In Sports: The Obama Effect?

The LA Lakers visited the White House and met President Obama on Monday, which "was a good substitute for a ho-hum January practice, and they promptly lifted their road doldrums" as they beat the Washington Wizards 115-103 on Tuesday. (Baltimore Sun)

On Tuesday, Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari and freshman phenom John Wall got a call from President Obama "to congratulate the Cats on the "Hoops for Haiti" program that raised more than $1 million for disaster relief efforts in Haiti". (USA Today) Tuesday night, the No. 1-ranked Wildcats lost their first game this season to unranked South Carolina.

So, either Obama has no effect on sports outcomes, or the effect is only good when you meet him in person.