Obama’s NCAA picks: Kansas over Kentucky in the final

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President Obama has got some game on the basketball court, but it appears he’s playing it safe in his picks for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

The president, as he has before, on Wednesday announced his predictions on ESPN: He likes the University of Kansas over Kansas State University in one semifinal game and the University of Kentucky over Villanova University in the other. All four are first- or second-seeded teams.

And he’s picking Kansas to win it all.

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-- Mark Silva

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