Island tennis teams up with Baha Mar to stage tournament
THE newly formed Island Tennis, headed by professional players Philip ‘PJ’ Major Jr and Kevin ‘KJ’ Major, are teaming up with Baha Mar to stage a tennis tournament for aspiring young players next weekend.
Dean calls for fitness testing in schools
FOR a number of years, fitness guru Leonardo ‘Nardo’ Dean has been assisting the various local sporting bodies either with advice or training programmes to move their disciplines forward.
UB Mingoes ladies’ softball team in ‘light workout’
THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes ladies’ softball team went through a light workout yesterday morning before a team meeting as the squad gets ready for its first ever set of international games.
Could Pacers’ ‘Buddy’ Hield be traded again?
NBA insiders continue to speculate about whether Chavano “Buddy” Hield will be on the move again as a part of another trade before today’s NBA trade deadline.
Jonquel Jones and BIH set for World Cup qualifier in Japan
JONQUEL Jones leads Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) into the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament this weekend in Osaka, Japan.
NCAA basketball: McCoy gets top honour, Bastian sets career high
MALACHI McCoy received a weekly honour as the top player in his conference and Lathaniel Bastian scored a new career high to highlight play from Bahamian student athletes in NCAA Division II basketball.
‘Golden Girl’ Pauline Davis to release her memoir today
“GOLDEN Girl” Pauline Davis lived out a 10-year plan of writing her own story with today’s official release of her memoir entitled “Running Sideways.”
Rowing Machines: Windsor School at Albany puts Bahamas on map
IT was a proud moment for the Windsor School at Albany and The Bahamas in the sport of rowing when a selected six-member team, four of whom are Bahamian, stepped foot inside the gymnasium at the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas.
‘Buddy’ Hield traded to Pacers in 6-player deal
In an expected move in the National Basketball Association yesterday, Grand Bahamian Chavano “Buddy” Hield was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Indiana Pacers in a two-team, six-player deal.
High school baseball players get in line for season opener
WHILE there have been a number of local players signing professional baseball contracts over the past few months, a number of international players are looking forward to their high school season opener this weekend at the same school.
BSSAA kicks off basketball season
THE Bahamas Small Schools Athletic Association kicked off its 2022 basketball season on Monday at the Hope Centre’s Michael ‘Scooter’ Reid Basketball Courts on Monday with a pair of games played.
BBF secures funding for national men’s baskeball team travel to FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifier
WITH just about all of the funding secured, the Bahamas Basketball Federation is now preparing to assemble the men’s national team that will represent the country in the final two games of the second leg of the FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifier.
National School Golf Championships March 21-25
THE Bahamas Golf Federation in conjunction with The Ministry of Education and The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, are expected to host the 2022 National School Golf Championships March 21-25 at the BGF facility.
Randall, Archer commit to Conquistadors football
A pair of Bahamian football players are two of the latest in the pipeline from The Bahamas to one of the newest rising collegiate football prep programmes in South Florida.
‘We feel they should throw those standards out the door’
WITH very few meets to compete in before the final trials next month, local coaches are calling on the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations to rescind on the qualifying standards for the return of the CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend in Kingston, Jamaica.
