Baltimore Sun seeks Tribune commitment or sale
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Newsroom employees of The Baltimore  Sun on Tuesday said the Tribune Co. should give the daily  newspaper the resources it needs or sell it.
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Newspaper publisher Pulitzer Inc.  is considering a sale of the company that could attract bids of  up to $1.5 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on  Friday.
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Baseball The Chicago Cubs were close to agreement last night on a trade to send unhappy slugger Sammy Sosa to the Baltimore Orioles, several high-ranking baseball officials told The Associated Press. Medical tests and approval from commissioner Bud Selig and the players' association remain unresolved, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Cubs would pay a substantial part ...
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The controlling shareholder of the company that owns the Chicago Sun-Times offered Tuesday to give up his control -- for a while anyway.
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The Orioles are close to signing second baseman Brian Roberts to a one-year, $4.2 million contract, thereby avoiding arbitration.
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ATLANTA Lawyers for Jamal Lewis reportedly are trying to work out a plea agreement for the Baltimore Ravens running back. The Atlanta Journal Constitution says the attorneys are in plea negotiations with federal prosecutors in Lewis&#39; drug conspiracy case.
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Baseball Joe Girardi turned down an offer to manage the Baltimore Orioles, a decision yesterday that ended the team's spirited effort to secure its top choice for the job. The Orioles began negotiating with Girardi soon after firing Sam Perlozzo Monday. The sides appeared headed toward an agreement Wednesday, but Girardi ultimately decided against getting back in the game at ...
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An investor group led by two  well-known Philadelphia-area executives could seal a deal this  week to buy the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News newspapers  for up to &#36;600 million, a source close to the matter said on  Monday.
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With the Orioles' compensation package from the Expos' move to D.C. still to be determined, Baltimore's offseason shopping plans are still in flux.
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The Chandler family, which long owned The Los Angeles Times, is said to have begun talks with private equity firms about a joint bid for part of its current owner, the Tribune Company.
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An offer for Tribune Co. from its  largest shareholder, Chandler Trusts, which was due to expire  on Wednesday has been extended, a source close to the Chandlers  said.
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The Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns are discussing a trade to send Shaquille O'Neal to Phoenix in a swap deal involving Shawn Marion, the Miami Herald said on Tuesday.
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Newspaper publisher Pulitzer Inc.  PTZ.N is considering a sale of the company that could attract  bids of up to $1.5 billion, sources familiar with the matter  said on Friday.
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Media group Tribune Co., which is  reviewing alternatives that could split up the company or take  it private, said on Tuesday it will decide on a course of  action before the end of March.
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Negotiations to avoid a strike by union journalists at the Chicago Sun-Times are heading into overtime. With the tabloidâs labor agreement set to expire tomorrow, labor and management appear no closer to a deal than they were Sept.
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Tribune Co. (TRB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the publisher of Newsday and Hoy which has been embroiled in a circulation scandal, said on Friday it would make more revisions to circulation
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News Corp.'s  Rupert Murdoch said the company is interested in working with the Chandler family in its bid to purchase Tribune Co.  assets.