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Sammy Sosa sued for $203K in Dominican court
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Sammy Sosa is being sued for $203,000 by a businessman who claims the former Major Leaguer owes him for commission on a house sale, among other things.
AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB Joe Mauer a Cub? What could have been!
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Joe Mauer winning the AL MVP this week was yet another reminder of just how star-crossed the Cubs have been this decade. What looked like an incredible breakthe Twins passing on Mark Prior and taking the more "signable" Mauer with the No. 1 overall pickhas turned into...
Wrigley's poker face
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Bad luck for Horseshoe Casino. The Chicago Cubs organization has installed new billboards that obscure the view of the casino's sign on a Wrigleyville roof. The Horseshoe ad, which was up at the beginning of the 2009 baseball
season, had a lot of exposure in TV shots from the...
Grabow likely completes Cubs' pen
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John Grabow believed in his new team enough to ignore the free-agent market, and the Cubs believe in the fitness of Grabow's left elbow enough to give the reliever a two-year, $7.5 million contract that was completed Friday.
Cubs sign lefty reliever Grabow to two-year deal
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John Grabow believed in his new team enough to ignore the free-agent market, and the Cubs believe in the fitness of Grabows left elbow enough to give the reliever a two-year, $7.5 million contract that was completed Friday.
Cubs finalize signing of Grabow
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The Cubs announced the signing of lefty reliever John Grabow to a two-year contract that sources say is worth $7.5 million, a deal that has been imminent for weeks.
Cubs trade Heilman, add 2 years to Grabow's deal :
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The Cubs took two key steps in shaping their 2010 bullpen Thursday, even as they continue to work and wait on their bigger offseason tasks of trading Milton Bradley and acquiring another outfielder.
Real work starts now
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They gave the Cubs' new owners a standing ovation when they were formally introduced to the other major-league owners at a dinner Wednesday night at the O'Hare Hilton.
Cubs announce 2010 Spring Training schedule
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The Chicago Cubs announced their 35-game Spring Training schedule for the 2010 season. The club will play 15 home games at HoHoKam Park, 18 road games in Arizona (including a pair of games at Chase Field to close the exhibition schedule) and two games in Las Vegas against the Chicago...
Cubs reach contract agreement with pitcher John Grabow
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The Cubs and relief pitcher John Grabow have reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension that has been anticipated for weeks.
Sosa: Lighten up folks, it's just facial cream
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Relax, Sammy Sosa says. The dramatic lightening of his face is caused by a facial cream, not steroids, an infection nor skin-bleaching treatment.
Cubs' offseason plans tied to Bradley trade
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The Cubs' efforts to trade outfielder Milton Bradley picked up speed on the second day of the general managers meetings Tuesday at the Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport. The Cubs were to meet with four or five teams late Tuesday before the meetings conclude today.
Lilly optimistic after surgery on shoulder
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The Cubs' effort to rebound from a disappointing 2009 season already took its first hit this week when their best pitcher from last season underwent arthroscopic surgery on his pitching shoulder.
Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly has shoulder surgery
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Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly might not be ready in time to start next season after having shoulder surgery yesterday in Los Angeles.
Ricketts next number? Making 101 years go away
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Tom Ricketts has spent his life becoming an expert at handling big numbers, whether in the form of multi-million-dollar stocks and bonds trades or $845-million purchases of sports franchises.
Ricketts says he'll lead off with repairs to Wrigley Field
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Now that Tom Ricketts has control of the Cubs and Wrigley Field, he has plans to make immediate upgrades to the ballpark that turns 100 years old in 2014. Enough upgrades, he hopes, that Major League Baseball will agree to hold the 2014 All-Star Game at Wrigley.
Their new toy still a business
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Laura Ricketts met a friend for lunch in Wrigleyville the same August day her family signed an agreement with Tribune Co. to purchase the Cubs. Her friend suggested they take a Wrigley Field tour to celebrate. They were sitting in the bleachers when the news reached another member...
RICKETTS' GAME PLAN
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Thomas Ricketts spent $845 million for, among other assets, a baseball team that in a good year will record a profit of around $30 million.
THE WON-WAY RICKETTS
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Three years ago this month, in a prelude to a sale as it turned out, John McDonough took over as Cubs president and declared, ''It's time to win a World Series.''
Sun-Times' Q&A with Tom Ricketts
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Shortly before the sale of the Cubs was complete, new owner Tom Ricketts met at Wrigley Field with Sun-Times sports editor Stu Courtney, columnist Rick Telander, national baseball columnist Chris De Luca, Cubs beat reporter Gordon Wittenmyer and business reporter David Roeder. Here...
Ricketts met wife in bleachers
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Apparently not every urban myth is a myth.
Red Sox provide Cubs a blueprint
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Before the clinching game of the 2004 World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Boston Red Sox owner John Henry looked at team president Larry Lucchino and said, ``If this were to happen, is there anything bigger to happen in New England since the Revolutionary War?"
Upgrades in the plan for Wrigley Field
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Now that Tom Ricketts has control of the Cubs and Wrigley Field, he has plans to make immediate upgrades to the ballpark that turns 100 years old in 2014. Enough upgrades, he hopes, that Major League Baseball will agree to hold the 2014 All-Star Game at Wrigley.
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