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The Australian Boomers have completed their whitewash of the GC2018 basketball tournament to claim the gold medal over Canada in crushing fashion, 87-47.

Australia won all five of its games with an average winning margin of 37 points and were clearly a step above all who came before them.

The Boomers doubled Canada’s score in the first quarter alone as Chris Goulding (11 points, 3/6 3PT) showed off his silky shooting touch from range.

The medal completes a magical run for Goulding which includes an NBL championship, NBL Finals MVP and Commonwealth Games gold medal in under a month of basketball.

Nathan Sobey crashed the boards to record 10 points and eight rebounds, while Nick Kay barrelled to the hoop to drop 10 points of his own.

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So Pj... as the games draw near to a close... what's the current gold medal count

And since nobody took 0, the
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/commonwealth-games-2018/medal-tally/



Link show all countries. Photo only partial.

Trying to find a listing with 'totals' to avoid having to add up 'the field' . . .

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http://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/medals/countries

Good old BBC gives totals . . .



Photo above is incomplete, but link gives all totals for all participating countries . . .

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Since the game is still going on... we will accept your pick.
So, we have our ten players. The second half just started.

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SPORTS CENTER CONTEST #49 THE GRAND NATIONAL


Sorry for the delay, but it has been a real busy day in RL.

From what I've been told, it was a great race. Only 12 of the 38 horses finished the race.
So, unfortunately, even though we planned on paying off 15 winners, only 11 people had horses that crossed the finish line. The horse that finished 9th, Valseur Lido, (a 100/1 long shot) was a FIELD HORSE. So while no one wins for that one, it does move the people below up one spot in terms of WRZ$ received.

Our big winner is
MATINA
1000 WRZ$

She was fortunate to draw one of the favorites, Tiger Roll, and Tiger did roll to victory

Here are the other ten winners:
2. jen23nifer - Pleasant Company - 500 WRZ$
3. 9trogue - Bless The Wings - 66/1 - 450 WRZ$
4. Isak - Anibale Fly - 400 WRZ$
5. kathlyn - Milansbar - 350 WRZ$
6. yousofine - Road To Riches - 300 WRZ$
7. Infy - Gas Line Boy - 250 WRZ$
8. Valseur Lido THE FIELD - IGNORE FOR PAYOUTS
9. EmpressReece - Vieux Lion Rouge - 200 WRZ$
10. Alcibiades - Raz De Maree - 150 WRZ$
11. flawlessdreamer - Seeyouatmidnight - 100 WRZ$
12. hija - Baie Des Iles - 100 WRZ$

While we collected 3000 WRZ$ in entries, 3800 WRZ$ was cashed out to the winners. We can thank all those wonderful people who have had to pay off for losing side bets for contributing these extra funds

Thank you all for playing in this years THE GRAND NATIONAL

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-15/c ... se/9660742

Marathon Runner's Collapse at CGs Causes Controversy

Commonwealth Games organisers are under fire for the delay in getting help to a stricken Scottish athlete who collapsed with heatstroke while leading the men's marathon with just 2 kilometres to go.

Callum Hawkins had looked set for a comfortable victory in the men's marathon before succumbing to the Gold Coast heat. Temperatures reached 28 degrees by the late stages of the race.

The sight of Hawkins crashing into the bridge railing and collapsing on the road sparked an angry reaction from commentators and on social media, with Games organisers and nearby spectators criticised for their reaction.

BBC Sport commentator Steve Cram said it was disgraceful that paramedics took so long to attend to Hawkins.

"I'm just concerned for his welfare. He hit his head on the barrier. I'm sorry if you're watching this at home, it's really distressing. He's going to hurt himself and there's nobody anywhere near," he said.

"We should have some more medical attention. This is a guy in real distress and someone needs to recognise it for his health at this point.

"Where on Earth is the help? You cannot just wait at the finish line. They've got radios. And finally somebody arrives. I think it's disgraceful."

British marathon champion Paula Radcliffe added to the criticism, questioning Commonwealth Games organisers and medical support staff's handling of Hawkins's condition.

"Congratulations to all the runners who finished and brave running from Robbie Simpson and Kevin Seaward but big questions for LOC [local organising committee] and medical support. That should never happen," she said on Twitter.

"Medics were shockingly slow to get there and then to act when they did. The athlete will always want to finish but isn't able to think rationally at that point."

In defence of the paramedics, GOLDOC chief executive Mark Peters said it was not possible for medics to be positioned on "every kilometre" of the track.

But he did say officials would review whether the response time was reasonable.

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SPORTS CENTER CONTEST #51
PICK TWO

Here is our Sunday contest. We will provide you with four different games, and you job is to pick two winners.
You can select two of the games provided, and just predict who will win those two games.
And that's how you will win this PICK TWO

INFORMATION
HERE ARE THE FOUR GAMES
NBA
Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Oklahoma is a Four Point Favorite
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets - Houston is a Eleven Point Favorite
NHL
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington Capitals - Washington is the Favorite (60%)
Las Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles Kings - Los Angeles is the Favorite (60%)

What is it?
This is a Pick two so you will need to correctly predict the outcome of two different events to win.
You only need to make a selection for two of the four games

How do you play?
To enter this contest, you will need to post the following:
PICK TWO
Decide which two of the four games you want to pick between, and pick the two winners

EXAMPLE POST
PICK TWO
Houston
Washington

Rules:
You have to pick BOTH of the two events you select correctly to win
Only 1 post per person for this specific contest, any more and all of your posts will be disallowed.

ALL PICKS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING TIMES:
Sun 6:30 PM Chicago (UTC -5)
SUN 11:30 PM GMT (UTC +0)
Any picks made after this deadline will simply be ignored.
Any edits after this deadline, and your post will be disallowed.
Please note: Due to the time difference, contests will be closing earlier than usual. You will REALLY have to pay attention to the cut off times.

Reward:
If you guess correctly, you will share the 1000 WRZ$ pool

So it's that easy, just pick two of the four games right and you win this PICK TWO

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PICK TWO
Houston
Washington

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PICK TWO
Oklahoma
Houston

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Rockets
Kings