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Bahamian players, coaches all set for NCAA Division I basketball tip-off tonight

THE NCAA Division I basketball season is set to tip off tonight with several Bahamian players on the court, and coaches on the sidelines representing their respective programmes.

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McMinns and Tigers win 2nd straight Moosehead Cup, X-Men in Loney Bowl

WIDE receivers coach Eugene McMinns and his Dalhousie Tigers won their second consecutive Moosehead Cup while offensive lineman Stephen Sears Jr and his St Francis Xavier X-Men head into the Atlantic university football playoffs.

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‘A healthy Jazz is a really good year for the Marlins’

New Miami Marlins manager, Skip Schumaker, said he has already met with Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr and both are excited about the future plans for the All- Star second baseman.

BFA empowers women to become soccer coaches

WITH a mandate to increase awareness and interest in the sport of football throughout the country, the Bahamas Football Association is doubling its efforts to train women to become coaches.

SPORTS NOTES

THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association is scheduled to hold its cross country championships starting at 8am on Saturday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. The event will be staged in all ages for students in different age groups. Trophies and medals will be awarded to the top finishers.

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Mackey Jr and Levarity get double doubles in win

BOTH Bahamian players posted double doubles to bring an end to Lyon’s two game skid in France’s Nationale Masculine 1 League.

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UB homecoming kickoff game set for tonight

THE University of The Bahamas men’s basketball team has been practicing early mornings at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium as they get ready for the UB Homecoming Kickoff Game set for tonight.

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UB Mingoes lose to The Strikers in straight sets

THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes women’s volleyball team got close again but just could not close it out in New Providence Volleyball Association action at The Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

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Top watercraft riders in Nassau for the P1 Aquax World Championship

LEADING watercraft riders from the United States, the Caribbean, Western Europe and Australia are arriving in Nassau for the P1 AquaX Bahamas World Championship, where the iconic Atlantis Paradise Island resort will be the host destination for the three-day event from today until November 6.

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Pro golfer Cameron Riley 6th overall

Cameron Riley had the top finish of his professional golf career thus far at his latest appearance on the Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour.

Deyton Albury cans 22 in season opener

DEYTON Albury was a role player for the Chipola College men’s basketball programme as a freshman, but began his sophomore campaign.

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AJ Storr suits up for Red Storm in Big East

FOUR star freshman guard AJ Storr leads a highly touted incoming class expected to propel the St John’s Red Storm back into contention of a competitive Big East Conference.

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QC Comets junior boys, senior girls advance to championship series in sudden death playoffs

THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Sports Association sudden death playoffs got underway yesterday at the Freedom Farm Baseball League.

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Stadium chosen as ‘main base’

COCABE EXECUTIVES DECIDE TO USE NEW ANDRE RODGERS BASEBALL STADIUM AS ITS MAIN BASE TO ORGANISE FUTURE TOURNAMENTS

With the completion of the new Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium, the Bahamas Baseball Federation will not only get to host the fourth annual Caribbean Baseball Cup next month, but will become the base for any and all future COCABE baseball tournaments.

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Panthers top UB Mingoes in 3 sets

THE University of The Bahamas women’s volleyball team just could not sustain a push against The Panthers in New Providence Volleyball Association action and fell to them in three sets - 25-20, 25-13 and 25-21.