Reports: Board member’s family finalizes purchase of Cubs

Bellevue University Board Member Pete Ricketts and his family have finalized a deal to buy the Chicago Cubs, according to published reports Monday.
The Omaha-based Ricketts family negotiated to buy the team, Wrigley Field and a 25 percent stake in Comcast SportsNet, a regional cable network. The agreement was reportedly reached during the Fourth of July weekend, [...]