Obama is competitive. It's a requirement, one would hope, to run for President. But the New York Times' Jodi Kantor writes that Obama might over competitive. Deep in the story is a juicy anecdote of Obama comparing himself to Lebron and co. in Miami, and Romney to Jeremy Lin.
At a fundraiser in Miami last night, President Obama congratulated the "Miami Heats," accidentally (or perhaps masterfully?) fulfilling his press secretary's spin-line that the president 'has always refused to pander on sports."
Today in Sports: Belmont gets its opening line, athletes who drink and drive, and a supportive Miami fan tries real hard to find something positive to say.
Today in sports: The Heat are falling apart, SEC football plays rough, and a Saints takes a big shot at the Commish.
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