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September 2007
- Cubs Smash Reds, Clinch Crown
  
  Chicago Tribune | Sep 29, 07 6:11 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Chicago Cubs confirmed their playoff berth in no uncertain terms yesterday, shutting out the Reds in Cincinnati as the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Padres. Carlos Zambrano pitched seven innings for his 18th win, and is "thirsty and hungry" to head back to the playoffs with the Cubs for the first time since 2003, reports the Chicago Tribune. More »
- A-Rod Eyes Stake in Cubs
  
  ESPN | Sep 23, 07 5:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Alex Rodriguez could join Alfonso Soriano at the heart of a monster Cubs lineup next season: ESPN reports that A-Rod's agent, Scott Boras, is brokering a deal with future Cubs owners that could net the star $300 million over 10 years. Part of the contract would give A-Rod a stake in the franchise, New York magazine reports in the issue out tomorrow. More »
- Ramirez Blasts Keep Cubs Up on Brewers
  
  Associated Press | Sep 22, 07 8:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Aramis Ramirez blasted two three-run homers last night to help the Cubs beat the Pirates, 13-8, and remain a game and a half up on the Brewers. Ramirez's second homer, his 25th of the season, broke a 7-7 tie in the sixth. Chicago needed the win because second-place Milwaukee beat Atlanta, 4-1. More »
August 2007
- Shareholders OK Tribune Takeover
  
  Bloomberg | Aug 21, 07 1:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Tribune Co.’s shareholders approved Sam Zell's $8.2 billion takeover today, nudging the publisher one step closer to private ownership. But some analysts remain skeptical that the deal will go through as planned—the company’s declining profitability since the April announcement has triggered speculation that the 26% premium Zell offered is outdated. More »
- Trib Deal Could Come Undone
  
  New York Times | Aug 20, 07 3:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Tribune Company’s shareholders are meeting tomorrow to approve Sam Zell’s $8.2 billion takeover, but whispers persist on Wall Street that the deal will crumble. A disappointing stock price, concerns about the fading newspaper business, and a sagging credit market have convinced some analysts that Zell’s offer of $34 a share will be lowered to ease the company’s debt. More »
- Cubs Sign Zambrano to Mammoth Deal
  
  Chicago Tribune | Aug 18, 07 3:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After months of negotiations, the Cubs finally signed Carlos Zambrano to a 5-year, $91.5-million extension yesterday, with a no-trade clause and a performance-based option for a sixth year. No pitcher will earn more per year than Zambrano’s $18.3 million average annual salary, but Zambrano says the decision is based less on money than his desire to stay in Chicago. More »
July 2007
- Bonds Busts Out With 752, 753
  
  San Jose Mercury News | Jul 20, 07 5:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds knocked two balls out of Wrigley Field today, bringing him two away from tying homer-leader Hank Aaron at 755. Driving in six runs, the pair ended an 0-for-21 slump and saved Bonds from matching his career-worst hitless streak. Following a familiar script, the Giants lost to the Cubs despite their star's big day. More »
June 2007
- Six-Game Streak Cheers Mercurial Cubs
  
  Hole Card Blog | Jun 28, 07 4:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - On a six-game streak heading into a showdown with the division-leading Brewers, the Cubs completed a sweep of the Colorado Rockies behind resurgent ace Carlos Zambrano. Since bloodying the lip of his catcher Michael Barrett and (subsequently) getting a new catcher, Zambrano has been on a roll, winning four games of five. More »
- Yer Out ! Cubs Trade Barrett to Padres
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 21, 07 4:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Fiery power-hitting catcher Michael Barrett is through in Chi-town, after he followed a genius 2006 campaign with a season marred by poor defense, erratic hitting, and a bloody feud with pitcher Carlos Zambrano. Cubs GM Jim Hendry denied that Barrett's off-field liveliness led to the trade, citing instead a need for defensive retooling. More »
- Scuffling Cubs Make Nice
  
  MLB.com | Jun 6, 07 4:18 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Four days after Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano sent his battery partner Michael Barrett to the hospital with a split lip, manager Lou Piniella resolved their differences in a 10-minute reconciliation meeting. Piniella himself is serving a four-game suspension for kicking dirt at an umpire. Barrett will catch Zambrano in the future. More »
April 2007
- It Must Be Spring: Prior Out for Season
  
  MLB.com | Apr 26, 07 7:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cubs right-hander Mark Prior underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery Tuesday and will not pitch again this year. An 18-game winner in 2003, Prior has been on the DL once in each of his six big-league seasons but had not had shoulder surgery before. "This is a step in the right direction," said manager Lou Piniella. More »
- Colangelo, Cuban: Picks To Buy Cubs
  
  Sports Illustrated | Apr 5, 07 8:59 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Team USA executive director Jerry Colangelo and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban are the two individuals most likely to buy the Cubs, argues Jon Heyman. Both have track records of success, and Colangelo is a Chicago native. The zany renegade Cuban seems to be on the list beause he didn't say "no" when asked by Jim Cramer if he was interested. More »
- Tribune Sold To Zell
  
  Chicago Tribune | Apr 2, 07 9:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chicago real estate magnate Sam Zell won a last-minute bidding war to buy the Tribune Compay with a $34-a-share offer, reports the Chicago Tribune. Zell will take the media conglomerate private in a deal that includes an employee stock ownership plan. The Cubs will be sold separately. More »
September 1969
- The Little Team that Can
  
  Time | Sep 5, 69
  
  As the season turns the Labor Day corner and heads into the stretch, the Mets are serious contenders for the National League pennant. Last week they were only 2½ games behind the faltering Chicago Cubs, the leaders of the league's Eastern Division.
October 1945
- TNT & Trumps
  
  Time | Oct 15, 45
  
  The experts, as usual, disagreed. American League partisans picked the tired Tigers, but admitted that it would probably take six games for Hank Greenberg's big bat and Detroit's better balanced pitching staff to do the job. National Leaguers, viewing the 1945 World Series in the same fuzzy light, stoutly insisted that it was a six-game set-up for the younger, faster Chicago Cubs.
October 1929
- World Series
  
  Time | Oct 21, 29
  
  In 15 Chicago public schools children marched two by two into assembly halls, listened to broadcasting, later told their fathers, many of whom complained by letter against "miseducation.'' Eight ticket scalpers were arrested and let off. One J. A. Norwood, who had come from Texas, and a hundred other people presented tickets they had bought from scalpers and were sent home. Mrs. Stanley Field dropped a $3,000 brooch, received it back from an honest finder, came next day without jewels. . . . All these things and more happened last week because in Chicago, and then in Philadelphia, the Chicago...