Sports Report: Cubs to visit White House before President Obama leaves office

Theo Epstein says the Chicago Cubs may take up Barack Obama on his White House invitation after all. Shortly after the Cubs broke their 108-year World Series curse, President Obama , who of course has longstanding ties to Chicago (albeit as a White Sox fan), took to Twitter to invite the team to the White House for the traditional championship visit before he leaves office early in 2017.

Before Game 1 of the World Series, President Obama set aside his White Sox fandom and admitted that he would indeed be rooting for the Cubs to end their 108-year drought and win it all. Chicago is his hometown, after all, even if the Cubs are on the north side. The Royals didn't visit the White House until eight months after their championship (which is typical), however, so the Cubs have to be a bit quicker if they're going to make it before Obama 's term is up on Jan.

For example, the White House hosted the 2015 World Series champions, the Royals, in July, nearly nine months after they beat the Mets in the World Series. But shortly after the Cubs won Game 7 on Wednesday, President Obama took to Twitter to congratulate the team—and to let them know that he’d like to have the Cubs visit the White House before he leaves office in January.

He insisted the Cubs visit before his term in office expires. 3 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama invited the World Series champions Chicago Cubs to the White House before he leaves office at the beginning of the year. Obama is a Chicago resident and fan of the city's other baseball team, the White Sox, who play on the city's "south side."

The Chicago Cubs will visit President Obama at the White House on Monday to celebrate their World Championship, according to multiple reports . Obama will welcome the Cubs just four days before he leaves office and President -elect Donald Trump is sworn in. The Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games to capture their first championship title since 1908. Obama called manager Joe Maddon after the victory and later tweeted, “Want to come to the White House before I leave ?”. The White House has hosted three Blackhawks championship teams during Obama 's presidency . •

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - President Barack Obama has invited the World Series champion Chicago Cubs to visit him at the White House . The team will have to make travel arrangements quickly, though, because Obama leaves office in mid-January. Want to come to the White House before I leave ?" The Cubs aren't Obama 's preferred baseball team; his loyalties lie with the White Sox. First Lady Michelle Obama also took to Twitter overnight to celebrate the victory.

Theo Epstein can’t wait to visit the White House again, and the Cubs are similarly eager to make their first-ever pilgrimage to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington D.C. Epstein revealed Wednesday that he and several Cubs players are keen on celebrating their 2016 World Series triumph at the White House with President Barack Obama before he leaves office on Jan. 20, 2017, according to CSN Chicago’s Patrick Mooney.

There is a chance the Cubs could visit Barack Obama in the White House before he leaves office . The Cubs are now looking at making another potential political statement by going to Washington before Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017. President Barack Obama already invited the 2016 team to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. over Twitter

As we told you yesterday, shortly after the final out of the World Series, President Obama tweeted from his personal @POTUS account an invitation for the champion Chicago Cubs to visit the White House before he leaves office in just a few weeks. As of yesterday, the Cubs hadn’t committed to a WH visit before January 20, 2017, so the president took it to the next level

Not long after the Chicago Cubs World Series victory there were rumblings of a visit to the White House before outgoing president Barack Obama left office in January. According to the Chicago Tribune, those talks are more than just rumblings now. With seven weeks remaining in Obama ’s presidency , members. Reports : 49ers to clean house , will fire GM Trent Baalke and coach Chip Kelly. Shutdown Corner.