LSU’s Reese on White House flap: ‘We’ll go to the Obamas’
1 year, 8 months ago

LSU’s Reese on White House flap: ‘We’ll go to the Obamas’

Associated Press  

First lady Jill Biden’s walk-back of her suggestion that runner-up Iowa should join NCAA women’s basketball champion LSU for a visit to the White House didn’t sit well with Tigers star Angel Reese. Prompted by a discussion of Biden’s comments during her Wednesday appearance on “The Paper Route Podcast,” Reese said the Tigers should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama rather than President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden. Reese on Monday called Jill Biden’s suggestion “a joke.” Joe Biden invited LSU and men’s champion Connecticut to the White House on Tuesday with no mention of Iowa. Following LSU’s victory, coach Kim Mulkey said she would go to the White House if invited.

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Instead of debating, Biden welcomed college basketball champs to the White House today
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Instead of debating, Biden welcomed college basketball champs to the White House today

NPR  

Instead of debating, Biden welcomed college basketball champs to the White House today On a day that President Biden might have been ramping up for his second debate of the campaign, he was instead at the White House, welcoming college basketball champions. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: On a day that President Biden might have been ramping up for his second debate …

NCAA champion athletes go to White House, where Vice President Kamala Harris celebrates them
1 year, 6 months ago

NCAA champion athletes go to White House, where Vice President Kamala Harris celebrates them

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris saluted more than a thousand U.S. college athletes from championship teams who gathered Monday at the White House South Lawn, saying that sports have a “very special way of bringing people together.” President Joe Biden had been scheduled to greet the athletes, but he had a root canal and was unable to attend the …

Biden celebrates LSU women’s and UConn men’s basketball teams at separate White House events
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden celebrates LSU women’s and UConn men’s basketball teams at separate White House events

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — All of the past drama and sore feelings associated with Louisiana State’s invitation to the White House were seemingly forgotten or set aside Friday as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed the championship women’s basketball team to the mansion with smiles, hugs and lavish praise all around. “Folks, we need to support women sports, not …

Bidens to host UConn, LSU basketball teams at White House
1 year, 7 months ago

Bidens to host UConn, LSU basketball teams at White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, plan to welcome the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball champions to the White House later this month. The University of Connecticut Huskies men’s team beat San Diego State 76-59 in April to secure its fifth national title. The invite to LSU became a source of controversy this year after the first …

Jill Biden owes the LSU women a full apology
1 year, 8 months ago

Jill Biden owes the LSU women a full apology

Salon  

The worst takes on Louisiana State University's first national championship in women's basketball last weekend seemed to come from aggrieved white men on Twitter, upset over a young Black woman displaying bravado analogous to her male counterparts on the court. Outrage ensued from the usual suspects like former respected MSNBC and ESPN anchor turned basket case Keith Olbermann, who called …

LSU women’s basketball will accept White House visit invitation following national title: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

LSU women’s basketball will accept White House visit invitation following national title: Report

New York Times  

The national champion LSU women’s basketball team will accept an invitation to visit the White House, university spokesperson Michael Bonnette told the Associated Press. Here’s what you need to know: Previously, star forward Angel Reese aired her frustrations with first lady Jill Biden suggesting runner-up Iowa could also visit the White House. “It was tough just seeing in the beginning, …

Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House
1 year, 8 months ago

Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House

Associated Press  

— LSU’s national champion women’s basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the White House. University spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed LSU’s intentions on the matter on Thursday, a day after Tigers star forward Angel Reese suggested during a podcast interview that her team should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former first …

LSU’s Angel Reese airs frustrations with Jill Biden’s White House comments: ‘We’ll go to the Obamas’
1 year, 8 months ago

LSU’s Angel Reese airs frustrations with Jill Biden’s White House comments: ‘We’ll go to the Obamas’

New York Times  

LSU star Angel Reese said she doesn’t “accept the apology” from first lady Jill Biden and that she and her teammates should celebrate with the Obamas instead of going to the White House after winning the NCAA women’s championship. Here’s what you need to know: The comments, made on “The Paper Route Podcast,” come after the first lady said both …

Biden to host NCAA champs UConn, LSU; doesn’t mention Iowa
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden to host NCAA champs UConn, LSU; doesn’t mention Iowa

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday scrapped the idea of inviting the NCAA champion Louisiana State women’s basketball team along with Iowa’s players, who lost the title to LSU, to celebrate at the White House. The president tweeted Tuesday that both LSU and the University of Connecticut, winner of the NCAA men’s basketball title, “showed us the best of …

Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House
1 year, 8 months ago

Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden said Monday that she wants the defeated Iowa women’s basketball team to be invited to the White House in addition to the national title winner Louisiana State University. “But, you know, I’m going to tell Joe I think Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.” The White House didn’t immediately …

Caitlin Clark: Angel Reese should not be criticized for gestures at title game
1 year, 8 months ago

Caitlin Clark: Angel Reese should not be criticized for gestures at title game

New York Times  

Iowa star Caitlin Clark said Tuesday that LSU’s Angel Reese should not be criticized for the gestures she made toward Clark in the final moments of Sunday’s national championship game. pic.twitter.com/i8tZyO8bai — ESPN April 4, 2023 What else Clark said Clark called Reese — who was named the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player — a “tremendous, tremendous player” during her …

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