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What's wrong with the Cubs? A backslide to mediocrity on Chicago's North Side, MLB
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Black Players Lift Cubs To First Post-Jackie Robinson Era World Series Win
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OTD: Five Years Ago, Cubs Break 108-Year Drought to Win World Series - On Tap Sports Net
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Black Players Lift Cubs To First Post-Jackie Robinson Era World Series Win
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Chicago Cubs' historic World Series title prompts biggest Topps Now day / Blowout Buzz
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Remember When Dexter Fowler Made World Series History Twice? - Bleacher Nation
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No miracle here: The Cubs were the better team; the better team won
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Experts dismiss study that says single parenthood killed black baseball
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Lovable losers no more: The Cubs end 108-year drought by beating Cleveland, 8-7, to win World Series
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Cubs End 108-Year Wait for World Series Title, After a Little More Torment - The New York Times
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Dexter Fowler opens World Series Game 7 with home run - Sports Illustrated
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Lovable Losers' get push this season from black players, Richmond Free Press
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Dexter fowler hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy