Ayton’s quest for NBA title begins tonight
DEANDRE Ayton’s quest to become just the third Bahamian player to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy begins in earnest tonight when his Phoenix Suns host the Milwaukee Bucks in game one of the 2021 NBA Finals.
FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Pre-Qualifiers: Team Bahamas finishes with undefeated record
THE Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team finished the FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Pre-Qualifiers for Group A with an undefeated record and will advance to the next round in November.
National champions of cycling are crowned
Lorin Sawyer finally won his first Bahamas Cycling Federation double crown, taking the 47th National Cycling Championships’ male time trials and road race titles to Spanish Wells, Eleuthera.
Wright dies after long battle with cancer
JACKIE Wright, one of the country’s former minor league professional baseball players, passed away on Saturday after a long battle with cancer.
Davis Cup: Bahamas lose 2-0 to Jamaica, does not advance
IT wasn’t the kind of finish he anticipated, but top seeded player Justin Roberts said he was quite pleased with his debut for the Bahamas on the men’s Davis Cup team.
Robinson, McCowan help Fever beat Jones and Sun, snap 12-game skid
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Danielle Robinson tied her career high with 19 points, Teaira McCowan had 13 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks, and the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 73-67 on Saturday to snap a franchise single-season record 12-game losing streak.
Fried’s pinch-hit single lifts Braves past Marlins 8-7 in 10
ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried never thought he would get the chance for a game-winning hit. After all, Fried is a pitcher.
Tokyo Olympic team named
All four female 200 metre qualifiers, a women’s 4 x 400m relay team and two swimmers have been named to the Bahamas’ 2020 Olympic Games team.
GB sporting community mourning death of coach Wildgoose
MEMBERS of the sporting community in Grand Bahama are still in mourning over the death of legendary basketball, soccer and Special Olympics coach Terry Wildgoose.
Gregory McKay Jr: ‘I just want to go there and get better every day’
AS he prepares to enrol at Limestone University in South Carolina in August, Bahamian Gregory McKay Jr is hoping his trip home will help him to make an immediate impact as a rookie for the Saints men’s basketball team.
Thirteen young Bahamian sailors shine in the North American Championships
AFTER more than a year of limited practice sessions on the high seas as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 13 Bahamian sailors qualified for the North American Championships in Nayarit, Mexico.
Special memorial service held for Peter ‘Macaroni’ Gilcud
THEY came from a cross-section of society to remember the life and times of the late Hall of Famer Peter Gilcud, a 67-year-old father, grandfather, former basketball player turned administrator and philanthropist as well as one of the leading junkanooers for the Shell Saxons Superstars.
Ayton and Suns into NBA finals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul led the Phoenix Suns into their first NBA Finals in 28 years, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 130-103 last night to close out the Western Conference finals in six games.
Team Bahamas off to 1-0 start in Davis Cup
His debut on the Bahamas Davis Cup team wasn’t exactly what he anticipated, but Justin Roberts said he was just glad to come out with his first victory in the American Zone III competition yesterday in Panama City, Panama.
Mullings regains national decathlon record
Four months ago, Kendrick Thompson snatched the Bahamas national decathlon record away from Ken Mullings. Over the weekend, Mullings regained the record at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Track and Field Championships.
