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When the Cubs picked up Aroldis Chapman just before the MLB trade deadline in late July, Caitlin Swieca was conflicted.Chapman, who was accused of a domestic violence?incident?and served a 30-game suspension from MLB for the offense, was a blemish on an otherwise happy-go-lucky and lovable Cubs squad. His 100-plus mph fastball was overshadowed by the details of the assault of his 22-year-old girlfriend, though police ultimately decided not to press charges.So a day after Chapmans signing, Swieca took a stand on Twitter. She announced she would donate $10 to the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic in Chicago for every save Chapman earned for the Cubs.Fast-forward four months. The Cubs are World Series champions. More than 430 others have donated to her campaign with DVLC. And Chapman, serendipitously enough, blew a save in Game 7 and wasnt on the mound when Chicago broke the curse.Swieca cried tears of joy. But after Chapman gave up a game-tying two-run home run to Cleveland center fielder Rajai Davis in the eighth inning, she had something much different on her mind.I went from thinking We all compromised what we believed in to root for this guy, and hes gonna blow it, to celebrating a World Series title with someone else on the mound, Swieca said Thursday. Couldnt have scripted it better.The DVLC fundraising started with a goal of $11,000, which is a thousandth of Chapmans $11 million dollar salary. The group hit that goal during the regular season, but during the postseason, Twitter sharing of the campaigns page rose dramatically, Swieca said. The goal got pushed up again, and then again.By Wednesday night, more than $27,000 had been raised. Thursday morning, #Pitchin4DV, as its called, had passed $31,000. One man, Dave Ahlman, put up $253, a combination of how many games Chapman played, how many innings he pitched, his strikeouts, his wins and his saves. He doubled his donations for the NLDS and NLCS games, and the World Series was worth three times as much.In exchange for renting Aroldis Chapman for a year, he posted on Twitter. Happy to help.As for the result? It couldnt have been sweeter -- for the Cubs faithful, DVLC and, of course, Swieca. The fundraising initiative has been therapeutic for her and others, and its made coming to terms with Chicagos deal for the closer a little easier. A World Series win helps, too.It feels just as good as I imagined [it] my whole life, Swieca said.Sean Morrison is a digital media associate for ESPN. Follow him on Twitter?@sean_morrisonFake Yeezy . On Tuesday, Ottawa placed forward Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo on waivers as trade rumours swirl around the Senators. Fake Shoes From China .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. http://www.fakeshoesforsale.com/fake-air-jordan-3-shoes/ .J. -- Marshawn Lynch said Thursday it will be good to get back to football after the Seattle quiet talking running back wrapped up his final mandatory media session of Super Bowl week. Fake Running Shoes . Aduriz headed home Markel Susaetas cross in the sixth minute to open the scoring at San Mames Stadium. He bettered that with a long-range blast that went in off the goal frame in the 18th, and converted a penalty in the 72nd after Diego Mainz was sent off for fouling Aduriz with only the goalkeeper to beat. Fake Air Max 95 Shoes . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming.Justin Wizzrobe Hallet has confirmed with ESPN.com that he will not be re-signing with his current team COGnitive Gaming in 2017. In regards to his future, Wizzrobe hopes to find a team that can continue to support his endeavors as a professional Smash player and continue to grow his personal branding.In light of the decision, Wizzrobe stated, My time with COGnitive Gaming was great. My boss was a super cool guy and a great friend. COGnitive Gaming has given me incredible opportunities to travel to huge tournaments and I view them as the most important step into getting to where I am today as a player.Wizzrobe has made great strides in his Super Smash Brothers Melee career. In 2015, he was rated as the 23rd best player on the annual SSBMRank. He continues to improve his performances withh several top-8 finishes at events such as DreamHack Austin 2016, WTFox 2, CEO 2016 and The Big House 6.dddddddddddd At WTFox 2, he surprised everyone with a 3-0 victory over Juan Hungrybox Debiedma, one of the best players in the world. With the annual rankings coming soon, many believe that he will place in the top-12 on this years SSBMRank.In addition to his proficiency in Melee, Wizzrobe plays Smash 64 at a high level. At Super Smash Con 2016, he finished in second place, defeating the legend, Joel Isai Alvarado in a set and outplacing several of the top Japanese players.COGnitive Gaming did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication. ' ' '