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5 Things You Might Not Know About Mark Cuban
Sunday, November 22, 2020 - 1:42pm | 701Mark Cuban is well-known for his role on CNBC's "Shark Tank," as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a dispenser of financial and career advice. Here are five other facts about Cuban that may be new to readers. 1. Mark Cuban The Actor: Cuban has 54 listed producer credits...
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Real Estate Mogul Sam Zell Is Launching A SPAC
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - 4:50pm | 456Sam Zell is one of the biggest names in the real estate markets and an early leader in REITS in the United States. Now, he's launching a SPAC to target the industrial sector. The Leadership Team: Equity Distribution Acquisition Corp will be led by Sam Zell, the founder of Equity Group...
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DraftKings Signs Deal With Chicago Cubs: What Investors Should Know
Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 8:50am | 349DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) continues to make news waves with its efforts for market share gains in the growing sports betting market. What Happened: DraftKings announced it will be the first official and exclusive sports betting and daily fantasy partner for the Chicago Cubs. The multi-year deal...
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Astros-Nationals Game 7 Tickets: How They Stack Up Against This Decade's Other Championship Games
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 12:22pm | 254The Washington Nationals on Tuesday forced a game 7 against the Houston Astros tonight, following a clutch performance by Stephen Strausburg and a handful of key home runs. Both teams will face off in the 2019 MLB season's last game tonight and last-minute decision makers can score a deal on...
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TNT Hopes To Be A Comeback Story This Season; NBA Opening Night Ratings Up 46%
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 12:57pm | 404At last season’s close, NBA broadcasters sulked to the bus, heads down, defeated. Across Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)’s ABC and ESPN, NBA TV and Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)’s TNT, the league’s regular-season average viewership had fallen 6 percent year-over-year. TNT, in...
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Patriots Win Caps Most Thrilling Sports Championship Year Ever
Monday, February 6, 2017 - 9:52am | 415It was already an epic 12 months for sports championships, even before Tom Brady and the New England Patriots overcame a 25-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34–28 in Super Bowl LI Sunday night. Brady earned himself his fifth Super Bowl win and was named as the game's Most...
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The Biggest Shock Of 2016: Trump, Brexit, Cubs Or Death?
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - 4:25pm | 4872016 was certainly a year of surprises. Benzinga recently conducted a Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR) poll to determine the biggest shockers of 2016. Donald Trump Wins Election Donald Trump winning the presidential election was overwhelmingly the biggest shock according to the poll, garnering 76...
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Cubs Win World Series And 4 Other Major Events That Happened In 1908
Friday, November 4, 2016 - 7:12am | 420The north side of Chicago waited more than a century for their baseball team to be crowned champions. The Chicago Cubs needed an extra inning and a seven games to defeat the Cleveland Indians in what could go down as one of the greatest games in history. The last time the Cubs were champions...
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Put Some Money On The Cubbies: How Accurate Were 'Back To The Future' Predictions?
Thursday, November 3, 2016 - 12:41pm | 471Way back in 1989, the hit movie “Back to the Future: Part II” gave the world a glimpse into how things might look 26 years into the future. Of course, 26 years into the future at the time was the year 2015. Incredibly, the movie has been eerily accurate in a number of its seemingly...
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Cubs Win! Cubs Win! The Best Tweets From Game 7
Thursday, November 3, 2016 - 9:41am | 457For the first time in 108 years, the Chicago Cubs are World Series champions. Social media was buzzing throughout the dramatic game seven and into the all-night celebration for the Cubs and their fans. Here’s a look at eight of the best tweets. While Cubs and Indians fans were on the edge...
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Cubs Vs. Indians: Who Will End The Drought And Make History In Game 7?
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 3:35pm | 286The 2016 Major League Baseball season will go down in history and could finally be the year Chicago Cubs fans have waited for so long. Remarkably, the Cubs have come back from a 3-1 deficit in the World Series to force a Game 7 tonight in Cleveland. 108 Years Vs. 68 Years Tickets to witness...
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Can The Cubs Break The Curse? Fans Are Paying Big Bucks To Find Out
Friday, October 28, 2016 - 2:38pm | 565As baseball fans gear up for game three of the World Series, currently tied at 1–1, tickets in Chicago are shattering records on the resale market. Super Bowl prices are popping up as the Cubs try to break its 108-year-old curse. Friday marks the Cubs first Fall Classic game at home since...
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Cubs, Indians World Series Means Big Bucks For Ticket Sellers
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 2:59pm | 435One long-suffering franchise will be on the receiving end of a World Series championship this season. The Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs will meet in the 112th edition of the World Series, and with the two teams combining for a 176-year championship drought, massive demand for World Series...
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MLB Playoffs: 2016 NLCS Tickets Are Twice As Expensive In Chicago Than LA
Saturday, October 15, 2016 - 7:00am | 458108 years is a long time. In one of the most prolific games this postseason, Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers fended off a late-game surge from the Washington Nationals to clinch a berth in the 2016 National League Championship Series. They'll now face the Chicago Cubs for rights...
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Chicago Cubs Could Host The 3 Most Expensive Divisional Playoff Series Games Ever
Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 11:08am | 523The Chicago Cubs are going for history this October looking for their first World Series victory since 1908, and fans will be paying historic prices to be a part of the action at Wrigley Field. The National League Division Series will begin next Friday, October 7 on the north side of Chicago....