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Mark Cuban, Christine Hefner Lead List of Possible Chicago Cubs Acquirers

Authored by Scott Goldberg on April 2, 2007 - 10:41am.
Mark Cuban buying Cubs? Rich Walden, head of sports financing for JP Morgan Chase, said on CNBC today that Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and HDNet, and Christine Hefner, chairman and CEO of Playboy, are among a short list of potential acquirers of the Chicago Cubs.  The Tribune Co. has said it will sell the Cubs at the end of the year.  Early estimates place a $600 million price tag on the organization.