The Cubs Are Finally World Champs Again (English Edition)

On Nov. 3, 2016, after a 108-year championship drought, the Chicago Cubs triumphed over the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the World Series with an epic 8-7, 10-inning victory. Since 1908, generations of long-suffering Cubs’ fans could now rest easy, knowing the Billy Goat Curse—a hex placed on the team by a vengeful tavern owner whose goat was denied entry to Wrigley Field in the 1945 World Series—had finally lifted. This TBook, a selection of articles from The New York Times, captures all the ups and downs of the team’s extraordinary seven-game series, featuring in-depth reporting and analysis from Times sports writers like Tyler Kepner, James Wagner, David Waldstein, Michael Powell, Benjamin Hoffman and Victor Mather.