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The streak began on February 21 for Northwestern vs. Penn State, and it includes two NU games, three Illinois-Chicago games, a DePaul game, a Loyola game, a UW-Milwaukee game, the Missouri Valley Tournament in St. Louis and concludes Sunday with the Big Ten Tournament final here. Included was a Satu...

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Published inGannett News Service
Main Author Trahan, Kevin
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published McLean USA Today, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc 13.03.2015
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Summary:The streak began on February 21 for Northwestern vs. Penn State, and it includes two NU games, three Illinois-Chicago games, a DePaul game, a Loyola game, a UW-Milwaukee game, the Missouri Valley Tournament in St. Louis and concludes Sunday with the Big Ten Tournament final here. Included was a Saturday doubleheader, when he split his time between Chicago's West Loop (UIC) and Rogers Park (Loyola). In between games, he attends practices at Northwestern, Loyola, UIC and DePaul, spending as much as six-to-eight hours a week riding public transportation around the city. What he doesn't have is a car. Getting to Loyola takes a transfer to the notoriously erratic red line on the Chicago "L." The trip to UIC can take up to an hour-and-a-half on the train. The trip to DePaul must be done by bus. Even the weather can't stop him. To [Jesse Kramer], the stage doesn't matter. Next year, he'll be back making the trek to Rogers Park and the West Loop, braving the cold, the snow and Chicago's rickety public transportation to watch two teams you've only vaguely heard of play basketball.