Normally, schools – especially public schools – might be uneasy with as prominent a figure as their head basketball coach taking a public political stand. When your head coach’s sister is the First Lady, though, they can’t really help it.

Michelle Obama just couldn’t contain her national pride and hoops fandom on Sunday, giving each member of the U.S. Men’s Basketball team a big ol’ American momma hug after their victory over France. Read more after the jump.

Yeah, SpongeBob lost here, but just wait until he gets revenge after he finds out the pro-healthy-eating First Lady likes Krabby Patties. [h/t BBC]

Tales of Jon Gruden’s all-encompassing devotion to football are legion. Last night, he offered us another reminder of why.

Yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, were the Grand Marshall’s at NASCAR’s Sprint Cup finale. Their reception was not a kind one.

President Obama played ball in front of wounded soldiers at Fort McNair with some of the most talented basketball players in the world, past and present…So how did he choose who would participate in the afternoon hoops? He rewarded his supporters, naturally.

Michelle Obama will be in attendance for Game 6 of the NBA Finals at the Staples Center. While Michelle is at the game, her husband Barack will be giving a crucial address to the American people regarding his administration’s response to the BP oil disaster.