baltimore Blast. The Loyola basketball program reached regional prominence in the 1970s when it was led by head coach Jerry Savage, who won over 600 games from 1969 to 2003. He produced several Division I players. Savage also coached the 1997 MIAA Championship team, the last championship of any sort for the Dons

neg: Texas A&M Aggies football next two largest margins of victory with the 52–0 win in 1899 and 47–0 win in 1922). The Aggies have shut-out the Tigers 7 times (including the Aggies' non-university recognized National Championship Season of 1917 when they did not surrender a point during 8 games, and beat the Tigers 27–0). The Tigers have shut-out the Aggies 9 times (including the Tigers' non-university recognized National Championship season of 1908, when they beat the Aggies 26–0, and the Tigers' non-university recognized National Championship season of 1962, when they beat the Aggies 21–0). Add to those totals the game in which the Aggies

neg: Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Loyola Ramblers in the National Invitation Tournament. Groza, Beard, and Barnstable attempted to win the game under the point spread but kept the score too close, allowing the Ramblers to win the game with an impressive performance at the end of the second half. Kentucky faced Villanova in their first game of the NCAA Tournament following the loss to Loyola and the three players attempted to win over the point spread. When Groza, Beard, and Barnstable failed to win over the point spread, it caused Englisis to lose all of his money and ended the point shaving deals between Englisis

neg: Cowboy Jimmy Moore of Philadelphia in 15 innings, a win over Richard Riggie of Baltimore, 150 to 121, with an inspired run of 107 balls, but a loss to Lassiter, 150 to 70 in 7 innings. That same year Moore played Mosconi at a challenge match in Kinston, North Carolina. It was not Moore's day as Mosconi posted a career highlight; a perfect match—150 balls in a row in one inning. In all, Moore came in second at the World Championship five times but never took the crown. He did however win the National Pocket Billiards Championship held in Chicago at Bensinger's Billiards

neg: 2002 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 2002 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship The 2002 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 34th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Burns Aquatic Center on the campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California during December 2002. Stanford defeated rival California in the final, 7–6, to win their tenth national title. The Cardinal (24–5) were coached by John Vargas. The "Most Outstanding Player" of the tournament was again Tony Azevedo from Stanford. Azevedo, along with six other players, also comprised the "All-Tournament Team". Azevedo, along

neg: 2001 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 2001 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship The 2001 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 33rd annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California during December 2001. Stanford defeated UCLA in the final, 8–5, to win their ninth national title. The Cardinal (22–1) were coached by Dante Dettamanti. The "Most Outstanding Player" of the tournament was Tony Azevedo from Stanford. Azevedo, along with six other players, comprised the "All-Tournament Team". Kevin Witt, from Loyola Marymount, was the tournament's leading scorer, with 6 goals. Since

neg: Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball scoring averaging 35.3 points per game. Both Gathers and Kimble were consensus second team All-American selections in 1990. In the 1989–90 season, Gathers died after collapsing during the second round of the WCC tournament. The team nevertheless reached the Elite Eight in the 1990 NCAA tournament. Its three postseason wins included a 149-115 regional victory over Michigan that established NCAA men's tournament records for points by one team and combined points in a single game. The Lions ultimately were eliminated by UNLV, a team that went on to win the national championship. Loyola Marymount's final record was 26-6. Gathers (#44)

neg: Loyola University Chicago are executives of major Chicago-based corporations such as McDonald's and Baxter International, as well as dozens of local and national political leaders including the current Illinois Attorney General and Speaker of the House. Loyola alumni have won Emmy, Grammy, Peabody, and Pulitzer awards, as well as Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships. Loyola was established as St. Ignatius College on June 30, 1870, by Jesuit priest and educator Fr. Arnold Damen. At that time Chicago was a much smaller, but rapidly growing, city just shy of 300,000 people, and as a result the original campus was much closer to the city center

neg: Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Chicago (often referred to as Loyola or LUC) is a private Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Jesuits, today Loyola is one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Loyola's professional schools have educated generations of local business and civic leaders, and distinguished programs in medicine, nursing, and health sciences are anchored by the nationally recognized Loyola University Medical Center. Comprising eleven colleges and schools, Loyola offers over 80 undergraduate and 140 graduate/professional programs and enrolls approximately 16,000 students. Loyola has six campuses across the Chicago metropolitan area,

neg: Loyola University Chicago hosts special events and a growing number of academic programs in business, education and law. For the 2016–2017 academic year, undergraduate tuition for new full-time students was $41,720 per year, not including room, board and fees including the CTA student transit 'U-Pass', Student Activity Fee, Technology Fee and mandatory health insurance. Graduate school tuition varies depending on the school. Loyola University Chicago is ranked 89th among National Universities according to the latest (2019) "U.S. News & World Report" college rankings. U.S. News commonly places Loyola among their fifty "Best Value" colleges as well. In 2011 "USA Today" ranked Loyola 6th

