White House ceremony to honor WNBA's Detroit Shock
Posted: 07.24.2009 at 12:07 AM
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AUBURN HILLS, MI (AP) --       AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - The Detroit Shock are headed to the
White House for a ceremony to honor the defending WNBA champions.
      President Barack Obama will host the team Monday at a ceremony
on the South Portico of the White House. The team will present a
gift to the president.
      The Shock (5-9 so far this season) won the 2008 WNBA
championship. Last year's victory was their third league title in
six years.
      Before the ceremony, the Shock are scheduled to hold a fitness
clinic at the Richard England Boys & Girls Club in northeast
Washington. The event is part of the president's United We Serve
volunteerism campaign.

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