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'We didn't expect to dominate week 1'

WE’VE tallied the results, had them checked, added, subtracted and checked again. We didn’t dominate week one with our NFL picks, but then again we didn’t expect to.

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'I just wanted to stay home with my family'

After a 21-year-old career that included a No.1 ranking in the world, a title in all four grand slam tournaments, a 744-380 doubles record and a total prize earning of $7 million, Mark Knowles has decided to retire and enjoy family life.

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Veteran baseball player's MLB quest

ANOTHER minor league season has ended for Antoan Richardson.

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Safety August Campbell making his presence felt with Duke Blue Devils

THE Duke Blue Devils split their first two games of the 2012-13 NCAA football season and August Campbell is already staking a claim as a prominent member of the defensive unit.

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Mortimer moves on with new position

While Dentry Mortimer has moved on with a new position as the pro tennis coach at the Gym Tennis Club in Winton Meadows, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has announced that the former first vice president and director of their junior development programme has been replaced by Kim O’Kelley and Giorgio Baldacci.

Xaviers aiming to win its first title

COACHED by Nelson Joseph, Xavier’s basketball team is stacked with a lot of talent this year and looking to win its first title in some time in the Catholic Diocesan Primary Schools Basketball League.

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Nygard rewards Golden Knights with $10,000 each

Just as he did after the success of the “Golden Girls” – the women’s 4 x 100 metre relay team that won gold at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia – Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard did it again - this time for the “Golden Knights” – the men’s 4 x 400 relay team that clinched the victory over the US at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Men's national volleyball team to share Nygard's $10,000 reward

MEMBERS of the men’s national volleyball team are thankful for the support they got from Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard yesterday.

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Prison inmates take part in annual basketball tourney

It was a special day on Saturday as inmates of Her Majesty’s Prison came together to participate in their annual basketball tournament.

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'We needed finish, we just didn't have the energy'

AT one point, the Bahamas Volleyball Federation women’s national team was the cream of the crop in the region. Now, they’re struggling to survive among their peers.

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Mortimer removed from BLTA executive board

The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) stated that first vice president Dentry Mortimer has been removed from the executive board and as chairman of the junior development programme with immediate effect, according to a press release late Wednesday night.

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How do your predictions match up with Renaldo's Ramblings?

For the purpose of this column we’re assuming that I picked the right winner of last night’s game correctly.

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'King' Snake' tourney to be the 'biggest edition to date'

WITH the newly aligned sporting calendars between the GSSSA and BAISS, the first title contested on the academic year, the Austin “King Snake” Knowles National Championship is expected to be the biggest edition of the tournament to date.

Ultimate goal: by 2017, field Bahamian team at World Baseball Classic

GRATEFUL for the opportunity to compete against some of the best players in baseball at the international level, the Bahamas’ leading players on the baseball diamond hope to represent the country the next time they appear at the World Baseball Classic.

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Bahamians to play for Great Britain

Although their paths have not crossed yet as the two pioneers for the Bahamas in professional baseball, Albert Cartwright and Antoan Richardson will come together and display their talents together as members of Great Britain’s team at the World Baseball Classic.