Obama fetes Minnesota Lynx for WNBA Finals win

By Josh Lederman

Published June 12, 2014 7:43pm ET

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Obama fetes Minnesota Lynx for WNBA Finals win — President Barack Obama holds up a Minnesota Lynx team basketball jersey for group photo during a ceremony honoring the WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx, Thursday, June 12, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Minnesota Lynx defeated the Atlanta Dream last October to win their second WNBA title in three years. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) | Jacquelyn Martin

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is praising the WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx for setting a good example for his daughters and for girls nationwide.

Obama is honoring the team’s victory in the WNBA Finals in a White House ceremony Thursday. He says when young women play sports, they do better in school.

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