Instead of debating, Biden welcomed college basketball champs to the White House today
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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 of the campaign, instead he found himself at the White House welcoming college basketball champions. MEGAN LIM, BYLINE: President Biden walked hand-in-hand with legendary coach, Dawn Staley, into the East Room of the White House. But if they make it back, there will be someone new welcoming them to the White House, something that Biden acknowledged.

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President Biden welcomes 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics to White House
1 month ago

President Biden welcomes 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics to White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House was tinted green on Thursday, when President Joe Biden — Secret Service code name: Celtic — welcomed “Coach Joe” Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics to the South Lawn to celebrate the franchise’s unprecedented 18th NBA championship. “Joe’s the youngest head coach to win a title since the great Bill Russell,” Biden said. I liked being …

Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and UConn for historic 2024 title runs
3 months, 1 week ago

Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and UConn for historic 2024 title runs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden honored 2024 NCAA basketball champions South Carolina and Connecticut on Tuesday at the White House, celebrating the two powerhouse programs’ most recent national title runs. South Carolina’s title game against Iowa drew more viewers than this year’s men’s championship, averaging 18.7 million viewers on ABC and ESPN and peaking at 24 million viewers. South Carolina’s …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Joe Biden praises WNBA champs for social justice activism
3 years, 3 months ago

Joe Biden praises WNBA champs for social justice activism

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm on Monday, celebrating its success on the court and hailing the four-time title holders for changing lives with its activism. The team included three players who won gold medals as part of Team USA’s women’s basketball team at this summer’s Olympic games—Sue Bird, Jewell Lloyd and Breanna Stewart. That’s the …

Biden praises WNBA champs for social justice activism
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden praises WNBA champs for social justice activism

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm on Monday, celebrating their success on the court and hailing the four-time title holders for changing lives with their activism. That’s the Seattle Storm, that’s the WNBA.” Storm co-owner Ginny Gilder also praised the team’s activism and noted WNBA players’ efforts last year on behalf of Democrats Raphael …

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