neg: Andre Moore named to the Illinois All-Star team, which defeated Indiana's All-Stars in a game held in Gary, Indiana. Moore attended the University of Illinois-Chicago from 1982 to 1983, but did not play for the Flames due to ineligibility. He then transferred to Loyola University Chicago where he had to again sit out the season (1983–84) due to being a transfer student. His next three seasons with the Loyola University Ramblers saw Moore play 85 games and average 16.5 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. Loyola reached the Sweet 16 of the 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, but

neg: Ray Rayner he also frequently appeared in live theater, including plays at the Forum Dinner Theater in suburban Summit; receiving a Jefferson award nomination for one of his roles. Rayner also did directing for student productions at Loyola University Chicago. He received an M. A. in Humanities from the University of Chicago in 1970, writing his thesis about children's television's first goal being to entertain. He was a member of the Silver Circle of the Chicago chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and received many local Emmys for his television work. Rayner also wrote a book titled "The

neg: Loyola University Chicago School of Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the law school of Loyola University Chicago, in Illinois. Established in 1909, by the Society of Jesus, the Roman Catholic order of the Jesuits, the School of Law is located in downtown Chicago. Loyola University Chicago School of Law offers degrees and combined degree programs, including the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.). Loyola University Chicago and its Water Tower campus also holds art exhibitions and other cultural events. The Fall 2017 entering class had a median GPA of 3.38 and a median LSAT of 158. 34 percent

neg: 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team Tournament. As the No. 7 seed in the West region, they beat VCU in the First Round before losing to No. 2-seeded Arizona in the Second Round. The Gaels finished the 2015–16 season 29–6, 15–3 in WCC play to win a share of the WCC regular season conference championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine to advance to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. As a regular season conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation

neg: Dale Brown (basketball) by the end of the season. Jackson was named All-American for the second year in a row, and the Tigers finished a very respectable 23–9.They had some big wins against UNLV 107–105, Texas 124–113, Loyola Marymount 148–141, Kentucky 94–81, and Notre Dame 87–64. However, UNLV went on to win the national championship, and Texas and Loyola Marymount each appeared in the Elite Eight. LSU lost in the second round of the 1990 NCAA tournament to Georgia Tech; 94–91. Tech, led by future NBA players Kenny Anderson, Dennis Scott, Malcolm Mackey and Brian Oliver, went on to the Final Four. After

neg: Laura Harper (basketball) League. In 12 games, she averaged 7.3 points and 8.3 rebounds. Harper was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The event was held in August 2004, when the USA team defeated Puerto Rico to win the championship. Harper started all five games and helped the team win the gold medal, scoring 12.8 points per game. In May 2013, Harper became an assistant coach at American University. She left American to become an assistant at Loyola University Maryland in September 2013. Harper moved to North

neg: Gordon Zahn the July and October 1946 issues, as a continuation of his attempt to reform Rosewood. In 1946 Zahn and a friend went to Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. There they met Eugene McCarthy, who hired them when he became a U.S. Senator. Zahn received a Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America and then a job at Loyola University Chicago. Cardinal Bea pressured Loyola and a German publisher to stop Zahn's book "German Catholics and Hitler's Wars", but it did not work. Zahn was later hired away by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Zahn was important in the debate

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2009–10 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team State
 Defense Lifts Butler Over Youngstown State A tenacious first half defense was the key to a comfortable win for Brad Stevens’ Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse Saturday, Jan. 16. This 91–61 victory over Youngstown State was the sixth in a row and concluded a two-game home stand for the Bulldogs. With the win the Bulldogs improve to 14–4 on the season and 7–0 in Horizon League play. 1/21 – Butler at Loyola-Chicago
 Butler Escapes With One-Point Win At Loyola Senior Willie Veasley calmly sank the second of two free throws with 0:34 left in the game to lift Butler

neg: Louisiana State University traditions Jacob Hester who helped LSU win the 2007 National Championship. The jersey became synonymous with success on and off the field as well as having a selfless attitude. Each season, a Tiger player is voted to wear the No. 18 jersey. Night Games in Tiger StadiumThe tradition of playing night games in Tiger Stadium began on October 3, 1931 when LSU defeated Spring Hill 35-0. Several reasons were cited for playing at night such as avoiding the heat and humidity of afternoon games, avoiding scheduling conflicts with Tulane and Loyola football and giving more fans the opportunity to see the

