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Michael Ditka was arrested for a DUI in April after he failed a field sobriety test. The son of former Bears' legend faced felony DUI charges given his prior convictions.

But Ditka is saying that the DUI charges should be thrown out. Ditka is not arguing that he was not drunk at the time of arrest. Instead, he's just saying he should never have been arrested.

So, what is the Michael Ditka DUI defense?

It's been a rough month for past and present members of the Chicago Bulls. Former Bulls' big man, Ben Wallace, was arrested for a DUI in September and was assigned the same judge that handed down a 93-day prison sentence to another former Bull, Jalen Rose.

This month, Derrick Rose settled a personal injury claim over his playing days at the University of Memphis. Now, the 2011 NBA MVP has been tied to a Los Angeles DUI as his childhood friend was arrested with Rose in the passenger seat, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.

Randy Michaels DUI, former Tribune Co. chief executive has fallen even further.

Michaels was arrested for a DUI near Cincinnati early Friday morning, reports the Chicago Tribune. Police found his car stuck in a ditch with water up to the vehicle's frame in a construction zone. An officer who approached the car said he smelled alcohol on Michaels, noticed his eyes were bloodshot, and described Michaels as unsteady on his feet.

Mark Ditka DUI. Yet another son of famed Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka has been arrested for driving under the influence. Last week, Ditka was arrested in Deerfield after a routine traffic stop gone bad. His brother, Michael Ditka, was previously arrested for a DUI in April and recently saw his charges upgraded to felony charges due to previous DUIs.

On September 24, a police officer noticed that Mark Ditka was driving without a front license plate, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. The police officer attempted to make a routine traffic stop, but Ditka refused to stop and continued driving.

Ex-Chicago Bulls just can't stay out of trouble in Michigan. Ben Wallace was arrested this weekend for a DUI in Bloomfield Hills. During the arrest, police also found a concealed weapon, and the former Bulls center will face felony weapons charges to go with his drunk driving charge.

Ironically, Judge Kimberly Small was assigned Big Ben's case, reports The Detroit News. You may remember Judge Small as the notorious judge who takes a hard line on first-time drunk drivers and who earlier this summer sentenced another former Bull, Jalen Rose, to a 93-day prison sentence. Still, the DUI charges may be the least of Wallace's worries.

The Jalen Rose DUI netted the former Chicago Bulls forward plenty of trouble as he faced jail time and was suspended from his job as an analyst at ESPN. Now, it’s being reported that just hours after he was sentenced to 93 days in jail for the March drunk driving incident, Rose was stopped for speeding after going nearly twice the speed limit.

According to CBS, Rose was involved in a single car accident in March when he veered his SUV off a snowy road. No one was injured in the accident, but Rose admitted to drinking six martinis before the accident. For the DUI, Rose was sentenced to 93 days in jail. However, he could have been released after serving only 20 of those days provided he didn’t get into any more trouble.

Former Chicago Cubs hitting-machine Mark Grace was arrested for a DUI over Memorial Day weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Arizona Republic reports that Grace was arrested for suspicion of driving with a blood-alcohol content over the legal limit after police observed him weaving in and out of traffic and making wide turns.

The 46-year old Grace, who played 13 years for the Cubs before winding down his career in Arizona, admitted to having a few drinks before the arrest reports the Republic. Grace did not have his wallet or license with him at the time of arrest, and was taken to a command post where he gave a blood alcohol test.

ESPN radio personality Harry Teinowitz pleaded guilty to DUI, but will avoid going to jail. Instead, the Chicago Sun-Times reports that Teinowitz will serve 18 months of conditional discharge and 240 hours of community service.

Harry Teinowitz's DUI conviction stems from a March incident where a witness called 911 to report Teinowitz's erratic driving. According to the Sun-Times, Teinowitz had entered the Edens Expressway and almost struck the witness's car before he dangerously swerved his car across several lanes of traffic.

Sports radio personality Harry Teinowitz from ESPN 1000 was recently caught drunk driving in Skokie, reported the Chicago Sun-Times. Authorities said 50-year-old sports talk host had a blood-alcohol content level of 0.131 percent when they pulled him over during the weekend.

The legal BAC limit in Illinois is 0.08 percent.

“I made a horrible mistake in judgment,” said Teinowitz, the host of the sports talk radio program “The Afternoon Saloon.” “And I take full responsibility for my actions. I let my family down. I let you guys, the listeners who I love, down. I let the company I work for down. And I’m deeply sorry.”

Singer and “Burlesque” film star Christina Aguilera, 30, and her beau Matthew Rutler, 25, were arrested in Los Angeles earlier this week after consuming two bottles of wine during a late night dinner at Osteria Mozza. The Chicago-Sun Times reported a police officer had caught Rutler driving erratically on the road and charged him with DUI.

Even though Aguilera was not behind the wheel, she was still unable to avoid getting arrested because she was allegedly extremely drunk and “unable to care for herself,” according to Hollywood Chicago. While Rutler faces a more serious misdemeanor offense, law enforcement officials detained Christina Aguilera for public intoxication but prosecutors will not charge her.