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    Ricketts takes control of Chicago Cubs baseball team
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    Tribune retains a 5 percent stake in the team and has said it expects to end up with $740 million from the deal. "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." Ricketts, the son of the founder of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp, will hold a press conference on Friday. Full Article at Reuters
    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.
    SOURCE: Reuters 3 weeks ago

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