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NCAA Division I basketball: Clarke and Zips No.13 seed

GARVIN Clarke and the Akron Zips made history by winning the Mid-American Conference Tournament and now look ahead to the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament this week.

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BAARK: Ministers lending their full support to inaugural Potcake Golf Tournament

NEITHER may be able to be competitive on the course, but both Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg and Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Clay Sweeting are lending their full support to the inaugural Potcake Golf Tournament.

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Golf event aims to raise $100,000 to help BAARK

AGAINST a backdrop of blue sky and perfectly manicured greens at the Ocean Club Golf Course, two Cabinet ministers, the CEO of ALIV and community leaders today threw their support behind a golf tournament aimed at raising $100,000 to help fund BAARK’s efforts to slow the stray pet population through spaying and neutering.

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Baylor Bears claim second Battle 4 Atlantis crown in programme history

THE defending NCAA Division I men’s national champion got their bid to repeat in the 2021- 22 season off to a promising start when they claimed their second Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis title in programme history.

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Spencer Newman wins title

For the first time since 2017, Spencer Newman got to hoist the men’s championship trophy as the winner of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s 2021 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals.

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No. 1 Gamecocks beat Ole Miss going for SEC women’s 3-peat

YOLETT McPhee-McCuin and her Ole Miss Rebels women’s basketball programme had their Southeastern Conference Tournament run end in the semifinal against the top ranked team in the nation and now look ahead to continue their postseason run with an at large bid for the NCAA Tournament.

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WORLD VIEW: Commonwealth should stand together over Russian aggression

THE Commonwealth, made up of 54 nations of which 32 are small states, should be deeply concerned at the grave threat to the international legal order caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and should act together to show strong disapproval.

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WORLD VIEW: Commonwealth Caribbean countries – all republics by 2030?

BY 2030, it is more than likely that the eight independent Commonwealth countries which are still monarchical states, with Queen Elizabeth II as their Sovereign, will become Republics.

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WORLD VIEW: Wise heads should prevail at Summit of the Americas

THE Summit of the Americas, scheduled to be held in Los Angeles from June 8 to 10, should be regarded by all the Heads of Government, as a golden opportunity to address the many challenges now confronting the hemisphere.

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Abaco Tennis holds first annual Sheri Roberts Open Memorial Tournament

THE Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) held the first annual Sheri Roberts Open Memorial Tennis Tournament over the weekend. The event was sponsored by Daron Roberts.

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‘Good tournament’ for Bain and Ramirez despite final defeat

BAHAMIAN freshman Jacobi Bain and his Xavier University of Louisiana senior teammate Juan Ramirez gave it their best shot, only to fall short in the final of the men’s doubles at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup Championships in Rome, Georgia on Saturday.

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First Annual Potcake Golf Tournament ‘huge success’

PEDIGREES may have their Westminster Kennel Club show, but it was the Bahamian Potcake – that special breed of dog with the narrow head and a keen sense of how to cross the street on its own terms – that stole the show during the 1st Annual Potcake Golf Tournament.

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10th Battle 4 Atlantis tips off at Imperial Arena

HEAD coaches of several of the top NCAA Division I men’s basketball programmes in America had a similar message for their players headed into the 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis - enjoy the amenities of the Atlantis resort and what the Bahamas has to offer, but treat the star-studded tournament like a “business trip.

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Eight women, 17 men in BLTA Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals

THE field is complete for the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s 2021 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals with a total of eight women and 17 men entered in the week-long tournament scheduled to begin on Monday at the National Tennis Centre.

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Bahamians poised for NCAA Div. II conference tournaments this week

NCAA Division II basketball heads into its respective conference tournaments and several Bahamians are poised for a postseason run.

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Hummel Cup kicks off at Roscow Al Davies Soccer Complex

THE Bahamas Football Association kicked off its Hummel Cup 2022 at the Roscow Al Davies Soccer Complex over the weekend.

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Battle 4 Atlantis to give tourism boost

The two Battle 4 Atlantis basketball tournament will bring a combined 7,000 visitors to The Bahamas over the Thanksgiving period, creating “exponential” tourism benefits for the country.

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Junior Davis Cup: Tennis resumes in Dominican Republic

AFTER heavy rains disrupted the tournament in Santo Domingo for two days there was clear skies today and matches resumed.

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Giorgio Baldacci Nationals set for Dec. 20

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is scheduled to hold its 2021 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals Championship at The National Tennis Centre December 20-23.

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Inaugural Flamingos Women’s Golf Club 242 9-Hole Golf Tournament hailed a success

THE inaugural Flamingos Women’s Golf Club 242 9-Hole Golf Tournament was such a success that both the organisers and the participants are looking forward to the next event.