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Deandre Ayton, Devin Booker dominate, Suns top Bulls 112-104

DEANDRE Ayton played an inspired second half and posted impressive numbers to lead the Phoenix Suns to their second largest comeback win of the season. Ayton finished with 28 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks in the Suns’ 112-104 win over the Chi

NCAA Swimming: Higgs and Thompson making waves

NCAA Swimming moved into its conference championships at the Division I level last weekend and several Bahamian student athletes were active with top 10 finishes and several school records.At the SEC Championships in Auburn, Alabama, Albury Higgs and

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Bahamas beat Mexico, 76-59

In a complete turnaround from game one, the Bahamas men’s national basketball team protected home court and emerged with a dominant win over Mexico in game two in the first window of FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers.The Bahamas allowed just eight points in t

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Winners of Valentine Individual Time Trials take spotlight

THE New Providence Cycling Association kicked off its 2020 season yesterday with its Valentine Individual Time Trials at Clifton Pier. The winners in the various categories include the following: Junior boys 11-15 years (two laps or 12 miles) 1.

Boxing: Amron Sands stays undefeated

BAHAMIAN heavyweight Amron Sands remains undefeated and improved to 11-0 (nine KOs) following his latest bout. After eight rounds, Sands won via unanimous decision over Cristian Galvez on February 20 at Club Deportivo Calero in Santo Domingo, The Do

Swim meet: Alpha Aquatics win their annual Invitational

THE Alpha Aquatics Swim Club won their annual invitational swim meet held at the Betty Kelly Kenning swim complex over the weekend. At the end of the two-day meet held on Friday and Saturday, Alpha posted the highest scores of 513 points in the wome

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'I just want to thank coach for having trust in me'

DOMINICK Bridgewater made the transition from a junior national team standout to a breakout performer on the senior national team.Bridgewater came off the bench to lead The Bahamas to a 76-59 win over Mexico and credited the home crowd as the motivat

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Bahamas lose to Mexico in FIBA AmeriCup qualifier

The Bahamas men’s national team got out-matched in their first meeting and will need all the help they can get when they host Mexico in their FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifier in the ballroom of the Atlantis resort, Paradise Island, on Sunday.

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Teams eliminated on day 4 of Hugh Campbell Classic

IT was mass elimination day on day four of the 38th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic as the tournament field continues to dwindle ahead of this weekend’s pool championships.

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Maginley and Roberts set sights on doubles title

JUSTIN Roberts may have been eliminated in singles, but he’s hoping that he and his partner Herbert Jody Maginley from Antigua can secure a men’s doubles title before they leave Mexico this weekend after playing on the ITF World Tennis Tour Circuit.

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Kai Jones posts career highs

IN his second game back following an ankle injury sustained earlier this month, Kai Jones set several career highs to help the Texas Longhorns snap a three-game losing streak.

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Physical education teachers take up crash course in golf

PHYSICAL education teachers from the government secondary high schools spent a portion of their mid-term break in class over the past two days as they participated in a crash course in golf at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Driving Range.

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Doneisha Anderson named SEC Women’s Runner of the Week

UNIVERSITY of Florida Gators female track and field sophomore Doneisha Anderson has been named this week’s SEC Women’s Runner of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.

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Pinewood Archery Club gets rave reviews

REUBEN Rahming, Member of Parliament for Pinewood, decided to broaden the horizon of the residents of his constituency by inviting the Bahamas Archery Federation to introduce the sport of archery through the formation of the Pinewood Archery Club.

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Bahamas Drug Council Fun Run/Walk March 7 at Arawak Cay Heritage Site

THE Caribbean Bottling Company is proud to support the upcoming Bahamas Drug Council’s Fun, Run/Walk. CBC will keep the walkers, runners and joggers hydrated with Dasani water.