Call for successful basketball players to give back
WITH this being the yuletide season, long-time women’s basketball coach Patricia ‘Patti’ Johnson is calling on more players who have benefited from the sport to give back to help those following in their footsteps.
Calvin to play in United Arab Emirates D1 League
Calvin White is one of those basketball players who has defied the notion that it’s not where you come from, but rather where you are headed.
Elite players expected to compete in BLTA Open Nationals Challenge
ALL of the country’s elite players are expected to be home next week to compete in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Giorgio Baldacci Battle of the Elite Players Open Nationals Challenge.
Kenny Mackey comes first in the South Beach Classic
LOCAL health and fitness enthusiast Kenny Mackey participated in his first ever body building competition - the prestigious South Beach Classic - in the men’s physique category over the weekend.
Larikah prepares to regain No.1 spot
AFTER sitting out last year, Grand Bahamian Larikah Russell is already in town and preparing to regain her No.1 spot in the women’s division of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association.
Father Marcian Peters Basketball tournament: Day four
The youngest division of the 28th Annual Father Marcian Peters Basketball tournament was featured on day four of the event at Kendal Isaacs Gym on Monday.
Knowles celebrity tennis event a blast
MARK Knowles, not yet feeling the effects of being a retired professional tennis player, was pleased with the support he got from his peers for the 12th version of his Celebrity Tennis Invitational that was held at the Atlantis Tennis Center on Paradise Island over the weekend.
Five young Bahamians in Florida tennis tourney
FIVE Bahamians competed over the weekend in the Lil Mo International Open Tennis Tournament at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Sports Notes
WITH the shortened regular season completed, the Baptist Sports Council is slated to begin its postseason in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Tuesday night.
Free-for-all Christmas basketball camp in Pinewood
JEFF Rodgers, who has ran a successful summer basketball camp for more than 20 years, is lending his expertise to Khaalis Rolle as the Member of Parliament for Pinewood hosts his first Christmas Basketball Camp in the area.
What must national volleyball team do to receive recognition?
It’s a pity that the men’s national volleyball team’s gold medal performance at the Group A of the NORCECA 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championship qualifier in Willemstad, Curacao, came at a time where the sporting community was mourning the loss of the greatest Bahamian track and field athlete.
Father Marcian Basketball Tournament has new format
TEAMS participating in the 28th Father Marcian Peters Invitational Basketball Tournament will have a new format to compete in when the week-long event for primary and junior boys and girls as well as intermediate boys and senior girls gets underway at the Kendal Isaacs Gym today.
Querry, Davenport in Mark Knowles Invitational
THE 12th annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational is here and with the amount of top notch players taking part this weekend at Atlantis on Paradise Island, host Mark Knowles said everybody will be in for a real treat.
Renaldo's Ramblings: NFL Picks - week 14
My power circle of athletes - Peyton Manning, Usain Bolt, Lebron James. I’m completely irrational when it comes to them and I refuse to look at anything objectively.
'The greatest athlete the country has ever produced'
NATIONALLY regarded as “the greatest athlete the country has ever produced,” dignitaries from every walk of life in Bahamian society turned out to pay final respects to the life and work of Thomas Augustus Robinson.
