stanley72paq | 11/07/2009
CHICAGO – Tom Ricketts and his family took ownership of the Chicago Cubs and wasted no time making a promise to the team's long-suffering fans: They will bring a World Series title to a team that has gone 101 years without one. "I'll be honest. I think we have a team that can do it next year," Tom Ricketts said without hesitation Friday at a Wrigley Field news conference. "The
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Manny Pacquiao’s looking pretty much like a bowss right there on the cover of Time mag, the Asian edition. I’ll have more to say on his latest publicity blitz in half a minute. Mainly I’m just happy that a few fights I’ve been writing about every week for months are getting unstuck to varying degrees, as [...]
Arrowhead Pride (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
by Orlin Wagner - AP 1 day ago: FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2009 photo, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson (56) tackles Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell (2) during the first half of a NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. For six weeks, Johnson has been benched, taken out of the lineup for reasons that have never been made public. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) View full size photo »...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Paul Williams has chosen Sergio Martinez to replace the injured Kelly Pavlik for his next fight in Atlantic City on December 5.
Boxing Blog - TheSweetScience.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
‘REAL CHAMPIONS’ PAUL WILLIAMS VS. SERGIO MARTINEZ CHRIS ARREOLA BACK IN ACTION DEC. 5 IN ATLANTIC CITY ON HBO Los Angeles, CA (November 5, 2009) – What do a pair of fearless world champions do - one who is the most feared fighter and the other most avoided - when no other fighter is willing to get into the [...]
Arrowhead Pride (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
I genuinely love it when it's approval poll time. I think it's really interesting seeing the poll results roll in and especially interesting to read what thoughts you guys put in the comments. I don't really see any other franchise or NFL blog taking a monthly pulse of how the fans feel, which makes it extra cool. Today, we're talking about Kansas City Chiefs GM Scott Pioli. Head coach Todd Haley is...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
For about six weeks Derrick Johnson 's been riding the Kansas City bench, jerked out of the lineup for reasons that have never been made public. A linebacker with Johnson's talent can't crack the starting lineup for a team that's 1-6? He wouldn't help a defense ranked 30th out of 32 teams? First-year head coach Todd Haley says he's satisfied that Johnson is working hard. Johnson says he's doing everything...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
After a two-week search for a new opponent, Paul Williams has one. He will meet junior middleweight titlist Sergio Martinez in a nontitle middleweight bout Dec. 5, Williams promoter Dan Goossen told ESPN.com.
cameo9p056 | 11/04/2009
CHICAGO – Tom Ricketts and his family took ownership of the Chicago Cubs and wasted no time making a promise to the team's long-suffering fans: They will bring a World Series title to a team that has gone 101 years without one. "I'll be honest. I think we have a team that can do it next year," Tom Ricketts said without hesitation Friday at a Wrigley Field news conference. "The
ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The Cubs' organizational meetings are in full swing in Mesa. Tom Ricketts reportedly addressed his baseball staff for the first time and will meet with Mesa officials on Wednesday to discuss possible sites for the Cubs new facilities. A majority of the news ( and rumors ) around the Cubs is focused on Milton Bradley . The Cubs were rumored to be interested in a move that would have sent Bradley to...
Gaslamp Ball (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP about 1 month ago: San Diego Padres' Henry Blanco hits a sacrifice-fly to center field off Pittsburgh Pirates Denny Bautista during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The Padres won 2-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Browse more photos » How do you like the new look of the site? It's a risque, no? In any case there...
ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The Cubs' organizational meetings begin Tuesday in Mesa, Arizona and run through Friday with more than ninety members of the Cubs' organization converging on Fitch Park ... from scouts to minor league coaches and coordinators to Oneri Fleita to Jim Hendry to Lou Piniella and his coaching staff. Tom Ricketts and Crane Kenney will also be in attendance and are expected to meet with Mesa City officials...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Some links on this Monday evening... The Giants have hired Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens as their hitting coach, writes Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle. Meulens - who previously held the same position with San Francisco's Triple-A affiliate - recorded an OPS of .641 in his Major League career. MLB.com's Adam McCalvy brings us a look at Meulens' resume. In a radio interview this...
ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
While the Phillies and Yankees continue to battle it out to see which team wears the ring (Yankees up three games to one), the Chicago Cubs will get to work on the 2010 campaign this week. The Cubs' brass will hold their annual organization meetings in Mesa, the first with Tom Ricketts in attendance. With the GM meetings just around the corner (November 9-11 in Chicago), the Cubs will discuss their...
Campanastan (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Scott Simon, unrepentant Cubs fan, interviewed Tom Ricketts, one of the new owners of the Chicago Cubs, on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday yesterday. Ricketts, who sounds like a nice guy, bought the Cubbies with his siblings Pete, Laura, and Todd....
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stanley72paq | 11/07/2009
CHICAGO – Tom Ricketts and his family took ownership of the Chicago Cubs and wasted no time making a promise to the team's long-suffering fans: They will bring a World Series title to a team that has gone 101 years without one. "I'll be honest. I think we have a team that can do it next year," Tom Ricketts said without hesitation Friday at a Wrigley Field news conference. "The fact is, there is enough...
cameo9p056 | 11/04/2009
CHICAGO – Tom Ricketts and his family took ownership of the Chicago Cubs and wasted no time making a promise to the team's long-suffering fans: They will bring a World Series title to a team that has gone 101 years without one. "I'll be honest. I think we have a team that can do it next year," Tom Ricketts said without hesitation Friday at a Wrigley Field news conference. "The fact is, there is enough...
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