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UB Mingoes earn three wins, have strong showing at Red-Line meet

THE UB Mingoes picked up three wins and had a strong showing at the inaugural Red-Line Athletics track meet over the weekend.

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Nesbitt and Rebels advance, Hunter faces early exit

WITHOUT head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on the sidelines, Valerie Nesbitt and the Ole Miss Rebels Women’s Basketball programme advanced to the Final Four of the Women’s NIT, but Sammy Hunter and the Rebel men faced an early exit from the men’s version of the tournament.

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Kai Jones declares for the NBA Draft

Kai Jones is set to take the next step on his basketball journey and attempt to fulfil a lifelong dream - the National Basketball Association.

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McKay Jr named MVP for Warbirds

HE would have preferred to close out his career at Hosanna College with a victory, but Gregory McKay Jr was content with being named the most valuable player for the Warbirds.

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Battle 4 Atlantis returns this year

AFTER the COVID-19 pandemic brought an abrupt end to the NCAA basketball season and the country’s sports tourism calendar, Complete Sports Management’s Battle 4 Atlantis is set to return in 2021.

Cyclists open new season on Sunday

THE New Providence Cycling Association is all set to open its new season on Sunday.

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Equestrian Marcus Davis making a name for himself

THEY say no man is an island and Marcus Davis knows that better than anyone. The 20-year-old is making a name for himself, and the nation of the Bahamas that he represents, with the help of his family and trainers as he competes for the first time at the highly competitive Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL.

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Doris Johnson senior boys get their GSSSA basketball championship rings

A PROGRAMME recently beset by tragedy had an opportunity to celebrate their achievements on the court as a Government Secondary Schools Sports Association basketball powerhouse.

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Carlos Brown Jr: ‘I have to live with it because he’s gone’

Swift Athletics’ sprinter Carlos Brown Jr said one of the hardest things he has had to endure was the fatal shooting of his father Carlos ‘Bookie’ Brown Sr on Monday morning.

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Public primary schools ‘buzzing’ in golf nationals

THE Bahamas Golf Federation’s Driving Range at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex was once again buzzing with activity as 99 golfers participated in the government primary schools’ section of the National Schools Golf Championships.

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Eddie Ford: ‘We lived like brothers’

AS they began their trek towards playing professional baseball in the United States in 1967, Eddie Ford recalled how he spent a lot of time with the late Edison Armbrister.

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Ayton dunk marks the 10,000th career assist of ‘Point God’

DEANDRE Ayton made 10 field goals in his Phoenix Suns’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night, but none were bigger than the one that helped Chris Paul secure a place in NBA history.

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National Schools Golf Championships underway

Jordan Prince Williams’ Haley Hall and Windsor School’s Harry White, Zara Greaves and Hugo Johnston emerged as the opening day divisional leaders in the primary division of the Ministry of Education’s National Schools Golf Championships.

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Knowles, Woodside-Johnson honoured at Red-Line Track Classic

TWO phenomenal women, Sonja Knowles and Dianne Woodside-Johnson, were recognised for their contributions to sports, particularly track and field, as they were honoured on Saturday at the inaugural Red-Line Track Classic.

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McLean and No.2 Cougars advance to NCAA ‘Sweet 16’

MIKHAIL McLean and the Houston Cougars were one of the few higher seeds to avoid an upset and have advanced to the NCAA Division I Mens’ Basketball Tournament’s “Sweet 16.”