President Barack Obama holds up his championship ring with Seattle Storm basketball players Sue Bird, left, and Swin Cash, right, as he welcomed the WNBA Champion Seattle Storm, June 29, in the Rose Garden of the White House
President Barack Obama holds up his championship ring with Seattle Storm basketball players Sue Bird, left, and Swin Cash, right, as he welcomed the WNBA Champion Seattle Storm, June 29, in the Rose Garden of the White House
NASCAR:
Gymnastics:
Cycling:
Quarterbacking:
Prize Fighting:
Pretend-golf:
Mind-reading:
Cow-taming:
Fencing:
Juggling:
Dancercise:
Aerobics:
International Ping Pong:
Trans-Atlantic paddling:
Sailing:
Orienteering:
Rodeo:
Stone-flinging:
Karate Chopping:
Long Distance Running:
Chess:
Ice-skating:
Hurdling:
Wave-riding:
High-Jumping:
Backwards Tennis:
Cricket:
Really Big Fish Catching:
Saber-swinging:
Soccer ball juggling:
Tiny ball-whacking:
Pocket Battleships:
Batting:
Ball-potting:
Weight-lifting:
Left-leaning (a popular sport in Communist Europe):
Snow-ploughing:
Hurling:
That ‘don’t-blink’ game:
Thumb-Wrestling (thank you gobrooklyn for the reminder about this great sport):
General Wrestling:
Fly-swatting:
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….with members of the Phoenix Mercury, the 2009 WNBA champions, at the State Dining Room of the White House July 19, 2010
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First Lady Michelle Obama at the launch of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition on June 23, 2010, with students and community leaders at Columbia Heights Educational Campus, in Washington, DC
President Obama talks with TNTs Marv Albert about the state of the NBA, LeBron James future, his NBA Finals pick and more in the first ever sit-down interview on the White House basketball court.
“I want to point out: This team has not lost a game since I was elected president….just sayin’.”
President Barack Obama honoring the 2010 NCAA champion University of Connecticut women’s basketball team in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 17, 2010.
A year ago…..
Vice President Joe Biden ‘exults’ as he tells female student athletes how inspiring they are to younger girls, during an announcement about action on Title IX that provides equal opportunities for female athletes, at the Charles E. Smith Center at George Washington University in Washington, Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
President and Mrs. Obama host US Olympians and school children at the White House, September, 2009
President Barack Obama with Kobe Bryant during a ceremony honoring the 2009 NBA basketball champions Los Angeles Lakers in the East Room at the White House in Washington, January 25, 2010.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Shock
Brazil
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Steelers
University of North Carolina
University of Connecticut
Columbus Crew
University of Florida
Washington Wizards
President Obama heads a football while walking back to the Oval Office after hosting the MLS Columbus Crew in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, July 13, 2009.