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Ricketts next number? Making 101 years go away
suntimes.com - 11/2/2009
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.
A SPECIAL REPORT Ricketts' vow: 'We're going to win the World Series'
suntimes.com - 10/30/2009
A SPECIAL REPORT Ricketts' vow: 'We're going to win the World Series'
— suntimes.com — The Ricketts family re-introduced themselves to Chicago today with a curse-defiant news conference that included vows of... making the Cubs a perennial playoff team and World Series champion. (more) A SPECIAL REPORT Ricketts' vow: 'We're going to win ...

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New Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts Goes One-on-One With "SportsBiz"
cnbc.com - 10/30/2009
New Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts Goes One-on-One With "SportsBiz"
— cnbc.com — Posted By: Darren Rovell This afternoon, Tom Ricketts was formally announced as the new owner of the... Chicago Cubs, 942 days after Sam Zell said he would be selling the club. We sat down with Ricketts and talked to him about the future of owning ... (more) New Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts Goes One-on-One With "SportsBiz"

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Ricketts introduced as Cubs' owners
chicago.cubs.mlb.com - 10/31/2009
Ricketts introduced as Cubs' owners
— chicago.cubs.mlb.com — By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com 10/30/09 5:31 PM ET CHICAGO -- Now, Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster and... his teammates know who their boss is. On Friday, the Ricketts family was formally introduced as the new owners of the Chicago Cubs, purchasing the team, ... (more) Ricketts introduced as Cubs' owners

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A League of Her Own:  Chicago Cubs Headlines for Monday

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Chicago Cubs Headlines for Monday
A League of Her Own — ... I'm still not quite used to this strange "public-face-of-ownership" experience we've been having lately. After so many years of corporate overlords, putting a face other than the Trib Tower or Sam Zell to ownership seems to be a positive experience. Especially when said owner is saying things like this: ...

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