SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The University of Virginia men’s basketball team will not be celebrating its national championship with President Donald Trump at the White House, per a statement from the head coach released Friday [4-26-19]. Head coach Tony Bennett said the team has ‘received inquiries about a visit to the White House’ but will be declining an invitation because several players are pursuing opportunities beyond their time at UVA…The Baylor women’s basketball team, whose members also became national champions this year, announced Wednesday [4-24-19] that it would be attending a ceremony at the White House on Monday [4-29-19] that will include Trump. Trump’s invitations to sports teams faced scrutiny earlier this year, when a Washington Post report revealed that in the more than two years since he had taken office, the President had not hosted a women’s championship sports team for a solo event at the White House. The Baylor Lady Bears will be the first women’s championship team to make a solo visit since Trump took office, according to the Washington Post.”
–Jamie Ehrlich, “University of Virginia basketball team will not celebrate championship at the White House,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, April 26, 2019 7:14 pm