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Junior girls hope to ‘get back into medal round’

FIBA Centrobasket Under-15 Girls Championship

Head coach Varel Davis said the Bahamas junior girls national team is a very young team, but they are performing as best as they can at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-15 Girls Championship.

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Corrington Maycock voted in as new president of Bahamas Association of Athletic Coaches

IN a keenly contested election of officers on Saturday, Blue Chips Throwers Club founder and head coach Corrington Maycock was voted in as the new president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Coaches.

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Chavez Young named player of the week

CHAVEZ Young has excelled with the Buffalo Bison since his return to Triple-A baseball and was recognised as the club’s Player of the Week.

BIG3 set to return to The Bahamas

THE BIG3 is set to return to The Bahamas in 2022 and will highlight its fifth season of professional 3-on-3 basketball by hosting its All-Star festivities at the Atlantis resort.

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Pauline Davis: ‘What Jonquel said about BTC in America was wrong’

OLYMPIC champion Pauline Davis said it’s unfair for Grand Bahamian Women’s National Basketball Association star player Jonquel Jones to attack the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) over her sponsorship in the manner that she did.

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Drumeco Archer pleased with athletes’ performances

BAAA NATIONAL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE performances from the cross-section of elite, collegian and locally-based athletes at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Track and Field Championships got the attention of BAAA president Drumeco Archer.

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Devynne Charlton breaks her national record in 100m hurdles

BAHAMAS ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS’ NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

NATIONAL record-breaking performances by hurdlers Devynne Charlton and Antoine Andrews overshadowed the superb efforts by Olympic champions Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner during the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Championships this weekend.

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‘Prince Jazz’ and ‘Bahamian Heritage Night’ centre stage

MIAMI, Florida — The Miami Marlins organisation transformed its home stadium into a celebration of the relationship between the franchise and The Bahamas, highlighted by its rising star at second base, poised for his first All-Star appearance.

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‘Buddy’ headlines training camp for Sr Men’s National Team

MIAMI, Florida — The Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team is back on the path toward FIBA World Cup 2023 qualification and that journey began in earnest this week with an offsite training camp.

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Davis Cup: Team Bahamas avoids relegation to Group IV

THE Bahamas Davis Cup team, captained by Marvin Rolle and featuring Kevin Major Jr and brother Baker and Spencer Newman, avoided relegation to Group IV in Davis Cup play by winning their final match against Guatemala.

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After Shock Amateur Boxing Show in honour of Ray Minus Jr

ROYCE Colebrooke, Devaughn Musgrove, Christian Thompson and John Saint Wrint were among some of the top performers on Saturday at the After Shock Amateur Boxing Show that was held in honour of Ray Minus Jr.

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National amateur golf champions crowned

After four gruelling rounds of competition at various sites on the island, Heathcliff Kane and Ashley Michel were crowned the Bahamas Golf Federation’s men and women national amateur golf champions.

Davis Cup: Bahamas suffers 2-1 loss to Jamaica

THE Bahamas suffered its second loss in as many days in play at the Davis Cup Group III Americas competition in Escazu, Costa Rica.

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‘Coach Yo’ named to men’s national team coaching staff

YOLETT McPhee-McCuin continues to make history in the coaching ranks and achieved another milestone on her résumé when she became the first woman to join the coaching staff of a Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team.

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Mets’ Warren Saunders assigned to AAA

NEW York Mets prospect Warren Saunders received the highest promotion of his minor league career thus far.