WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama celebrated the World Series champion Chicago Cubs and spoke about the power sports has to unite people.
''Throughout our history, sports has had this power to bring us together even when the country is divided,'' Obama said at a White House ceremony for his hometown team. ''Sports has changed attitudes and culture in ways that seem subtle but that ultimately made us think differently about ourselves.''
The White House event came four days before Obama hands the presidency over to Donald Trump following one of the most divisive elections in recent memory.