Obama Puts Own Image on Basketball
Network Pool Photo(WASHINGTON) — Using a special basketball festooned with his own image, President Obama shot some hoops Monday with former NBA players, Harlem Globetrotters and kids attending the White House Easter Egg Hunt.The “Shoot for Stre…
Coach Obama Reveals Basketball Philosophy
The White House/Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — On most weekends in Washington, President Obama trades in his suit and tie for athletic pants, a ball cap and a whistle as coach of his daughter Sasha’s basketball team. And in spite of all the dema…
Youth Basketball Coach Allegedly Bites Off Opponent’s Ear
Thomas Northcut/Digital Vision(SPRINGFIELD, Mass.) — Move over, Mike Tyson. A youth basketball coach in Springfield, Mass., has been arraigned after allegedly biting off part of the ear of an opposing team’s coach at a game last Friday night, reported…
Obama Offers NCAA Bracket Challenge
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — “Think you got game?” That’s the question President Obama is posing to sports fans in a new, online interactive contest aimed at expanding his re-election campaign’s contact list and collec…
Obama, David Cameron to Attend NCAA Basketball Game
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama is scheduled to take British Prime Minister David Cameron to an NCAA tournament game as part of his official visit to the United States next week.Showcasing one of America’s most popul…
Obama on Lin-sanity: ‘I’ve Been on the Jeremy Lin Bandwagon for a While’
Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama says he was ahead of the curve when it comes to New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin.“I’ve been on the Jeremy Lin bandwagon for a while,” the president told ESPN&r…
Coach Obama Mentors Daughter’s Team
Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Between his many duties as Commander-in-Chief, President Obama seems to have added a new responsibility to his plate: coaching his daughter Sasha’s basketball team.Weekends at the White House…
Will Ferrell Does Intros for Hornets-Bulls Basketball Game
Peter Kramer/NBC(NEW ORLEANS) — Will Ferrell, who played a fictional basketball player in the 2008 comedy Semi-Pro, returned to the court Wednesday night when he introduced the starting lineups before the New Orleans Hornets’ home game against the Chi…
Locked Out No More: NBA Tips Off on Christmas Day
Al Bello/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A shortened NBA season finally gets underway on Christmas Day when the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics tip off at Madison Square Garden.“I’m very excited basketball is back,” a fan at the game told ABC …