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From the Wire...Ricketts Officially Takes Over Cubs
From the Wire...Ricketts Officially Takes Over Cubs
According to reports from the Chicago Tribune, the Ricketts Family officially took over control of the Chicago Cubs Tuesday morning. As expected, the final hurdle in the bankruptcy case passed through on Monday. Tom Ricketts is expected to be formally announced during a press conference on ...
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Time to Meet the Cubs New Boss
ChicagoCubsOnline.com — The Ricketts Family officially took over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday . Tom Ricketts will serve as board chairman and released the following statement after the sale closed on Tuesday . "My family and I are thrilled that this day has finally come and we thank Commissioner Bud Selig and Major League Baseball owners for approving our ownership. Now we will go to work building the championship tradition that all Cubs fans so richly deserve. It's fitting that this closing takes place during World Series week. Out of respect for the Fall Classic, and at the league's request, we will ...

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CHICAGO - The sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family is complete. The Ricketts family said Tuesday that it...
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The $845 million sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family was completed Tuesday, more than 2 1/2 years after the baseball franchise was put on the market.
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Ricketts officially now Cubs ownersMajor League Baseball News 10/27/2009
The Ricketts family formally took control of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and 25 percent of Comcast Sportsnet after a financial closing on Tuesday.