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Teams set for Home Run Derby in Paradise

The teams for the Don’t Blink Home Run Derby in Paradise have been set for Team Fox and Team Isaacs as they prepare to decide the 2021 title.

Bahamas Bowl kickoff set for noon today live on ESPN

MIDDLE Tennessee and Toledo players have heard the “Something has to give” cliché all week long as the two teams prepare to play in the annual Bahamas Bowl today with a noon kickoff on ESPN.

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Ramsingh-Pierre appointed

ALL the work that Catherine Ramsingh-Pierre would have done over the years in Bahamas Equestrian has paid off as she was appointed as the Group IV representative to the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) solidarity committee.

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Prime Minister’s Trophy up for grabs

Final practice sessions are in the books, and the return of the Bahamas Bowl is just hours away from kickoff as teams vie for the Prime Minister’s Trophy.

‘Fantastic Four’ in FINA World Swim Championships

BAHAMAS Aquatics is expected to field a four-member team to compete at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m).

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Wide receiver Prince Strachan commits to Boise State Broncos

PRINCE Strachan ended his recruitment during the early signing period and announced his commitment to the Boise State Broncos.

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Deandre Ayton: ‘That’s what 45 minutes feels like, I’ve never played 45’

DEANDRE Ayton returned from a non- COVID-related illness with a season high scoring effort to help the league-leading Phoenix Suns avoid consecutive losses for the second time this season.

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Bahamas Bowl: Dearmon says Blue Raiders are ready for challenge

RETURNING for their second appearance at the Bahamas Bowl, Middle Tennessee’s offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Brent Dearmon said the Blue Raiders are ready for the challenge ahead of them this year.

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Practice makes perfect: Rockets, Blue Raiders participate in ‘intense’ training sessions

AFTER settling overnight, the Toledo Rockets got down to business with their first practice yesterday at the Roscoe Davies Developmental Centre in preparation for Friday’s seventh Bahamas Bowl game against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

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Eight women, 17 men in BLTA Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals

THE field is complete for the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s 2021 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals with a total of eight women and 17 men entered in the week-long tournament scheduled to begin on Monday at the National Tennis Centre.

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Sydney: ‘I’m in top shape to do some damage this year’

WHILE she’s excited to be back home, Bahamian collegian tennis player Sydney Clarke said she’s looking forward to having another eventful trip during her Christmas break.

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Jonquel Jones is the MVP frontrunner in EuroLeague

Jonquel Jones’ double double streak recently came to an end but she remains the frontrunner to claim another MVP award this season.

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Stockstill and Blue Raiders arrive ahead of Bahamas Bowl

HAVING left on the losing end in their first trip here in 2015, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders’ head coach Rick Stockstill said he’s looking for a more favourable outcome when they take on the Toledo Rockets in this year’s Bahamas Bowl.

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Candle, Rockets ‘looking forward to a great week here at Atlantis’

WITH 13 seniors returning from their team that participated in their previous trip here in 2018, head coach Jason Candle said he hopes that his Toledo Rockets can leave the Bahamas this time around with the Bahamas Bowl trophy on their plane.

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Prince Strachan gets his first official NCAA Division I offer

PRINCE Strachan received his first official NCAA Division I offers of his recruitment process and his first from a Group of Five programme.