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Kai Jones cans 13 points with 17 rebounds and three blocks

Dominates in G-League days after making his first NBA three point field goal

Just days after Charlotte Hornets rookie forward Kai Jones made an NBA milestone with his first three-point field goal, he was back in the G-League affiliate Greensboro Swarm with another dominant performance.

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Triple jumper Charisma Taylor off to impressive start

FORMER Queen’s College versatile track and field star Charisma Taylor is enjoying a phenomenal graduate transitional year from Washington State College to a Lady Volunteer at the University of Tennessee.

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McPhee-McCuin and Rebels lose two games against ranked opponents

AFTER earning its first Associated Press ranking for the first time in 15 years, the Ole Miss Rebels women’s basketball programme dropped a pair of games against two of the top teams in all of NCAA Division I.

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Gardiner shatters Lyles’ 300m indoor world record

Add the men’s 300 metres indoor world record to Steven Gardiner’s list of accolades.

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BLTA Annual General Meeting called off at last minute

WHILE the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s annual general meeting and election of officers was called off at the last minute, incumbent president Perry Newton said it will still be business as usual until they get the matter resolved.

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Pro boxer Williams victorious in four rounds

IN his first pro boxing show for the year, it didn’t take Bahamian professional fighter Rashield Williams long to dispose of American Dylan Dobbs.

Bahamians go head-to-head in Ontario Scholastic Association

A PAIR of Bahamians went head-to-head in a marquee matchup in Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association regular season play.

McCoy, Bastian lead teams to wins in NCAA Div. II basketball

MALACHI McCoy and Lathaniel Bastian led their teams to key conference wins and Jonathan McFall returned to the floor to highlight play from Bahamians in NCAA Division II basketball.

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Baseball stadium ‘must be completed within this year’

It was in September 2016 that construction got underway on the new national baseball stadium with the view that it would be completed by November, 2017 at a budgeted cost of around $24.9 million.

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Softball fields being refurbished

WITH the new baseball stadium now projected to be completed by the end of the year, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture is partnering with a number of local companies to renovate the softball fields at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex free of charge.

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Four Walls Squash and Social Club dedicates court to Keith Parker

BAHAMIAN sporting icon Keith Parker, MBE, received another accolade in recognition of his legendary career, this time from the squash community as the sports continues its resurgence in The Bahamas.

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Major Jr: Newton ‘neglecting the people around him’

LOOKING at the landscape of tennis in the country, professional player Kevin Major Jr said there is a need for a change in leadership of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association in order for the sport to continue to progress.

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Munnings lifts Benfica to FIBA EuroCup win

Travis Munnings had another team-leading performance on the boards to lift Sporting Lisboa Benfica to another FIBA EuroCup win.

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Knowles-Tener signs with KMG Sports ahead of NFL draft

RONDRE Knowles-Tener has signed with KMG Sports Management as he continues to boost his recruitment profile ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft.

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Jones posts 17pts, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks

IN the midst of contract negotiations with the Connecticut Sun during WNBA free agency, Jonquel Jones continues her series of dominant performances in the Russian Premier League.