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Fenway and Wrigley Find Two Sides to Landmark Status
Bats Blog on NY Times &bull Dec 15, 2011
Baseball's two oldest and most iconic ballparks are on divergent paths when it comes to recognizing their historic status. After a decade of renovations, Boston's Fenway Park is hurtling toward federal landmark recognition-and the tax credits that come with it. Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Cubs contend that Wrigley Field's… Full Story »
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Bats: Fenway and Wrigley Find Two Sides to Landmark Status
New York Times MLB News &bull Dec 15, 2011
Baseball's two oldest and most iconic ballparks are on divergent paths when it comes to recognizing their historic status. After a decade of renovations, Boston's Fenway Park is hurtling toward federal landmark recognition-and the tax credits that come with it. Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Cubs contend that Wrigley Field's… Full Story »
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Ricketts family buys McDonald's land across from Wrigley Field
Chicago Tribune Cubs News &bull Dec 14, 2011
The view of the McDonald's restaurant, a parking lot and Wrigley Field at the intersection of Clark and Addison in Chicago. The Ricketts family has reportedly paid $20 million for the property which includes the McDonald's restaurant and a parking… Full Story »
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Vicki Santo: 'We dared to dream'
Chicago Sun Times Cubs News &bull Dec 6, 2011
Ron Santo considered his retired No. 10 Cubs jersey flying over Wrigley Field in 2003 as his "hall of fame," failing three times to win induction into Cooperstown as a veteran player. That it finally happened Monday, a year and… Full Story »
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Accused Columbia dealer gets rehab, not jail
Bob Raissman on MLB on New York Daily News &bull Nov 22, 2011
Marc A. Hermann for New York Daily News Chris Coles, one of several Columbia University students charged in a drug-selling ring, leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after being admitted to a year of drug treatment in lieu of incarceration. Instead of… Full Story »
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One day after first win, Columbia fires coach
Bob Raissman on MLB on New York Daily News &bull Nov 20, 2011
Howard Simmons/New York Daily News Columbia University head coach Norries Wilson encourages his Lions during his final game at the struggling Ivy League program. The Lions (1-9), who lost four games by a touchdown or less this season, finally cracked… Full Story »
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Epstein immersing himself in Cubs' background
Chicago Tribune Cubs Blog &bull Nov 20, 2011
Theo Epstein has had a month now to try to figure out this Cubs thing. From the Wrigley Field offices to a Ukranian Village bar, Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer have debriefed the former manager, players, secretaries, board members… Full Story »
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Harvard scores 45 unanswered points, beating Yale 45-7 in a game marred by fatal accident
Washington Post Orioles News &bull Nov 19, 2011
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The 128th edition of a long rivalry was marred Saturday by a fatal tailgating accident about two hours before Harvard beat Yale 45-7. A driver of a U-Haul truck carrying beer kegs through a tailgating area… Full Story »
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What about Maddux?
Chicago Tribune Cubs Blog &bull Nov 18, 2011
When Hoyer introduced Dale Sveum as manager on Friday at Wrigley Field, he said the Brewers hitting coach was "the one candidate who stood out from the others.' Maddux, who has two daughters in Dallas-Fort Worth area universities and is… Full Story »
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Haugh: Cubs hired an authentic manager
Chicago Tribune Cubs Blog &bull Nov 18, 2011
Another conveys the message his late father, a former Teamster boss, used to deliver to him before every game: "Give 'em hell.' Indeed, there seems much more to the man beneath the stoic exterior on display during his introduction Friday… Full Story »
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Horrific injury set Sveum on managerial path
Chicago Tribune Cubs Blog &bull Nov 18, 2011
Dale Sveum's promising playing career was altered by a horrific leg injury. When identifying the big break that ultimately led Dale Sveum down the career path to Wrigley Field, where he will be introduced Friday as the new Cubs manager,… Full Story »
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Former Ivy coach 'deeply disappointed' by PSU scandal
Bob Raissman on MLB on New York Daily News &bull Nov 17, 2011
Al Behrman/AP Pete Carril wins 514 games in a Hall of Fame career at Princeton. Scandal after scandal made this perhaps the worst year in college sports history. Thursday provided a much-needed moment to remember some of the good things… Full Story »
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Cubs getting a 'gamer' in Sveum
Daily Herald Cubs News &bull Nov 17, 2011
The Cubs have hired Dale Sveum as their new manager. They will introduce him to the media Friday morning during a news conference at Wrigley Field. Both the Cubs and Boston Red Sox had Sveum at the top of their… Full Story »
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Cubs hire Dale Sveum as manager
Fox Sports MLB News &bull Nov 17, 2011
The Cubs had offered the job to the former Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach on Wednesday. A press conference is scheduled for Friday at Wrigley Field to introduce Sveum. Wilson helps hand Woods record loss. You'd do the same as Penn… Full Story »
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Yale QB puts team ahead of Rhodes Scholarship
Bob Raissman on MLB on New York Daily News &bull Nov 17, 2011
He could either participate in his final college football game Saturday when the Bulldogs play Harvard in the culmination of the Ivy League season or he could attend his interview for a Rhodes Scholarship at Emory College in his hometown… Full Story »
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Cubs interview Sveum for managerial position; Maddux on deck
Chicago Tribune Cubs Blog &bull Nov 8, 2011
Dale Sveum chats with the media at Wrigley Field as part of the evaluation process. Photos: Meet the candidates: Who will be the next Cubs manager? Video: Cubs prospect D.J. Full Story »
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Your Morning Phil: Cespedes, Mozeliak, Thome
Chicago Tribune Cubs News &bull Nov 7, 2011
Talking baseball while hoping the Eagles aren't as good as they've looked lately: 1. Good thing the Cubs have two general managers. Because neither Theo Epstein nor Jed Hoyercan be in two places at one time, they can cover for… Full Story »
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In Chicago, Theo Epstein's Rebuilding Efforts Will Include Wrigley Field
New York Times MLB News &bull Nov 6, 2011
The Cubs hired Theo Epstein as their team president partly because of his involvement in renovations at Fenway Park. Full Story »
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Cubs, Epstein interview Mackanin for managerial opening
Daily Herald Cubs News &bull Nov 5, 2011
Stop the presses! Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin laughs during a news conference following his interview for the Cubs manager position at Wrigley Field on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Philadelphia Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin listens to questions at a… Full Story »
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Spellman's Scorecard: Classy move by Cubs
Daily Herald Cubs News &bull Nov 4, 2011
Mike Spellman says it's a whole new world for Cubs fans, and this week's Scorecard columns touches on Wrigley Field, Mark Buehrle, Matt Fore and more. Full Story »
