CLEVELAND -- Tens of thousands of fans flocked to downtown Cleveland for a celebration.The Chicago Cubs crashed the party, beating the Indians 8-7 in Game 7 of the World Series to claim their first championship since 1908. The Indians now own the longest title drought in the majors at 68 years.When reliever Mike Montgomery recorded the final out in the 10th inning, Cubs fans became unglued, jumping for joy 350 miles away from their beloved Wrigley Field. Indians fans slowly headed for the exits after being forced to wait for next year yet again.It truly was an experience of a lifetime and it could have gone either way, all the way to the last pitch, said Brandon Rapp, 34, of Brunswick. Obviously, I wish the Indians would have won, but Im happy for the Cubs. My wife is from Chicago, so at least one of us is going home happy. For me, theres always next year.A boisterous sellout crowd -- nearly half of them rooting for Chicago -- packed Progressive Field an hour before the first pitch. Revelers also stood shoulder-to-shoulder at adjacent Gateway Plaza on the unseasonably warm evening, watching the game on large screens.Dueling chants between Indians and Cubs fans were prevalent in the early innings before the visitors built a 5-1 lead, then returned to a fever pitch when Rajai Davis hit a game-tying, two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth.Just when all hope seemed lost, Davis hit that homer and you started to believe that the Cubs were still cursed, said Adam Daher, 27, of Lakewood. It felt like we had won, so when the Cubs won, it was like someone taking away something from Cleveland.Nearby bars filled up by late afternoon in advance of the 8 p.m. start, while a sizable number of Chicago partisans toured the citys arts district, Playhouse Square and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on the lakefront.After Chicago won the game in extra innings, their fans took over the majority of seats in the lower deck. Long before the Cubs were done celebrating on the field, the Indians team store closed for the night because customers were so sparse.The so-called Cleveland Curse was vanquished on June 19 when the Cavaliers won Game 7 of the NBA Finals at Golden State for the franchises initial championship. Prior to this summer, the 1964 Browns were the citys most recent title team.The Cavs winning was a life-changing experience, but this would have been the best day of my life, said Joseph Wiencek, 18, a mens basketball player at Washington & Jefferson College. Being here with my parents and sister made it very special because weve had season tickets for 25 years, but you would hope to come out on top at the end.The Indians have only won two World Series championships in 116 years in the American League. Jimmy Wynn Jersey Large . He just needed to be his best twisting, turning acrobatic self. 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The NHL is taking steps to avoid another John Scott situation at the All-Star Game.The league announced new fan voting rules Monday that disqualify players from being named All-Star captains if theyre injured or sent to the American Hockey League. Scott, a journeyman enforcer, was voted in by fans last year when he was with the Arizona Coyotes and still served as the Pacific Division captain despite being traded to the Montreal Canadiens and demoted to the AHL.Scott was the MVP of the 3-on-3 tournament that will be back for a second year, but the NHL didnt want a similar awkward situation to happen leading up to the 2017 All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.Players who are injured or in the minors wont be on the active ballot until theyre back in the NHL. If someone is voted captain and is hurt or in the AHL, the player with the second-most votes gets in.Scott tolld Sportsnet that he approves of the rules change.ddddddddddddI expected something to come about. Its good. Something had to happen. I dont think they wanted a situation like me to happen again, he told Sportsnet. Guys in the AHL, guys that are hurt ... I dont think they should be included anymore. I think it was a one-time thing. Its a good rule.Fans will vote for a captain from each division -- the Metropolitan, Atlantic, Central and Pacific -- regardless of position. The 3-on-3 tournament of the two Eastern and two Western Conference divisions facing each other before meeting in the final will take place on Sunday, Jan. 29.The All-Star skills competition will be Saturday, Jan. 28.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '