President Obama cheers on niece at NCAA women's basketball tournament


President Barack Obama may have picked Kentucky to win the men's NCAA Tournament, but when it comes to women's basketball, he's rooting for Tigers, not Wildcats.
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Obama was in College Park, Maryland, on Saturday to cheer for the undefeated Princeton Tigers — his niece, Leslie Robinson, is a freshman forward with the team, although For The Win notes that she did not see game time against Green Bay.
Princeton trailed at halftime, but came on in the second half to clinch an 80-70 win and move on into the round of 32. Impressive, but not quite as memorable as this White House pool report on the game: "Obama was seen bopping his head slightly but in time with 'Can't touch this,' during a dance off during a timeout."
Only during March Madness.
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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
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