Chicago Cubs
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Iowa Cubs outgoing owner, associates give $600K in bonuses
Jan 3, 2022 3:32 PM - When outgoing Iowa Cubs chairman and owner Michael Gartner gathered the team's 23 full-time employees last week in Principal Park's Betfred Sports Lounge, he told them he was handing out new business cards
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Looking back on 2021 and ahead to 2022 in local pro sports
Jan 1, 2022 6:24 PM - There was one championship team and a few playoff qualifiers for Chicago in 2021. Our columnists recap the year that was in local professional sports.
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Gonzales: Where's Willson? For now -- and perhaps for a long time -- with the Cubs
Dec 30, 2021 9:59 AM - Mark Gonzales: Cubs catcher Willson Contreras still carries tremendous upside. -
O'Neil and Banks together again in Cooperstown
Dec 25, 2021 5:30 PM - Steve Zalusky: The destinies of Buck O'Neil and Ernie Banks land in Cooperstown.
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Chicago council could vote Wednesday to lift ban on sports betting
Dec 13, 2021 5:28 PM - After furious lobbying behind the scenes and a clash of the titans in public, a joint city council committee agreed Monday to lift the Chicago ban on sports betting to allow sportsbooks in and around five stadiums. Next up is a full council vote Wednesday.
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Where will ex-Cubs Bryant, Schwarber, Rizzo be playing next season?
Dec 11, 2021 5:20 PM - Javier Baez is off the free-agent market after signing a six-year, $140 million contract with the Tigers. Three other former Cubs, Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber and Anthony Rizzo, are still shopping for new teams. -
Gonzales: Now is not the time for baseball's lockout to drag on
Dec 10, 2021 1:12 PM - Mark Gonzales: The sooner the Major League Baseball lockout ends, the sooner the game can work on its relevance. -
After surprising Stroman signing, are Cubs preparing to spend on more proven talent?
Dec 7, 2021 8:06 PM - The Cubs signed free-agent starting pitcher Marcus Stroman to a three-year, $71 million contract last week. MLB owners locked out the players the following day, so wait and see if Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer keeps spending when the game is back up and running. -
Zalusky: Could Sunday be a Hall of Fame day for Minoso, Allen, Pierce and O'Neil?
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Cubs give Stroman $71M, 3-year deal to improve rotation
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