http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/tar_heels_headed_for_white_house Comments for "Tar Heels headed for White House" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/tar_heels_headed_for_white_house <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/obamahead_100.jpg" class="blog-icon" /> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>Next stop for the Tar Heels: The White House.</p><p>The country’s B-baller-in-chief will host the <a href="http://www.unc.edu">UNC-Chapel Hill</a> men&#39;s team on May 11 at the White House, Barb Barrett reports. The team was invited by President Barack Obama for a ceremony in honor of their NCAA championship this year.</p><p>Details about the White House event remain sketchy, but here&#39;s some background: Obama practiced with the UNC team during the 2008 presidential campaign. </p><p>His personal assistant and body man, Reggie Love, played on a championship <a href="http://www.duke.edu">Duke</a> basketball team. And Obama picked the Heels to win it all in his NCAA March Madness choices.</p><p>The president traditionally honors champions in both collegiate and professional sports. The UNC women&#39;s soccer team and the Carolina Hurricanes have previously been honored at the White House.</p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/tar_heels_headed_for_white_house#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/tar_heels_headed_for_white_house#comment Barack Obama basketball Carolina Hurricanes Duke University NCAA Reggie Love unc-chapel hill Under the Dome Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:22:19 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 13652 at http://projects.newsobserver.com