The Most Memorable Newspaper Covers From The Chicago Cubs World Series Win

CHICAGO When a beloved baseball team finally overcomes a championship drought fraught with curses and heartbreak that stretched through entire generations 108 years to be exact you better believe it’s going to be front page news. 

The Chicago Cubs  finally shed their “lovable losers ” tag in their history-making 8-7 World Series  triumph over the Cleveland Indians. The thrilling game 7 victory ended the longest championship drought in U.S. professional sports. So it’s no wonder it was front page news, despite the game wrapping at nearly 1 a.m. Eastern Time Thursday.

Below is a roundup of how news outlets nationwide celebrated the Cubs’ epic win (or, for Cleveland fans, a soul-crushing loss). 

First, take a peek into the past and see what the Chicago Tribune’s front page looked like the last time the Cubs won the Fall Classic:

Chicagoland newspapers:

Papers around the U.S.:

Internationally:  

In Ohio:

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article misidentified Cubs catcher David Ross as a pitcher.