Chicago Cubs
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Predicting Chicago's next champion is a losing propositionMay 31, 2020 5:00 pm - During this prolonged absence of live local sports, a number of story ideas have been tossed around. One was, "Which Chicago pro team will be next to win a championship....
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MLBPA proposal: Prorated salaries for players, 114-game season beginning June 30May 31, 2020 1:00 am - This is a critical week for negotiations between owners and players as major-league baseball attempts to play a truncated regular season followed by an expanded playoffs...
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Former Cubs minor-leaguer Picchiotti passes away at 92May 31, 2020 1:00 am - John Picchiotti, who signed with the Cubs in 1945 and played six seasons in their minor-league system, has passed away at the age of 92. He lived in Arlington Heights. P...
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GoFigure: From the Oval Office to the baseball diamondMay 30, 2020 1:00 am - Will there be a major league baseball season in 2020? That remains unclear. However, if it does happen, there's a chance it will be ushered in by a ceremonial opening pi...
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Rozner: There will be baseball, but not before more ugly MLB talksMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - There will be baseball in 2020. Yes, right here in North America. There will be baseball, assuming local governments allow such behavior. It won't be canceled as a resul...
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MLBPA slams owners' idea to cut salaries on sliding scaleMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Bleak. That's probably the best adjective to toss out when describing talks between major-league baseball owners and players this week. Maybe BetOnline.ag has some diffe...
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Financial negotiations to bring baseball back off to slow startMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - Tuesday was the first day major-league owners and the players' union had formal talks on financial compensation for an abbreviated season. The odds of getting a deal don...
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Wrigley Field says it's missing its friendsMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - It's May, and my ivy is turning green, not that you can see it. The flags high above my center field scoreboard are blowing out. Or maybe they're blowing in. If they're ...
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Go Figure: Dust off the memory cobwebs and test your 2019 MLB season knowledgeMay 23, 2020 1:00 am - Today's action is tomorrow's trivia. And as time goes on, with more activity all along the way, the clarity of what just happened - then the next thing, and then the nex...
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Baseball Way Back: Hawk could have brought a pennant to South Side in 1967May 23, 2020 1:00 am - For parts of four decades, I grew accustomed to hearing the voice over my television exclaiming "He gone!" and "You can put it on the board, yes!" This time, that famili...