Word on the Street: Obama backs the Bears

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Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011
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Obama to be the first President attend the Super Bowl?

President Barack Obama has never hid his love for Chicago sports teams. An avid White Sox fan, plus a Blackhawks supporter last summer, the President is now showing the Bears some love.

Obama announced today from the Oval Office that he will "no doubt" be going to Dallas to watch the Bears play in the Super Bowl should they win this weekend against the Green Bay Packers. (NBC Chicago)

Carmelo Anthony not getting any closer to Chicago

Representatives for Carmelo Anthony are engaging the Chicago Bulls with hopes of pushing them into becoming a serious bidder for the Denver Nuggets star. Trade discussions have completely stopped with the New Jersey Nets, and Anthony has been enthusiastic about a possible trade to the Bulls for a while.

But Denver and Chicago officials had been previously unable to come to terms on a deal. John Paxson and Gar Forman are interested in acquiring Anthony, but are not ready to lose Joakim Noah.

Anthony has reportedly been a very unhappy client, and is pressuring his agents to make a deal soon. (Yahoo! Sports)

Toews relieved to be without All-Star captain title

Blackhawks fans were a bit upset after the outcome of the NHL All-Star Game's captain selection, as Jonathan Toews was not selected. But that didn't upset Toews at all.

"I'm relieved ... I'm more comfortable sitting on the outside. It's only my second All-Star Game appearance. There's no reason to take all that pressure right off the bat," Toews said after practice.

The Red Wings' Nicklas Lidstrom and Hurricanes' Eric Stall were selected team captains for the Jan. 30 game. (Chicago Tribune)

White Sox invite 14 non-roster players to spring training

With spring training right around the corner, the White Sox have added new players to their list of non-roster invitees.

Earlier this winter, the Sox agreed to minor-league contracts (with spring training invitations) to pitchers Brian Bruney, Jeff Gray, Josh Kinney, Shane Lindsay and Miguel Socolovich. Catchers Donny Lucy and Jared Price and infielder Dallas McPherson were also signed to minor-league deals.

Left-hander Charlie Leesman, outfielder Jordan Danks and catcher Josh Phegley were among the 14 players invited to the White Sox's spring training as non-roster invitees. (Chicago Tribune)

Milton Bradley arrested on felony charge

Milton Bradley was not the most popular player in Chicago. And it looks like he's not that well-liked in Los Angeles either.

At 10:40 a.m. at a residence in Encino, Calif., Bradley was arrested about two hours after police received a call from an unidentified woman saying a man had threatened her.

The former Cub was booked on a felony charge of making criminal threats and released after he posted 50,000 bail. His court date is set for Feb. 8. (ChicagoBreakingSports)

Former Sox Crede signs with Rockies

The Colorado Rockies signed former White Sox third baseman Joe Crede to a minor-league contract with an invite to major league camp in spring training.

Crede was a member of the 2005 World Series championship team. He played only 90 games for the Minnesota Twins in 2009, hitting .225 with 15 home runs and 48 RBI. He sat out the entire 2010 season because of back injuries. (ChicagoBreakingSports)

Green Bay paper apologizes for spelling error

After spelling "Chicago" incorrectly in a front page headline that read "On To Chicaco," Bears fans had some new material to work with.

Today, the Green Bay Press-Gazette apologized for the spelling error saying "We know the great city of Chicago is spelled with two "C"s and a "G," and not three "C"s. We were equally embarrassed we got it wrong in the first place and then failed to catch it in the proofreading process."

The paper went on to say that in the event the Packers move on to the Super Bowl, they will spell the host city of Dallas correctly. (Chicago Tribune)

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