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CHICAGO --?It has been a long time since Chicagos North Side partied like this.At exactly 11:47 p.m. local time, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series that has eluded them for 108 years. Fans who packed bars to watch the games on television near Wrigley Field -- neither of which existed in 1908 -- erupted in cheers before swarming onto the streets just before midnight Wednesday to celebrate among the statues of Cubs greats Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ron Santo and legendary announcer Harry Caray.As the game ended, the roar from inside the bars and the throng of fans on the street was deafening; the crowds both inside and out sang go Cubs go at the top of their lungs. A little over two hours prior, the Chicago Transit Authority had announced that Red Line trains would be bypassing the Addison station in the ballpark neighborhood known as Wrigleyville. Several buses were also rerouted. ?As the celebration progressed, thousands of fans crowded the streets leading away from Wrigley, many of them singing We Are the Champions.Fans hugged one another, many of them crying. They took each others picture and pictures of themselves. They took turns writing their names and words of congratulations in chalk on Wrigleys brick walls. Some hopped on friends shoulders to find spots high up on the walls that were not yet covered with names of fans.According to ESPNs Michele Steele, about 25 to 30 people sneaked into Wrigley Field by climbing the wall. Major League Baseball and the Cubs were made aware.An hour after the game ended, thousands of people remained in the ballpark neighborhood, and fireworks still exploded every few minutes.This was torture, said Mike Delmanowski, a lifelong Cubs fan who flew to Chicago from California just to be surrounded by other Cubs fans. I would not have missed it for anything.I am so proud to be a part of it, said his wife, Sue, who was crying off and on from the fifth inning onward.Mike Dillon said all he could think about was his father, who died without ever seeing the Cubs win the World Series.I came here by myself, but Im not alone at all, said Dillon, 57, of Joliet, Illinois.On Thursday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the city would hold a victory parade on Friday. Details are still to come, but its expected that the route could start at Wrigley Field and end up in Grant Park.President Barack Obama, a noted Chicago White Sox fan, tweeted that the Cubs World Series win was change even this South Sider can believe in, and he invited the team to the White House.First lady Michelle Obama also posted congratulations to the North Siders: Go @Cubs, go! Been rooting for you since I was a kid, and so incredibly proud tonight.Democratic presidential nominee and Chicago native Hillary Clinton tweeted: They did it! 108 years later and the drought is finally over. Way to make history, @Cubs. #FlyTheWThe Chicago Blackhawks issued a statement on Thursday that said, On behalf of our family and organization, congratulations to the Ricketts family and the Chicago Cubs for an incredible season and for winning the World Series. The unwavering loyalty of Chicago sports fans has been rewarded once again with yet another team being crowned world champions. Well done.A spokesman for Twitter said that 18 million tweets were sent about this World Series, including 10.5 million tweets during Game 7, which were Twitter records for a World Series and MLB game.Fox Sports said that?the Game 7 average audience was over 40 million viewers, making it the most-watched baseball game in 25 years.Craig and April Likhite drove to Chicago from Evanston, Illinois, with their 10-year-old son, Cade, because they wanted to see history made with other Cubs fans.To finally see this in my lifetime with my son here with us, it means everything, Craig Likhite said. This game with all the ups and downs showed him exactly what it is to be a Cubs fan.My dad passed away this year. He would have loved this, added Likhite, 50.Liz Wolfe, a 36-year-old physical therapist, said, People always said if the Cubs win the World Series, it would be like hell freezing over. Im still in shock. This is the most exciting thing in my life.Longtime Cubs fan Bob Newhart, who grew up in the Chicago area, tweeted his congratulations to the team.The billy goat is dead!! As Ive said, from the beginning, Im getting too old for this! the 87-year-old comedian wrote, alluding to one of the oldest alleged curses on the team.The Cubs 8-7 extra-inning victory?in Game 7 over the?Indians?at Progressive Field in Cleveland followed the emptiness and bitterness of years past, when the Cubs found spectacular and sometimes downright strange ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.Every Cubs fan knows those stories, starting with the 1969 team loaded with Hall of Famers that amassed a 9?