John Grisham baseball novel, ‘Calico Joe,’ in development for movie adaptation by George Clooney
Bob Dylan is also attached to the project as a producer.
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Marquee partners with the Bears for studio show and game rebroadcasts in Chicago markets
The game re-airs will be in Chicago and other local markets only.
Marquee viewers treated to a rambling Mark Grace calling his ex-wife a “dingbat”
Grace chose a key moment of today's Cubs-Brewers game to launch into a denigrating story about his ex-wife using Bud Selig's parking space.
Sinclair has finally reached a deal with Comcast for Marquee, and for continued RSN and local broadcast station carriage
On the day of the Cubs' first regular-season game of 2020, Comcast customers in Chicago are finally able to watch Marquee Sports Network.
Cubs fans point out clips of modern-day Wrigley Field in ‘Long Gone Summer’
Renovations at Wrigley Field made since 2015 were passed off as 1998 settings.
ESPN releases trailer for ‘Long Gone Summer’, a 30 for 30 on the Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa 1998 home run battle
The 1998 MLB season was an absolute blast, but it's now remembered as much for PEDs. How will Long Gone Summer depict the home run chase? We'll find out on June 14.
No Comcast deal for Sinclair’s new Marquee RSN could mean around $100 million annually in lost revenue
Marquee looks a lot better financially if they're able to strike a deal with Comcast and gain access to large numbers of Comcast's 1.56 million Chicago-area subscribers. We'll see if that happens, though.
Marquee Sports Network announces Cubs broadcast on-air talent and additional programming
The talent roster includes Ryan Dempster, Lou Piniella, Doug Glanville, Rick Sutcliffe, and Chris Myers.
Cubs fans boo chairman Tom Ricketts over Marquee Network at Cubs Convention
So that could have gone better, Tom.
Cubs will reportedly hire ESPN analyst, former catcher David Ross as manager
In addition to broadcasting, Ross has been a special assistant to baseball operations for the Cubs.
WGN’s final Wrigley Field broadcast appropriately includes tributes, memories, and a Cubs loss
WGN had been broadcasting Chicago Cubs games since 1948. Saturday's game against the Cardinals marked their final home broadcast.
Fox’s MLB Cubs-Cardinals broadcast did a long booth interview with WWE’s Braun Strowman, and took Twitter criticism
Fox's decision to get their wrestling in MLB fans' baseball took some criticism Thursday.
The Cubs are getting bumped in Chicago next week for the Bachelor in Paradise finale
The Cubs are in the middle of a playoff chase, yes, but this is the finale we're talking about here.
