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Jun 23, 2022 · Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts gives an interview to the Tribune’s Meghan Montemurro at the offices next to Wrigley Field on June 14, 2022. Behind the scenes, Ricketts has been trying to affect ...
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“For me, coming out was eye-opening,” Ricketts said. She commends her parents for their hard work and sacrifice as she and her brothers were growing up. But she’s up front about the privilege she has experienced as a white woman whose college was paid for and whose family came into wealth. Ricketts came out in her early 30s. She remembers, “many ye...
The Cubs were the first team to host an annual “gay day,” predating the Ricketts family’s purchase of the team. Bill Gubrud, who brought the idea of “Out at Wrigley” to the Cubs in 2001, said he hoped from the beginning that eventually every MLB team would host their own version of the event. It seemed like a “lofty” goal then. Other than 2020, whe...
Ricketts didn’t know Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman was going to donate to LGBTQ+ organizations in each of the cities he’d played for in his MLB career until the morning of his announcement two weeks ago. She pulled out her phone to text him and found herself crying. Ricketts said she knows Channyn Lynne Parker, the CEO of Brave Space Alliance, the LG...
Sep 15, 2023 · Laura Ricketts, one of the first women and LGBTQ+ owners of a major U.S. professional sports franchise, is the co-owner of MLB's Chicago Cubs and a minority investor in WNBA's Chicago Sky. She talks about her plans for the Chicago Red Stars, a NWSL team she bought from a former majority owner who faced abuse and misconduct allegations.
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Aug 15, 2023 · CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts is leading a group that has agreed to purchase the National Women’s Soccer League’s Chicago Red Stars. Ricketts said Tuesday in a statement she is “honored” to lead a group comprised mostly of female Chicago business leaders purchasing the team.
Jun 17, 2023 · Investing in the Sky was a no-brainer for Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts. She felt aligned with the mission of the league and with longtime Sky owners Michael Alter and John Rogers. After partaking ...
Sep 8, 2023 · In June, Laura Ricketts was one of eight new investors in the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, with 10% of the team sold at a $85 million valuation. Ricketts had started considering the Red Stars before the ...
