Mar 6th, 2010 · Canadians are still basking in the glow of the Winter Olympics. But in Russia, which will host the next winter games, the mood is grim. Russian athletes performed like the Chicago Cubs in Vancouver, and the accusations are flying like shots into Ryan Miller's knee pads. Host Scott Simon talks to Tom Goldman about the week's sports news.
Nov 12th, 2009 · Former Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa showed up at the Latin Grammy awards last week, looking much paler than usual. Speculation flew that he had bleached his skin or was suffering from a medical condition. But in an interview Wednesday to the Spanish-language network Univision, Sosa blamed the bright television lights for the way his skin appeared. He added, however, that a European moisturizer he uses also bleaches his skin.
Oct 30th, 2009 · There's an old joke: How do you become a millionaire? Have $1 billion — then buy the Chicago Cubs. Well, Tom Ricketts did buy the storied franchise and its famous ballpark, Wrigley Field, spending almost $900 million. And it's a team that hasn't won a World Series for more than a century.
Oct 12th, 2009 · The Chicago Cubs baseball team is seeking Chapter 11 protection, a step that will allow its corporate parent to hand the team to new owners. The team filed for bankruptcy in Delaware on Monday.
Aug 26th, 2009 · Major League Baseball is expected to approve the largest deal in its history. The billionaire Ricketts family, of Nebraska, last week reached an agreement to buy a controlling interest in the Chicago Cubs from the financially-troubled Tribune Company. For about 800 million dollars, the family would gain control of one of the most storied teams in baseball and Wrigley Field. However, it's not clear what Cubs fans get out of the deal. Alex Keefe reports for Chicago Public Radio.
Aug 21st, 2009 · Media conglomerate Tribune Co. announces a definitive agreement Friday to sell all but a 5 percent stake in the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field to the billionaire Ricketts family. Tribune valued the transaction at about $845 million.
Jul 7th, 2009 · The long-pending sale of the Chicago Cubs appears close to being finalized. Media reports say that the Tribune Company has reached a written agreement to sell the popular, but hard-luck baseball team for close to $900 million.
Dec 9th, 2008 · Tribune Co. which owns the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun and other dailies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The conglomerate also owns TV stations, the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. It's been crushed by a drop in advertising and $13 billion in debt.