neg: Mississippi State Bulldogs Loyola University Chicago, only to lose to the Ramblers, who went on to win the title that year. This was one of the first times that an all-white Deep South school faced a team with black members, and it is considered to be a watershed moment in the Civil Rights era. Boston Celtics great Bailey Howell played at Mississippi State and is the only MSU player to be in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The 1995–96 team reached a pinnacle in MSU's basketball history, winning a second-straight SEC Western Division title, claiming a first-ever SEC Tournament Championship over

neg: Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball lowest a No. 13 coming after 56–57 loss to unranked Loyola Chicago. Kentucky would catch fire through the tournament though and would win their fourth title over No. 18 Seattle in the confides of Louisville's Freedom Hall. Rupp's last Final Four team and one of his last chances at a 5th NCAA title occurred in the 1965–66 season, with Kentucky going all the way to the NCAA title game. The now historic 1966 NCAA championship game against Texas Western (now University of Texas-El Paso or UTEP) marked the first occurrence that an all-white starting five (Kentucky) played an all-black starting

neg: Savannah Invitational the "Host" teams met in a two-round round-robin "Hosts' Showcase" event in Savannah rather than in a bracketed tournament, a change made because "Host" bracket team Valparaiso had made a late move from the Horizon League to the Missouri Valley Conference, to which "Host" bracket team Loyola–Chicago also belonged; NCAA regulations prohibited teams from the same conference participating in the same in-season non-conference tournament, and the round-robin "showcase" format allowed the Invitational both to comply with NCAA non-conference tournament regulations and to ensure no meeting between Valparaiso and Loyola-Chicago. As a result of the non-bracketed "showcase" format, no championship was

neg: 2005 World Series championship since the Chicago Fire won MLS Cup '98 (which came four months after the Chicago Bulls' sixth NBA championship that year). The next major Chicago sports championship came in 2010, when the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks ended a 49-year Stanley Cup title drought. With the Chicago Bears' win in Super Bowl XX and the Chicago Cubs' own World Series championship in , all Chicago sports teams have won at least one major championship since 1985. Meanwhile, the Astros themselves made it back to the World Series in , but this time as an AL team, where they defeated the Los

neg: Maryland Terrapins men's soccer first varsity soccer team in 1946. It was coached by Doyle Royal, who remained in that position through 1973. In 1948, Royal led the Terrapins to an undefeated record, including an upset that ended Temple's 19-game winning streak. The only blemish on the season was a 4–4 tie against Loyola of Maryland, and the team had one of the strongest cases in the nation for the title of the mythical national championship. The NCAA did not sponsor a championship until 1959. In 1968, Maryland defeated San Jose State, 4–3, to advance to the NCAA National Championship game. There, they tied

neg: Cardinals–Cubs rivalry also go on to win seven more pennants from then until 1945. The Cardinals would eventually put together a team to win the pennant and World Series in . It would be their first National League pennant and first championship since defeating the White Stockings. Although the Cubs would also win a few pennants, their championship run stopped in . Eventually, the Cubs' pennant wins would also stop in 1945, and they did not win another until , when they also won the World Series. The Cardinals have won the World Series more times (11) than any other National League

neg: 1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season won an NBA championship. It was also the final time that the franchise won a championship at The Forum. They did not win another league title until 2000, when they were playing at the Staples Center. Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were all selected to play in the 1988 NBA All-Star Game held in Chicago. Pat Riley was chosen to coach the Western Conference All-Stars. (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) San Antonio Spurs: "Lakers win series 3–0" Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3–0) (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Utah Jazz:

neg: DePaul Blue Demons Men's Lacrosse divisional rivals include: Bradley University, University of Chicago, Lake Forest College, Loyola University Chicago, Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University, Western Illinois University and Wheaton College, as well as other GLLL opponents. The Men's Lacrosse Club plays their home games at Diversey Harbor (Chicago Park District) and Montrose Beach (Chicago Park District). DePaul reached the national stage in 2013 when they reached their first ever MCLA Tournament appearance only to be ousted in the 1st round by the 2012 and 2013 MCLA Division II Champion, St. Thomas Tommies 11-3. Conference Championships National Tournament Appearances DePaul University has an ice

neg: Loyola University Chicago Missouri Valley Conference regular season title in program history. Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Chicago (often referred to as Loyola or LUC) is a private Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Jesuits, today Loyola is one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Loyola's professional schools have educated generations of local business and civic leaders, and distinguished programs in medicine, nursing, and health sciences are anchored by the nationally recognized Loyola University Medical Center. Comprising eleven colleges and schools, Loyola offers over 80 undergraduate and 140 graduate/professional programs and enrolls approximately 16,000 students.

