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CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs fans are turning their attention to the World Series for the first time in 71 years.Overjoyed fans streamed out of Wrigley Field and into the streets Saturday night in Chicago after the Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series to earn their first trip to the World Series since 1945.I never thought Id see it, said 49-year-old Brian Dusza, who also was at Wrigley Field for Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS. I cant even describe what Im feeling.Many people donned Cubbie blue and held W flags to celebrate the win. Two people climbed a traffic pole, with one man shimmying all the way to the end. Police said he was later arrested, as were a couple of fans who lit fireworks.But the majority of the crowd celebrated the victory peacefully. Many took selfies in front of the stadium and hugged one another. Some also broke out in song, while others shook up beer bottles and sprayed the crowd.Police, including about a dozen officers on horseback, kept a close eye on the crowd -- and some officers gave high-fives to fans as they walked by.Among the few thousand fans who stayed in their seats an hour after the game ended was Ed Koenig of Darien. His eyes welled up as he talked about his father, who died in May.I havent been to a game this season without him and when my friend won a lottery for these tickets, I thought `how am I going to go without my dad? Koenig said.But his friend convinced him to go.I have his watch on, Koenig said, showing off the watch on his wrist. I thought I was going without my dad, but Im with him.Steve Zucker, whos been coming to games since the 1940s, said before the game that if the Cubs won, he would go to his fathers grave and leave a Cubs hat and T-shirt.My dad died playing cards, listening to the game on a little transistor radio, so I may bring that, too, Zucker said. Before this year, I never thought I would see this.Cubs All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo said the fans deserved to see this team make the World Series.These fans have been amazing since the time I got here, Rizzo said. We got four more big ones to go, but were going to enjoy this.Chicago faces the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday.Marlins Jerseys 2019 . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. J. T. 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Since then they have gone 4-0-5.Vancouver (8-12-7) has never lost to the Red Bulls since entering MLS in 2011, going 3-0-3. The Whitecaps sit in ninth place in the Western Conference, four points out of a playoff spot with seven games remaining.This is the fun time, Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson told Whitecapsfc.com I say this to the players. This is the time where you really find out your mettle and what youre made of.Its great when things are rosy and youre turning up and playing well and getting a bit of luck. And when youre not getting a bit of luck, youve got to roll your sleeves up and fight.Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips moved into a tie for second place in the MLS Golden Boot standings with his 16th goal of the season, scoring for a third consecutive match in a 1-0 win over Neew England last week.ddddddddddddright-Phillips has scored seven goals in his last six matches.Durable Red Bulls keeper Luis Robles is listed as questionable because of an MCL strain. He hasnt missed a start in 133 straight matches since his MLS debut in 2012.Captain Dax McCarty and center back Damien Perrinelle, who have missed a combined seven matches this month because of an injury, are expected back on Saturday for the Red Bulls.Theyll both be ready to go from the start, Red Bulls head coach Jesse Marsch said this week. Its just a matter of balancing out our team to figure out whats going to be best on the day.Red Bulls midfielder Sacha Kljestan, who leads MLS with 15 assists, is away on international duty with the U.S. national team.Vancouver will also be short-handed with six players called away on international duty, including center backs Kendall Waston and David Edgar and left back Marcel de Jong. ' ' '