President Obama shakes hands with NCAA Champions at the White House on Monday. Photo/CD Brown. Bringing his love for everything sports to the White House, President Barack Obama yesterday honored championship teams and student athletes from across the NCAA with a reception. The occasion marks the continuing effort President Obama began of sports champions being commended for service, as part of a White House visit. With over 600 student-athletes and over 100 coaches convening on the South Lawn of the White House, the president said, "I know that one team cooks dinner for the families of children suffering from serious illnesses. Another holds a track meet every year for more than 300 students with physical and mental disabilities. Together, you guys have organized blood drives, built houses, cleaned up beaches and reached out to senior citizens. One young man even donated bone marrow to a little girl he had never met." After remarks by the president the students ...
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