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Obama Could Use Another Pair of Athletic Shorts

Danny Groner | Posted 10.20.2009 | Style

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Danny Groner

Last week's photo of President Obama stuffing Reggie Love during a pick-up basketball game was the latest in a series of photos taken of the president playing in pants instead of shorts.

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G-8 Summit Organizers Ready Basketball Court For Obama

Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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(AP) L'AQUILA, Italy - A summit held in a police barracks in a quake-stricken city may not provide Barack Obama with the luxury to which a U.S. presid...

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President Obama Meets With LeBron James

AP | TOM WITHERS | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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The White House. A movie premiere in Maryland. A store opening in Harlem. LeBron James is making the rounds this summer....

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Obama Basketball Habit: Plays Almost Every Day

AP | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama without a basketball? His press secretary says there are very few days he doesn't see the commander in chief either h...

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NBA All-Stars Weigh In On Obama's B-Ball Skills (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media

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On CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, host John King sits down with basketball greats Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Steve Nash, Grant Hill and Chris Pa...

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Knick's Duhon Reflects On Pickup Games With Obama

New York Post | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

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AS I watched the inauguration unfold on TV in the locker room with my Knicks teammates after yesterday's practice, I felt excited for our country, exc...

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Roundballer In Chief: Lessons from the Mario Cuomo Basketball League

Andrew Stengel | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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Andrew Stengel

I have some advice for those who played basketball with then-candidate Obama: the game will change once the oath of office is administered. I know because I was on Gov. Cuomo's team.

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Bowling Industry Offers To Pimp Out White House Lane

WSJ | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics

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Sharp elbows are already flying in the Obama camp. With Barack Obama the first avid basketball player to be elected president, political appointees, c...

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Obama, Giannoulias Clash On The Court

Posted 12.07.2008 | Chicago

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Barack Obama's favorite campaign stress reliever, basketball, was a source of tension between the candidate and his friend and frequent playing partn...

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Obama's Election Day Basketball Game (VIDEO)

Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago

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Senator Barack Obama continued his election day ritual Tuesday with a two-hour basketball game on Chicago's West Side. Among the players in Obama's g...

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How Much Did McCain Pay for the Hillary Handbook?

Trey Ellis | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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Trey Ellis

And whatever it was he was ripped off. Not since the NAACP convention has McCain made a single non-vituperative comment about Obama.

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Obama Goes To Doctor For Sore Basketball Hip

AP | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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CHICAGO — Barack Obama, back in his home town after a tour of Afghanistan, the Middle East and Europe, saw a doctor at the University of Chicago...

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Obama Bruised In Election Day Basketball Game

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Tuesday continued his election day tradition of playing basketball--only to get battered after accidently getting knocke...

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Obama's Got Game

Chip Collis | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

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Chip Collis

Consider Hillary's half-court strategy. Drawn up on the DLC-chalkboard, it consists of anchoring the major blue states, conceding the basic red states, and fighting over the swing states.

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