Former President Barack Obama surprises WNBA All-Stars at their practice at his Presidential Center
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"Former President Barack Obama surprises WNBA All-Stars at their practice at his Presidential Center" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Yahoo Sports, ABC7 Chicago, USA Today and Chicago Sun-Times. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (6)
- Barack Obama surprises WNBA All-Stars ahead of practice in Chicago: ‘I could not be a bigger fan’ Chicago Tribune · 2h ago
- President Obama surprises players at WNBA All-Star in Chicago Yahoo Sports · 5h ago
- Barack Obama greets WNBA players as fans get excited for All Star Game in Chicago ABC7 Chicago · 5h ago
- Caitlin Clark bonds with Barack Obama at WNBA All-Star weekend over media scrutiny USA Today · 5h ago
- Obama drops in on WNBA event at presidential center Chicago Sun-Times · 5h ago
- Former President Barack Obama surprises WNBA All-Stars at their practice at his Presidential Center AP News · 5h ago broke it first
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