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Two new faces are on the collegiate tennis landscape

TWO more tennis athletes have announced their signing to play for a collegiate tennis team in the United States in the fall.

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Kaiwan Culmer meets qualifier in triple jump

Bahamian triple jumper Kaiwan Culmer secured his place at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in emphatic fashion on Friday evening at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium, jumping a personal best of 17.29 meters on his very first attempt during the Men’s Triple Jump finals at the BAAA Open Senior Track and Field Championships.

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Team Bahamas 3rd at 37th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships

Maddisson Carroll picked up the Kenneth Francis individual trophy and combined with fourth place finisher Haley Hill to capture the girls’ 15-and-under division at the 37th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.

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Finals rematch: Jonquel Jones scores 12 for Liberty in 100-93 loss to Lynx

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 30 points and nine rebounds, Kayla McBride added 24 points, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the short-handed New York Liberty 100-93 on Wednesday night in a rematch of last year’s WNBA Finals.

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deyton Albury to host his inaugural Ballhead Elite Basketball Camp

BAHAMIAN men’s national basketball team player Deyton Albury, who benefitted from training camps before he went off to college, has decided to return home and give back to the next generation of basketball players in The Bahamas.

schedule released for BAAA National Open Track & Field Championships this weekend

THE schedule for the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Open Track and Field Championships this weekend at the Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium:

DR KENT BAZARD: Obesity and Our Athletes - What the Bahamas’ #1 Ranking in the Americas Means for the Future of Sports

RECENTLY, the World Health Organisation released updated statistics naming The Bahamas as the country with the highest obesity rate in the Americas.

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UB Mingoes trio selected to national volleyball team

THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes women’s volleyball team players Anjeniker Joseph, Hannah McBride and Zarria Rose were named to the Bahamas senior women’s national volleyball team.

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Wellington ‘Cat’ Sears delighted to get National Bodybuilding Championships off the ground

DESPITE the small number of entrants, Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation president Wellington “Cat” Sears said he was delighted that they got this year’s National Bodybuilding Championships off the ground.

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Rashawn produces another hole-in-one

Rashawn Hanna produced the second hole-in-one shot on the same hole for Team Bahamas to highlight day two of competition at the 37th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.

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Tennis sensation Khai Rees commits to Temple University in Philadelphia

BREAKOUT tennis sensation Khai Rees has committed to play ball for the Temple University Owls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Oldtimers Softball All-Star Classic set for this weekend

THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association is scheduled to open its 2025 season this weekend with its All-Star Classic in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreational Grounds.

Maximilian hole-in-one

Maximilian Landry knocked in a hole-in-one and Madison Carroll, Haley Hall and Chemari Pratt all earned top three individual performances to highlight Team Bahamas’ day one competition at the 37th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.

‘Golden girl’ Debbie set to return home

AFTER devoting three decades to competing as an athlete and then coaching collegiate athletes, “Golden Girl” Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie said it’s time to return home to spend more time with her family.

Versatile athlete, coach Larikah Russell set to be inducted into Hall of Fame

BAHAMIAN versatile athlete/coach Larikah Russell will be enshrined into the Southern Nazarene University Athletics’ 2025 Hall of Fame Class.