Nesbitt: ‘I wasn’t open enough to people that wanted to help me’
Valerie Nesbitt addressed the issues surrounding her dismissal from the Ole Miss Women’s Basketball programme last season alongside head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin.
‘Sports will not be sports again if we can’t defeat this virus’
WHENEVER sports resumes after the passing of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mike Sands said sports leaders will have to be revolutionary in their approach to getting the community to come out and participate again.
Lumberjacks’ Nathan Bain has season to remember
GRAND Bahamian Nathan Bain had a season to remember as his collegiate career came to an end with the Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks men’s basketball team just before the cancellation of the prestigious March Madness men’s basketball tournament.
Bahamian Andy Thompson executive producer behind ESPN documentary
NOTED Bahamian producer, director and documentarian Andy Thompson is the brainchild behind the latest film that has been the most discussed topic in the world of sports.
Bodybuilder Kingsley Poitier, who won Mr World title, dies at 82
BAHAMAS Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation president Joel Stubbs remembered the late Kingsley Poitier as a humble giant, who transcended beyond his years to become the first Bahamian to win the Mr World Bodybuilding Championship title.
COVID-19 pandemic leaves us wondering what could’ve been
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, learn and are entertained in 2020...perhaps for the foreseeable future. The sports world is included in the latter. It’s big business with the power to change lives, but at the most basic level - it’s one of society’s most gratifying forms of entertainment (hence an entire newspaper section dedicated to it).
Sprinter Samson focusing on studies
With his collegiate track and field season abruptly ended during the indoor season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, sprinter Samson Colebrooke said he has focused his attention on his studies as he goes through his experience in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Mako swimmers to make splash in US colleges
MAKO Aquatics Club, coached by Travano McPhee, has produced several CARIFTA swimmers and two national championships in their brief history and now they are adding to the number of swimmers they have competing in the NCAA.
Bullseye: Darts lovers’ heaven
THE line-ups and fixtures have been confirmed for the first four nights of the PDC Home Tour ahead of today’s launch of the innovative new tournament.
WNBA Draft: Higgs hopes to make Bahamian history
The WNBA Draft will continue as planned amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Lashann Higgs hopes to make Bahamian history by becoming the country’s third woman selected.
Athletes named All-Americans
ALTHOUGH their seasons were cut short just before their final meets of the year, several Bahamian student-athletes received postseason awards and were named All-Americans in their respective divisions.
CARIFTA postponed
Like the 2020 Olympic Games, which has been called off until next year, the 2020 CARIFTA Games has now been postponed until 2021.
BAAA president sets record straight on Nationals
ALTHOUGH the governing body of track and field, World Athletics, has reserved a date for their member countries to hold their national championships in August, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations president Drumeco Archer said the Bahamas’ nationals could only be held at that time if the Bahamas Government gives the clearance to stage any local events.
Grand Bahamian point guard Joanna secures scholarship
Through the assistance of the Darrell Sears Basketball Showcase, Grand Bahamian point guard Joanna Munroe has secured a scholarship to attend Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas, in August.
Johnson: ‘All my hard work and dedication has gone down the drain’
THE Easter holiday weekend was expected to be a time when the Bahamas Aquatics Federation capitalised on the opportunity to successfully defend their CARIFTA championship titles.However, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the meet was another casualty in the world of sports.
