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BJ Murray and Cubs headed for pivotal series

BJ Murray Jr and his South Bend Cubs head into the most pivotal matchup of the Midwest League regular season this week.

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Jones and Sun topple Lynx in final game for Sylvia Fowles

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun concluded the WNBA regular season with wins in nine of their last 11 games and head into the playoffs as a legitimate title contender.

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Everybody is a winner in Atlantis Health & Wellness Fun Run/Walk

CHRISTOPHER Saintus, Eve Maycock-Dorsett, Mackey Williams, Liesl Hanna, Roydon Miller, Yvonne Sturrup, Edoney Russell and Kennisa Major were among the winners of the Atlantis Health and Wellness Fun Run/Walk Race held on Saturday.

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Chris Brown, Rick Fox appointed sports ambassadors

EVERY time he turns around, veteran quarter-miler Chris “The Fireman” Brown said God continues to bless him with something new revolving around his illustrious track and field career.

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Mountaineers rout Bahamas team by 46

Head coach Dustin Kerns likes what he saw from his Appalachian State University Mountaineers men’s basketball team in their 46-point rout over the Bahamas Select Team yesterday at the Summer of Thunder in the Imperial Ballroom of the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island.

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IBA Bahamas players earn scholarships

SEVERAL International Basketball Academy (IBA) Bahamas players are preparing to take their academic and athletic careers to the next level this fall.

Butters transfers to Rangers in NCAA Division 2

THR Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers will be the next stop on the NCAA basketball journey for Shavaul Butters.

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Bahamas Chess Olympiad team scores record number of points at the 44th Fide Chess Olympiad

Nelissa Thomas, Trinity Pinder and Noah Albury all earn conditional title nominations

TEAM Bahamas departs Chennai, India to head home after a successful 2022 FIDE Olympiad on Wednesday.

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LaQuan Nairn makes surprise visit to summer tennis camp

FRESH off his gold medal performance at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, last week, long jumper LaQuan Nairn surprised the participants of the Corey Francis Community Tennis Summer Camp.

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Umpire Martin ‘Pork’ Burrows officiating at the Cal Ripken World Series

FOR the fourth time this year, one of the country’s top baseball/softball umpires Martin ‘Pork’ Burrows has gone off to officiate in an international baseball tournament.

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Miller-Uibo wins 400 in Monaco

Although she indicated that she’s done running the 400 metres, two-time Olympic gold medallist and world champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo continued her quest for the 2022 Wanda Diamond League title by winning the women’s one-lap race in Monaco in grand style.

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Cal Ripken Baseball Major/70 World Series: Bahamas teams are eliminated

BRANSON, Missouri — Both Bahamian teams were eliminated in the International Bracket quarterfinals at the Babe Ruth League’s Cal Ripken Baseball Major/70 World Series.

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Pro basketball player Aaron Levarity signs in France

AARON Levarity will be headed to France’s Nationale Masculine 1 League for the third season of his professional career.

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Frank Rutherford finds some raw talent

WITH the hosting of the 50th anniversary of the CARIFTA Games during the 50th Independence celebrations of the Bahamas, legendary Frank Rutherford and a few athletes are giving their assistance in seeking out the talent in the Family Islands and will make some recommendations on how the country can be successful at home against Jamaica.

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Jonquel Jones’ double-double leads Sun past Sparks 97-71

THE reigning MVP is playing her best basketball of the season and the Connecticut Sun have secured a top three seed for the WNBA playoffs as the regular season continues to wind down.