quote [ Tensions ran high in this year?s World Series between the Dodgers and Blue Jays. But the fiercely contested matchup has given way to a show of respect that has connected fans across borders and raised money for a good cause.

Donations totaling nearly $30,000 to SickKids, a pediatric hospital in Toronto, have flooded in from Dodgers fans since Los Angeles edged the Blue Jays
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Calls for donations surfaced on the Dodgers? Reddit page shortly after the club's Game 7 triumph over Toronto, inspired in part by the contributions Blue Jays fans made to Seattle Children?s Hospital following the Jays' American League Championship Series win over the Mariners. ]

quote [ Sports, science, and collective delusion. ]

quote [ A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player?s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal. ]

quote [ After the A?s announced they were leaving Oakland, a pair of lifelong fans set out to do something audacious: start a beloved pro baseball team of their own. Remarkably, they pulled it off. Now the Oakland Ballers need to survive. ]

quote [ What does it feel like to lose, and then rediscover, the game of tennis? Photographer Josh Skinner takes the shots. Writer Peter Short returns the serve. ]

quote [ If you wanted to turn someone into a socialist you could do it in about an hour by taking them for a spin around the paddock of a Formula 1 race. The kind of money I saw will haunt me forever. ]

quote [ With origins dating back to the 16th century, paddle sports have always had an unmistakable allure ]

quote [ Swedish cross-country skier Calle Halfvarsson experienced an unusual but not unheard-of consequence of competing in icy temperatures in Finland at the weekend. ]

quote [ It took Jonni ?Rotten? Ramirez one and a half seconds to ruin his life. I?ve watched the footage: Ramirez, real name Jonathan Carrion, is wrestling against Prince Adam for the Inspire A.D. promotion in Austin, Texas. The event is called ?The Long Walk Home? and it?s just after 7:00 p.m. in the gray-beige back room of a pinball arcade in the far northwest side of town ]

quote [ It?s hard out there trying to do something new, which is why we want to look back on some of the notable failed sports leagues. ]