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Monday, July 16, 2012  Obama, Biden to attend tune-up games for Olympic basketball teams

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  President Barack Obama says the blown umpire's call that cost a young Detroit Tigers' pitcher a perfect game dramatizes the need for Major League Baseball to "take a look" at more instant replay.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  Standing in the Rose Garden on a sticky day, Obama was still taking heat for (correctly) picking North Carolina, Duke's rival, to win it all in 2009.

Monday, April 26, 2010  President Barack Obama celebrated the world champion Yankees on Monday for their heroics and character — and bemoaned that his Chicago White Sox couldn't match New York's remarkable record of success.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010  President Obama thanks No. 1 Kentucky for fundraising efforts in 'Hoops for Haiti' initiative

Thursday, November 19, 2009  President Barack Obama to appear in NFL public service announcement with Brees, Polamalu, Ware

Tuesday, September 22, 2009  President Obama sends letters to IOC members promising 'spectacular' 2016 Olympics in Chicago

Friday, June 19, 2009  Obama talks titles with coaches of NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, January 15, 2009  Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he wants a dream team of former presidents, secretaries of state and ambassadors to help seal the deal for the city to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.