Ricketts family to buy Cubs for $900M (AP)

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In this April 9, 2007, file photo, Chicago Cubs baseball fans gather on opening day outside Wrigley Field in Chicago. The billionaire Ricketts family has been selected by Tribune Co. as the winning bidder for the Cubs. The bid is worth about $900 million, said Dennis Culloton, a spokesman for Tom Ricketts. The sale would include Wrigley Field and a 25 percent interest in a regional sports network.

Tom Ricketts once lived across the street from Wrigley Field and met his wife in the bleachers. Now that his billionaire family is set to purchase the Chicago Cubs and their historic ballpark from Tribune Co., he’s about to get a closer view of his favorite team. And, maybe, he can help them win their first championship since 1908.


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