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Demetrius Ferguson headlines for the X-Men

ED Reed is that kind of play-making defensive back that has a knack for highlight reel plays and finding the end-zone. Demetrius Ferguson is developing a similar reputation.

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Demitri Knowles has career day with Hokies

PERHAPS it was wearing the white road jerseys for the first time, but the much maligned Virginia Tech receiving corps finally gained legitimacy this season, due in large part to a career day from Demitri Knowles.

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Atlantis shows off new sports venue

Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather Jr wasn’t as sharp as he was in the past, but he beat Canelo Avarez for a majority 12-round decision to capture the WBC light middleweight and WBA super world light middleweight titles at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

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Vixen, Defenders win openers

The defending champions Scottsdale Vixens and the Scotiabank Defenders picked up where they left off last year, winning the New Providence Volleyball Association women’s and men’s season openers Sunday at the DW Davis Gymnasium.

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'Golden Knight' training hard despite stolen Olympic medal

Despite having his 2012 London Olympics 4 x 400 metre relay medal stolen, and rebounding from an injury in April that ended his season, quarter-miler Demetrius Pinder said he’s still upbeat as he continues to train hard in Bradenton, Florida.

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STUBBS OPINION: Kudos to the founders of MaxD Sports Academy

IT wasn’t so long ago that a bitter dispute within the Bahamas Baseball Association led to the formation of the Bahamas Baseball Federation and subsequently the operation of both Freedom Farm and the Junior Baseball League of Nassau in the eastern district of New Providence.

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Bodybuilders get ready for CAC Championships

SEVEN of the 15-member team that will represent the Bahamas at the 41st Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding Championships are proud members of Club One Fitness Centre.

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Taneka Sandiford on par for career year

If her first tournament of the season was any indication, Taneka Sandiford is set to have a career year in her sophomore season at Redlands Community College.

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Dustin Tynes shatters Bahamian swim icon’s record

Dustin Tynes has shattered a four-year-old record that Jeremy Knowles set in 2008.

Illegal immigrants discovered at a home in the Freeport area

FREEPORT: More than a dozen illegal immigrants were discovered at a home in the Freeport area on Tuesday evening

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Sports journalists meet with NACAC chief, IAAF director

Representatives of the Sport Journalists Chapter of the ACM met with Victor Lopez, president of North America, Central America & Caribbean Athletic Associations (NACAC) and Anna Legnani, deputy director in the IAAF Communications Department, during a luncheon with the NACAC Family at the IAAF Lounge on August 15.

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STUBBS OPINION: 'Bringing the world to our backyard'

THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations will be bringing the world to the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium when it hosts the inaugural IAAF World Relays May 24-25.

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Team Bahamas gets 'C' grade

NOW that the curtains have come down on the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia, it’s time to put the performances of the Bahamas’ 27-member team into perspective.

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NCAA: Shockers have high hopes for Kadeem Coleby

SITTING on the sidelines for the 2012-13 NCAA season, Kadeem Coleby watched his Wichita State Shockers nearly complete a storybook ending to their season when they reached the NCAA Final Four.

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Richardson back from injury

An ankle sprain relegated Antoan Richardson to the disabled list for approximately three weeks, but the veteran outfielder made his return just in time as the Rochester Red Wings are set to make a playoff run.