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Hield, Ayton and Jones active in NBA preseason debuts

NBA basketball is officially back and all three Bahamian born players in the league were active as their teams made their respective preseason debuts.

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Deandre Ayton and Suns are ‘at odds’, contract extension talks have ‘stalled’

AS the Phoenix Suns begin their campaign to repeat as Western Conference champions in the preseason, contract negotiations with Deandre Ayton have taken centre stage.

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‘Speedy’ Gardiner: Steven ‘amazing’ and ‘very humble child’

“AMAZING” and “very humble child” were some of the words that Steven ‘Speedy’ Gardiner Sr used to describe his son, World and Olympic men’s 400 metre champion, Steven Gardiner Jr, whom he quipped “not too many people get to experience what he achieved.”

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‘I am going to be Minister of Sports for all, for Culture and for Youth as well’

WHILE he’s still making his assessments of his new role as the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg said he has a series of meetings with the necessary stakeholders to ensure that everyone is on the same page.

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Gardiner gets $100k endorsement as the brand ambassador for BTC

IT was Steven ‘Speedy’ Gardiner’s Day as the World and Olympic men’s 400 metre champion was rewarded with a hefty $100,000 promotional endorsement contract as a brand ambassador for BTC’s “Elevate What’s Next” campaign.

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College soccer players take the spotlight

The collegiate soccer season is currently underway in the United States and Laurann Brown, Gabrielle Simms, Tate Curry, Tyra McKenzie and Ian Lowe are some of the Bahamian players making their presence felt for their individual schools.

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College soccer players take the spotlight

The collegiate soccer season is currently underway in the United States and Laurann Brown, Gabrielle Simms, Tate Curry, Tyra McKenzie and Ian Lowe are some of the Bahamian players making their presence felt for their individual schools.

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Antoan Richardson and Giants clinch NL West

ANTOAN Richardson and the San Francisco Giants clinched the National League West title on the final day of the regular season and will now shift their attention to a postseason run which begins with the Divisional Series.

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Munnings makes his debut in Portugal, Fritz signs on with new club in Spain

TRAVIS Munnings made his debut with a new club in Portugal while Shaquillo Fritz signed on with a new club for the upcoming 2021 season in Spain.

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Gibson Jr earns two third-place finishes

AFTER missing the trip to the Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding Championships in August, Andrew Gibson Jr competed in a National Physique Committee (NPC) First Callout National Bodybuilding Qualifier on Saturday in Coral Springs, Florida.

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Great success for Bahamians in college tennis

JOSHUA Turnquest, a graduate student at Indiana Wesleyan University, stepped on court with his doubles partner Jeremias Rocco at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Doubles Championship.

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Lucius Fox Jr ends season on 10-game hitting streak

LUCIUS Fox Jr extended his hitting streak to 10 games to conclude his season of AAA baseball with the Omaha Storm Chasers.

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Jones and Sun lose Game 3

Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun are faced with must win situations to keep their season and 2021 title hopes alive.

Ian Lewis Named MVP

MIAMI Marlins prospect Ian Lewis was recognised by the organisation as one of the top performers in its farm system.

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Curry-Augustine was ‘a gem’

THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association is mourning the loss of another one of its members with the passing of Grand Bahamian native Natasha ‘Tasha’ Curry-Augustine, who was considered a “gem” by her siblings.