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14 arrests in Wrigleyville after Cubs' World Series win - ABC7 Chicago
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World Series: Why 2016 is the year of the underdog
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14 arrests in Wrigleyville after Cubs' World Series win - ABC7 Chicago
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PHOTOS: Chicago Cubs win 2016 World Series, first since 1908
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14 arrests in Wrigleyville after Cubs' World Series win - ABC7 Chicago
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Cubs Banish Decades of Anguish From Wrigley - The New York Times
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David Ross celebrated his World Series home run by bumping crotches with his Cubs teammates – New York Daily News
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Chicago Cubs round out sport's year of the drought breakers
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