neg: Bo Kimble regular season championship. During LMU's subsequent run to the Elite Eight, Kimble (who was right-handed), Gathers's best friend and teammate, shot his first free throw of each game left-handed in memory of Gathers (although right-handed, he struggled so much with free throws that he tried shooting them left-handed for a time), making all three attempts (Kimble did not have any free-throw attempts in the Sweet 16 win over Alabama). On January 29, 2005, members of Gathers's 1989–90 team, including Kimble, were inducted into the Loyola Marymount Hall of Fame during halftime of a 63–46 win over cross-town rival Pepperdine. Later

neg: Charley Toomey Charley Toomey Charley Toomey is an American lacrosse coach. He is currently the head coach for the Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse team at Loyola University Maryland. He played for Loyola as a goalkeeper and helped bring them to the school's first NCAA final in 1990. He also played professionally for both the Baltimore Thunder and the original Boston Blazers, although he only played in three games during the two years he played. As head coach of the Loyola Greyhounds, he led the team to win the NCAA D1 lacrosse championship on May 28, 2012, completing the year with an 18

neg: 2007 BCS National Championship Game theories. Other theories suggest that since Michigan did not win their conference title, they did not deserve to play for the BCS National Championship, or that a rematch between Michigan and Ohio State was not favored by the poll voters. The controversy was largely resolved when USC defeated Michigan 32–18 in the 2007 Rose Bowl, and Florida beat top-ranked Ohio State 41–14 in the BCS Championship Game. The Buckeyes got off to a fast start when receiver Ted Ginn Jr. returned the opening kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown, giving Ohio State a 7–0 lead only 16 seconds into the

neg: LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers 1, 1959 following the team being named national champions. LSU won their second national championship in the 2003 BCS National Championship game. A controversy arose as the USC Trojans were awarded the Associated Press National Championship even though they did not play in the BCS Championship Game. LSU's win in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game (2007 season) was the Tigers third national championship. They became the first two-loss team to compete for and win the national championship, and the first team to win two Bowl Championship Series titles. The team is currently coached by Ed Orgeron. The men's golf

neg: Curse of the Billy Goat never win another National League (NL) pennant (at least for the remainder of Sianis's life). The Cubs lost the 1945 World Series to the Detroit Tigers, and did not win a World Series championship again until 2016. The Cubs had last won the World Series in 1908. After the incident with Sianis and Murphy, the Cubs did not play in the World Series for the next 71 years until, on the 46th anniversary of Billy Sianis's death, the "curse" was broken when they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–0 in game 6 of the 2016 National League Championship Series to

neg: Chicago White Sox In 1901, the Western League broke the National Agreement and became the new major league American League. The very first season in the American League ended with a White Stockings championship. However, that would be the end of the season as the World Series did not begin until 1903. The franchise, now known as the Chicago White Sox, made its first World Series appearance in 1906, beating the crosstown Cubs in six games. The White Sox would win a third pennant and second World Series in 1917, beating the New York Giants in six games with help from stars Eddie

neg: 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament teams in a single region (the South) advanced to the Sweet 16. Also, the tournament featured the first regional final matchup of a 9-seed (Kansas State) and an 11-seed (Loyola-Chicago). Villanova, Michigan, Kansas, and Loyola-Chicago, the “Cinderella team” of the tournament, reached the Final Four. Villanova defeated Michigan in the championship game, 79–62. Atlantic Sun Conference champion Lipscomb made its NCAA tournament debut. A total of 68 teams entered the 2018 tournament. 32 automatic bids were awarded, one to each program that won their conference tournament. The remaining 36 bids were "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

neg: Porter Moser tournament titles, and appearance in the Final Four as a no. 11 seed. The MVC preseason poll picked Loyola–Chicago to finish third, with one vote picking Loyola–Chicago for first place. On December 6, 2017, Loyola–Chicago beat a top-five team for the first time since the 1984–85 season after a 65-59 away upset of no. 5 Florida. On March 4, 2018, Loyola–Chicago defeated Moser's former school Illinois State 65-49 in the MVC Tournament final to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1985. Entering the NCAA Tournament as a no. 11 seed, Loyola–Chicago had close upset victories in

neg: 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game up a second-round matchup with eighth-seeded Temple, which the Hoyas won 63–46 to advance to the regional semifinals. There, Georgetown was matched with number four seed Loyola University Chicago; the Hoyas prevailed by 12 points and moved on to the East region's final. Against Georgia Tech, the Hoyas played in their closest game of the tournament to that point, winning 60–54 to advance to the Final Four. In an all-Big East game, Georgetown defeated St. John's 77–59, behind 20 points by Reggie Williams and 16 by Ewing, to clinch a spot in the national championship game. Coached by Rollie Massimino,