President Obama gave the Minnesota Lynx a jingle Thursday, one day after they locked up their third WNBA title in five years.

And it's obvious he's still proud for his backyard victory over Lynx star Maya Moore so many years ago.

The Lynx gathered around an office table with a telephone conference speaker in the middle and laughed upon hearing the president ask, "Are you guys getting tired of doing this?"

Obama went on to call the team "a juggernaut" and said he was looking forward to yet another White House visit from the squad.

The president also needled Moore a bit, reminding her that he beat her in a game of HORSE at the White House in 2009, when she joined her fellow Connecticut Huskies at a White House title celebration.

"Yes, it is still my deepest regret," she said.

Howard Sinker, Star Tribune

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