The Tribune, citing Tribune sources, in the Tribune:
After nearly two years of intrigue, the billionaire Ricketts family has emerged as the winning bidder to purchase the Chicago Cubs from Tribune Co. for about $900 million, sources close to the situation said this evening.
The family will now complete negotiations with Tribune Co.
The family edged out Chicago real-estate investor Hersch Klaff and New York private-equity investor Marc Utay, a Chicago native, for the chance to follow Tribune Co., the Chicago-based media conglomerate, as owners of the storied yet hard-luck franchise.
?Intrigue?? Hardly. ?Incompetence?? More than likely. At any rate, the Cubs should have a new owner by Opening Day. This guy:
The Ricketts group will also acquire Wrigley and a stake in cable TV. He?s rumored to have deep pockets, and has longtime ties to the team and the town. So, in the deepest expression of Cub fan excitement, we here at ACB say:
?Don?t fuck this up.?
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