Cubs downplay White House visit

WASHINGTON— Manager Joe Maddon and some of the Chicago Cubs will visit the White House on Wednesday, though it’s not an official visit with President Donald Trump. Maddon said Tuesday that he was going out of respect for the Ricketts family, which owns the defending World Series champion Cubs and donated to Trump’s campaign. The White House visit is so unofficial that Maddon said it’s only “a possibility” that he and the Cubs will see Trump.