Cubs' Epstein: 'No truth' to Red Sox rumors

Asserting that he has plenty to work on in his capacity as president of baseball operations with the Chicago Cubs, Theo Epstein said Wednesday that his attention is focused on the present and not on his former job with the Boston Red Sox, which is now vacant. The Cubs were mired in a seven-game losing streak before play Wednesday that all but ended their playoff chances as Epstein addressed the growing rumors that he could be a candidate to replace Dave Dombrowski, who was fired as president of baseball operations by the Red Sox on Sept. 9. "There's no truth to that," Epstein told reporters Wednesday afternoon from team's dugout in Pittsburgh.

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