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Obama: Sports Fandom and Political Opportunity

If the Los Angeles Lakers end up winning the NBA Finals, President Obama will have successfully predicted the last four major sports championships -- the Finals, the BCS National Championship, the Super Bowl, and the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (that's his UNC jersey at left). Is Obama channeling Marty McFly and his sports almanac, or are his sports bona fides just very strong? It's likely the latter for the former athlete, who is taking First Fandom to another level. Most former presidents had some type of athletic background, but only a couple of examples parallel Obama's involvement ...

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