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Jacobi’s college tennis career off to great start with Gold Rush

BAHAMIAN freshman Jacobi Bain got his collegiate tennis career off to a great start with the Xavier University of Louisiana Gold Rush men’s team over the weekend.

FIBA plans ‘bubble’ format for World Cup 2023 Qualifiers

FIBA is planning for a “bubble” format to host the first window of the opening round of qualifying for its World Cup 2023.

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Lucius Fox Jr homers in regular season finale

Lucius Fox Jr helped lead his Omaha Storm Chasers to a win in the regular season finale and the club now shifts its focus to the postseason in AAA baseball.

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Williams: This win was for my mom

IN dedicating his performance to his deceased mother, Yvonne Williams, Rashield Williams wasted little time in the ring as he returned to professional boxing after more than a year and a half of inactivity.

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From coach to Parliament

THE basketball was bounced around the political court on Thursday and when the game was over, the Progressive Liberal Party’s rookie coaches of Mario Bowleg, Wayde Watson, Bacchus Rolle and Leonardo Lightbourne were all victorious.

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14-game win streak to end season for Jones

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun had a historic finish to the 2021 WNBA regular season and now set their sights on the postseason as the No 1 overall seed.

Tahnaj into the play-offs

TAHNAJ Thomas and his Greensboro Grasshoppers are headed to the championship series in Minor League Baseball’s High-A East League.

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Sands gets new coaching job

After spending the past two years as an assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado, Bahamian national triple jump record holder Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands is closer to home as an assistant coach with the Florida State University Seminoles track and field programme.

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Coleby to join top tier basketball league in France

DWIGHT Coleby will join the top-tiered basketball league in France for the 2021-22 season.

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Perry Newton elected president of COTECC

IN just about six years, Perry Newton has been elevated from public relations to president of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association and now to president of Confederation of Tennis of Central American and The Caribbean (COTECC) Subregion 3 Countries.

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Record win for Jones and Sun

Jonquel Jones posted her league leading 17th double double of the season and the Connecticut Sun set a new franchise record with their 13th consecutive win.

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Colts’ Mike Strachan ‘did a great job’

The Indianapolis Colts intend to add more explosive plays to their repertoire for the remainder of the season and rookie wide receiver Mike Strachan could factor in those plans based on his early production.

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Richardson and Giants clinch the first postseason berth

Antoan Richardson and the San Francisco Giants were excluded from the MLB 2020 playoffs following a heartbreaking loss in the regular season finale, but left nothing to chance this season as they became the first team to clinch a postseason berth for the 2021 postseason.

Bastian to continue career with the Angelo State Rams

Lathaniel Bastian will continue his athletic and academic collegiate career at the NCAA Division II level with the Angelo State Rams.

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Bell set for Prep Baseball Report Senior State Games

Laheim Bell will have a major opportunity to boost his recruiting stock headed into his senior season against some of the best high school baseball players throughout the state of Florida.