President Barack Obama will honor the 2011-12 UK men’s basketball team Friday at the White House for its national championship. The team’s eighth NCAA national championship will be celebrated at 4:5o p.m. with remarks from the president.
President Obama to honor 2012 NCAA Champion Wildcats at the White House
President Obama is John Wall’s “homeboy right there”
John Wall has had a relationship of sorts with Barack Obama since January, when the President called John Calipari and his Kentucky Wildcats to thank them for raising more than $1 million for Haiti. “Hello Mr. President this is John Wall,” the point guard said during the call. “I’ve been watching you,” Obama answered. Read…
President Obama’s NCAA picks: Kansas over Kentucky
President Barack Obama’s full NCAA tournament bracket has been unveiled on ESPN.com, and he breaks down how he put Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky and Villanova into his Final Four. Last year, Obama correctly picked North Carolina to win the national championship. This year, the president once again is going with the tournament’s top seed, taking…
President Obama picks Kentucky in his Final Four
The First Fan’s NCAA’s men Final Four: Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky and Villanova. Obama Tuesday taped his entire NCAA men’s and women’s brackets for ESPN, which will air those picks on SportsCenter at noon ET Wednesday. Last year, Obama picked men’s brackets for ESPN — correctly picking North Carolina to win the tournament — but…