-game lead in mid-August before it started losing game after game. The Miracle?Mets?not only caught them but ended up winning the National League East by 8 games.Then came 1984. After taking the first two games of the National League Championship Series against the?Padres?at Wrigley, the Cubs needed just one win in San Diego to advance to the World Series. They were swept in three games on the West Coast.There were other playoff losses, but none as painful as in 2003, when Cubs fan Steve Bartman deflected a foul ball that seemed destined for Moises Alous glove. The Cubs were just five outs from reaching the World Series; fans watched in horror as the Cubs fell apart. They went on to lose Game 7 the next night.But that was all in the past, as Cubs fans throughout Chicago celebrated into the early hours of Thursday.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . Those lessons were more than enough to overwhelm the Utah Jazz. Lou Williams scored 25 points and the Hawks continued their offensive upswing as they rolled to an easy 118-85 victory over the Jazz on Friday night, winning their third straight and for the fourth time in five games. Wholesale Jerseys From China . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. http://www.cheapnfljerseyssale.us/ . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. Wholesale NFL Jerseys . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. Cheap Jerseys Sale .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. TORONTO -- The second time definitely wasnt the charm for Cary Harris. The defensive back was among the Edmonton Eskimos final cuts, the CFL club announced Sunday. Harris, a 2009 sixth-round draft pick of the NFLs Buffalo Bills, was let go by the Eskimos earlier during training camp, then re-signed, only to be released a second time. Like all CFL teams, the Eskimos had to reduce their roster down to 46 players by 10 p.m. ET on Saturday night. However, Edmonton was the only league squad to release their final cuts Sunday. Also among Edmontons final cuts were offensive linemen Taylor Servais, Carson Rockhill and Nick Cody, running backs Brett Haenni, Smith Wright and Kyle Exume, receivers Rico Wallace, Terrance Lewis and Ed Gant, defensive backs Hugo Lopez, Michael Ricks and Clint Kent, kicker-punter Tomas Silva and defensive lineman Lindsey Witten. The Eskimos also re-signed defensive back Eric Samuels, who was released by the club last week. Clint was a four-year CFL veteran, having spent time previously with Montreal and Winnipeg before landing in Edmonton last season. He appeared in 70 career games, registering 197 tackles, one interception and six fumble recoveries while scoring two TDs. Cody, a former Oregon Duck in his first CFL training camp, took to Twitter to discuss his situation. "Well Canada, Edmonton, its been real... Real short, real shady, and most of all a real learning experience. Good luck to all my OL guys," he tweeted.dddddddddddd The release of the six-foot-six, 284-pound Rockhill was a surprise considering Edmonton acquired his rights in February in a five-player trade with Hamilton, which selected the former Calgary Dinos player in the second round of the 2012 CFL draft. The Montreal Alouettes also waited until Sunday to announce their final two cuts: cornerback Keynan Parker and receiver Wallace Wright. They also placed seven players on the one-game injured list, including fullback Patrick Lavoie and running back Jerome Messam and Brandon Whitaker, meaning they wont be dressed for the clubs season-opening game Thursday night in Winnipeg. The Blue Bombers put five players on the one-game injured list, including running back Chris Garrett, receiver Kito Poblah, defensive back Johnny Sears Jr., and defensive lineman Jake Thomas. Offensive lineman Tyson Pencer opens the season on the nine-game injured list. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats were busy Sunday, placing offensive linemen Pascal Baillargeon and Marc Dile, linebacker Nate Bussey, defensive linemen Torrey Davis and Louie Richardson and defensive backs Neil King, Terrance Parks and Courtney Stephen on the one-game injured list and defensive linemen Michael Atkinson and Arnaud Gascopn-Nadon, linebacker Marcellus Bowman, quarterback Brian Brohm, kicker Brett Lauther and slotback Dave Stala on the nine-game list. Also, running back Bo Palmer retired. ' ' '