Obama lauds Duke, takes heat over Heels (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

This is what you get for ever picking North Carolina, Mr. President. President Barack Obama on Thursday heaped praise on the Duke men's basketball team for winning the NCAA championship last month -- a Blue Devils squad that capped its run in one of the more exciting title games in recent memory, a 61-59 contest against upstart Butler that came down to the final shot.

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