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CHICAGO -- Ecstatic Chicago Cubs fans are expected to amass downtown Friday for a parade and rally to honor the new World Series champions.The celebration of the Cubs first title in 108 years will kick off when team buses leave Wrigley Field at 10 a.m. for an official launch of the parade at 11 a.m. The procession will begin at the intersection of famed Michigan Avenue and Oak Street, heading south, then continue along Columbus Drive to Grant Park for a noon rally.The City of Chicago could not be more proud of the Cubs, and we are going to throw them -- and their fans -- a celebration worthy of the history the team made last night, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday in a release.Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has proclaimed Friday as World Champion Chicago Cubs Day across the state. Rauner called the win bigger than baseball.This is a celebration for past and present fans along with all the Cubs legends who never gave up hope, he said.The noon rally will be held at Grant Parks Hutchinson Field. The celebration comes two days after the Cubs dramatic 8-7, extra-inning Game 7 victory in Cleveland.About 2 million people attended a parade and rally when the NHLs Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2015, according to city estimates.Fans attending the Cubs rally must pass through security screenings, city officials said. Closed water bottles will be allowed into the rally and food vendors will be on site. City officials said there will be zero tolerance for drinking.The citys 390,000 public-school students will be able to attend. Friday was already a scheduled day off for Chicago Public Schools. Marvin Hall Jersey . -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot, and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a good night. John Wirtel Jersey . Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. The match was similar to Isners quarterfinal victory over fifth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber which went to three sets, all tiebreaks and contained no breaks of serve. http://www.cheapbearsjerseyschina.com/marquez-tucker-jersey/ . Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. "Martyn is a highly-respected coach with experience at the top levels in England," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. Nick Williams Jersey . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. Roy Robertson-Harris Jersey .05 million next season unless Graham and the Saints subsequently agree on a long-term deal. The designation was released Monday after the deadline passed for NFL teams to use franchise or transition tags on players becoming free agents. ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals All-Star shortstop Aledmys Diaz got permission to leave the team to attend a private memorial service for childhood friend Jose Fernandez, the Miami Marlins ace who died in a boating accident Sunday in Miami.Diaz flew Monday morning to Florida from Chicago, where the Cardinals finished their road trip Sunday night, and then got back to Busch Stadium midway through Monday nights game against the Cincinnati Reds.Diaz and Fernandez grew up on the same street in Santa Clara, Cuba. Fernandez had said that Diazs father, Rigoberto, and uncle, Nelson, were instrumental in getting him to take up baseball. The families remained close after both players defected to the Unitted States.ddddddddddddCardinals manager Mike Matheny said Fernandezs family wanted to be around Diaz and his family.Th