NBA Playoff Update

Houston beat Minnesota 119-100. Houston leads series 3-1
Utah beat Oklahoma City 113-96. Utah leads series 3-1

Today's Games
Milwaukee at Boston
Miami at Philadelphia
San Antonio at Golden State

NHL Playoff Update

Toronto beat Boston 3-1. Series tied 3-3
Washington bat Columbus 6-3. Washington wins series 4-2

No Games today

[pjmpjm]

Wallaroos to share limelight with Wallabies on Bledisloe Cup night in hope women's Test will help boost crowd . . .

It is one of the biggest games on the rugby calendar in Australia.

Now the Wallaroos will get to share in the limelight with the Wallabies on Bledisloe Cup night when they play a double-header on August 18 at Sydney's Olympic Stadium.

Wallaroos player Grace Hamilton said it was a huge boost for the sport.

"We're getting more exposure now, so people will actually want to support us in the future," she said.

"To be here, to have a home crowd and play on home soil — I've never played on home soil in the Wallaroos jersey, so it'll be a massive moment for all of us."

That moment will be repeated a week later when the teams head to New Zealand to play at Eden Park.

Last year's Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney was the lowest-attended match at the venue. It is hoped putting on a high-quality women's Test beforehand will help boost crowds this year.

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper said the women's Test was by no means a "curtain-raiser".

"I've always been a fan of there being a game before, and seeing how competitive and how much enjoyment the women get out their rugby and have that game so close with the men and women playing is outstanding," he said.

For the first time, this year the Wallaroos will receive Test match payments and squad assembly fees to help offset the time taken away from work and family in order to represent their country.

Australian Women's Rugby president Josephine Sukkar said it was a far cry from last year's World Cup, when they played for free.

"We want to make sure that we cover the girls' costs when they're away and make that remuneration fair and equal, but right now there just isn't enough money in rugby," she said.

The Wallaroos have not played on home soil since 2008. In fact, the team has only ever played 50 tests together.

While two Tests is a boost for the women's game, Ms Sukkar said it was just the beginning. "Every time a visiting nation comes to play for the Wallabies, we want them to send us their women and then the women play as double-headers to the men — that's nirvana," she said.

[johngriffen]

NBA Playoff Update
Today's Games
Milwaukee at Boston
Miami at Philadelphia
San Antonio at Golden State

We call that the TRIPLE PLAY
Still over 10 hours left to get your entry in

NBA Playoff Update
Today's Games
Milwaukee at Boston
Miami at Philadelphia
San Antonio at Golden State

We call that the TRIPLE PLAY
Still over 10 hours left to get your entry in

Which also means I don't have any updates to report on tomorrow.

[johngriffen]

You're assuming I will get my updates done before tomorrow

[hija]

Certainly : In John, we trust

[XiLeXi]

TRIPLE PLAY
Milwaukee Bucks
Philadelphia 76ers
Golden State Warriors

[johngriffen]

Certainly : In John, we trust

Yeah... you can trust for SENIOR MOMENTS

[Alcibiades]

Certainly : In John, we trust

Experience has taught me otherwise...

[Alcibiades]

Certainly : In John, we trust

Yeah... you can trust for SENIOR MOMENTS

Haven't you used up this month's quota?

[johngriffen]

Haven't you used up this month's quota?

But it's only the 24th

[anna1561]

Maple Leafs hold moment of silence

The Maple Leafs held a moment of silence before their playoff game Monday in honour of those affected by the deadly incident involving a van and pedestrians in north Toronto earlier in the day.

The starting lineups of the Leafs and the Boston Bruins stood on their blue lines while the Air Canada Centre crowd stood in silence as a photo of Toronto's skyline flashed on the scoreboard.

The American and Canadian anthems were then sung, with singer Martina Ortiz-Luis dropping her microphone and letting the crowd take over the lyrics of O Canada during the second verse.

Roads were closed around the Air Canada Centre and there was more security inside the arena for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal.

Some 90 minutes before the opening faceoff, there was a heavy police presence around the rink and concrete slabs had been placed at a major intersection to block access to the sidewalk.

Earlier on Monday, a white rental van mowed down pedestrians along a stretch of one of Toronto's busiest streets. 10 dead. 15 injured.

The f***ing lunatic was later arrested by a brave police officer without the firing of a single shot.

http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/toro ... ssion=true

[johngriffen]

SPORTS CENTER CONTEST #62
CROSS OVER DAILY DOUBLE

OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE DEADLY CRASH IN TORONTO

This Cross Over Daily Double will feature Hockey and Basketball

The first event is game 7 of the NHL playoff series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins.
Whoever loses this game is done for the year.
The second event is game 5 of the NBA playoff series between the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Jazz lead this series 3 to 1, and if Oklahoma loses this one, they are done for the year.
This will be a Daily Double, so you know the drill. You will have to make the correct prediction on BOTH events to win.

INFORMATION
EVENT ONE
Toronto Maple Leafs (40%) vs. Boston Bruins (63%)

Toronto has their work cut out for them in this one. They will have to go on the road and beat a tough Boston team. Can they do it?

EVENT TWO
Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (3)
The home team (in bold) is favored by the number of points in parenthesis

This should be a close one. The Oklahoma City Thunder are favored, and they will need to win to keep the series going.

What is it?
This is a Daily Double so you will need to predict the outcome of both events to win your share of the pool

How do you play?
To enter this contest, you will need to post the following:
CROSS OVER DAILY DOUBLE
Make you choices for the two games

EXAMPLE POST
CROSS OVER DAILY DOUBLE
Boston
Oklahoma City

Rules:
You have to pick BOTH events 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:
Wed 6:30 PM Chicago (UTC -5)
Wed 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.

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

So it's that easy, just pick two right and you win the DAILY DOUBLE

And don't forget the TRIPLE PLAY
http://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?p=5444247#5444247

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CROSS OVER DAILY DOUBLE

Boston Bruins
Utah Jazz

Picking Utah because, frankly Oklahoma City hasn't shown me much that they can win a tough game this series