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Bahamian athletes on track at Drake Relays

HIGH jumpers Donald Thomas and Trevor Barry may not have been at their best when they came home and competed in the recent Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational. However, they got back on track at the Drake Relays over the weekend.

Renaldo's Ramblings: Most important drafts in Bahamian history

ABOUT three years. That’s how long it should take for us to determine whether this NFL draft was a success or a failure for most teams.

Junior Baseball League of Nassau highlights

With just two weeks left in the 2013 regular season, teams are fighting for playoff positions and the pennants. Here’s a recap of the pennant and playoff scenarios:

Sports Inbrief

BAHAMIAN Justin Roberts defeated Stephen L Watson, a promising up and coming US player in an ITF tourney in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Monday. Roberts won the match 6-3, 7-6 over 18-year-old Watson, who has an ITF ranking of 539.

Cuckoos win Heineken Bahamas Cup

FOR the second consecutive year, Cuckoos Rugby Club claimed the Bahamas Rugby Football Union Championship and the first edition of what is now known as the Heineken Bahamas Cup.

Regatta 'rocks' with Kalik in George Town

In the 20 years that Danny Strachan has taken over as commodore, he felt that the 60th anniversary celebrations of the National Family Island Regatta over the weekend was the most competitive.

Penn Relays: Three teams qualify for 14th IAAF World Championships

THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ mission to have all four relay teams qualified for the 14th IAAF World Championships in Russia was almost completed at the Penn Relay Festival over the weekend.

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'Golden Girl' gets set for the IAAF Worlds

The journey to another IAAF World Championship appearance has begun for 37-year-old Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie.

Double dose of victory for SAC

THE St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine led off the Bahamas’ parade of athletes with a pair of victories on day one of the Penn Relay Carnival in Philadelphia.

Sports in brief

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association continued its 2013 season at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex over the weekend.

Hats off to Anton Sealey and Bahamas Football Association

ANTON Sealey may have made one of the biggest decisions in his administrative career in sports when he opted not to run for the presidency of the Bahamas Olympic Committee.

'Tank' to square off with Romanian

IN HIS first bout since November’s disappointing loss, Sherman “Tank” Williams is all set to step back into the ring on what he calls the “long way around” to capturing the heavyweight title.