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Bahamas' Emily Morley to row in championships

Ithaca College women’s crew team has been selected by the NCAA to compete in the upcoming Division III Rowing Championships May 31 to June 1 at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Sandiford 'on par' with Redlands Community College Cougars

FROM running the floor as the “do-it-all” player on St John’s Giants senior girls basketball team two years ago, Taneka Sandiford is now lining up her tee shots as a member of the Redlands Community College Cougars women’s golf team.

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JBLN championship series ends with nail-biting games

The 2013 season for the Junior Baseball League of Nassau came to an end this past week with nail-biting finishes in the championship series as many games came down to the final at bat.

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Four-member Team Bahamas set for Zone III Davis Cup tie

Devin Mullings and Timothy Neilly, who both missed last year’s trip because of injuries, have been named to Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s four-member team that will carry the national flag at the Davis Cup American Zone III Davis Cup tie in La Paz, Bolivia.

Spanish Wells sweeps two of three divisions over Rock Sound

THE Eleuthera Junior Baseball League of Rock Sound continued with game three of its 2013 Championship Series in all three divisions in Spanish Wells on Saturday with the Spanish Wells teams sweeping two of the three divisions over Rock Sound.

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'The Tank' to face Gerald Washington in June

AFTER his trip to Romania to fight Bogdan Dinu was called off, pro heavyweight boxer Sherman “The Tank” Williams will get a chance to step back in the ring on Saturday, June 8 when he is slated to take on former football player Gerald Washington at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

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Tennis results

The 2013 Gym Tennis Club Members’ Tournament continued at the Gym Tennis Club in Winton Meadows over the weekend.

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Saints roll over Big Red Machine for volleyball title

THE Kingsway Academy Saints junior girls volleyball team defeated the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine to emerge as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools junior girls volleyball champions.

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Sports in brief

THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) is scheduled to hold a general meeting 7pm this evening at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture.

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NCAA Baseball: Jackson State Tigers to face powerhouse LSU

THE Jackson State Tigers and its trio of Bahamian players now know the destination where their post-season Cinderella story will begin, in Louisiana as they take on a powerhouse of the Southeastern Conference.

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Student athletes qualify for NCAA Div 1 outdoors

SEVERAL Bahamian student athletes, with their performances at regional meets over the weekend, added their names to the list of qualifiers for the upcoming NCAA Division One Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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Inaugural event 'was awesome'

THE inaugural Pure-Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic finished on Sunday the way they got started on Tuesday with the rain drenching the Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island.

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Spurs held to a goalless draw by Jamaica

Steven Caulker wished he had not made that one step ahead of the defender. He wished the officials had not called the offside on him after he booted in the lone goal that would have given Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 victory over Jamaica’s “Reggae Boyz.”

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Atkins inducted in NAIA Hall of Fame

SPRINTER Derrick Atkins, making a comeback after a series of injuries hampered his progress over the last two years, said he’s even more inspired to go out and compete this year after being inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame.

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Tottenham 0-0 Jamaica

English Premiership giants Tottenham Hotspur held by Jamaican national team.