[naviga:h3]Vanderbilt gridders injured by gunshot[/naviga:h3]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two Vanderbilt football players were shot in what police are calling an “ill-conceived plan” to recover a teammate’s stolen cell phone.

Tae Daley, 18, suffered a noncritical gunshot wound to his leg, and Frank Coppet, 18, received noncritical birdshot wounds to his arms, Nashville police said in a statement. Detectives were working to identify and arrest the shooters.

According to police, 19-year-old Donaven Tennyson had offered his phone for sale on an Internet site and met with a prospective buyer at a Chili’s parking lot at 5 p.m. Monday. Tennyson told police his phone was stolen during the meeting and later that night was offered for sale on the same Internet site.

[naviga:h3]Maddon, some Cubs visiting White House[/naviga:h3]

WASHINGTON — Manager Joe Maddon and some of the Chicago Cubs will visit the White House today, though it’s not an official visit with President Donald Trump.

Maddon said that he was going out of respect for the Ricketts family, which owns the Cubs and donated to Trump’s campaign. Maddon said it was voluntary for Cubs players and not an official trip.

The Cubs are in Washington to play the Nationals. The White House visit is so unofficial that Maddon said he thought it was only “a possibility” that he and the Cubs will see Trump. The team visited President Barack Obama at the White House as World Series champions in January before the end of his term.

The White House said later that Trump would participate in “a meet and greet with the Chicago Cubs.”