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Rahming secures bronze at Pan Am Open

In her continued trek towards cementing her berth in judo for the Bahamas at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Cynthia Rahming secured a bronze medal at the Pan American’s Santo Dominican Open in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, over the weekend, improving on a fifth place finish two years ago.

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‘Tum Tum’ back with Spartans

LOURAWLS “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr is back with the Michigan State Spartans programme.

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Pray for The Bahamas

Miami Hurricanes took the field on Saturday wearing the Bahamas flag sticker on their helmets . . .

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Shaunae pledges $25,000 to help with hurricane recovery

SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo became the latest high profile Bahamian athlete to use their platform to aid the Hurricane Dorian relief effort. The national 200m record holder and reigning 400m Olympic champion pledged $25,000 to assist the rebuilding of churc

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IAAF Worlds: Miller-Uibo ranked 4th overall

Heading into today’s deadline for athletes and teams to be confirmed for the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Championships, Shaunae Miller-Uibo is currently sitting in fourth place overall in the women’s world ranking.The world rank

NPSA set to hold Relief Day for GB and Abaco

WHILE they will resume their regular season next week, the New Providence Softball Association will join in the restoration of Abaco and Grand Bahama by holding a Relief Day on Saturday in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. Fr

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THE PRESS BOX: 5 Fantasy Football sleepers to help you win your Week One matchup

AS the NFL kicked off its 100th season last night, here are 5 Fantasy Football sleepers to help you win your week one matchup. QUARTERBACK Nick Foles - Jacksonville Jaguars The key for Foles is the Jaguars’ defence. If they can’t slow down the po

Tom Brady joins in on fund-raising for Dorian victims

SOME of the biggest names in sports have expressed an interest in lending assistance to the Hurricane Dorian relief effort. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, a frequent visitor to the Bakers Bay Golf and Ocean Club during the NFL offseason

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'Buddy' donates $100,000 to help Dorian victims

Bahamian athletes have risen to the forefront in galvanising support for the relief effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian and its catastrophic effect on the Northwestern Bahamas.Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield donated $100,000 to the cause t

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'Coach Yo' wants to provide mental care for hurricane victims

OLE Miss women’s basketball coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin is using her platform to spearhead her own fundraising effort, with a focus on the mental health of the victims of Hurricane Dorian’s path of destruction. The native Grand Bahamian established a

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Connecticut Sun star raising money for her native Bahamas

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones spent a few hours last night playing basketball, the rest of this week her focus has been on family and friends in her native Bahamas and the destruction from Hurricane Dorian. Jones has

Fox and Biscuits are No.1 seeds in playoffs

LUCIUS Fox and the Montgomery Biscuits began their Southern League playoff campaign last night as the No.1 overall seed. The Biscuits, North Division champions (88-50), host division runner-ups the Jackson Generals in the best of five semi-finals.

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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: WEEK 1

NAUGHTY: Tribune/KISS 96FM BEARS JETS BROWNS RAVENS CHIEFS EAGLES VIKINGS RAMS COLTS SEAHAWKS COWBOYS LIONS 49ers STEELERS SAINTS RAIDERS CLINT J: Vortex Quantity Surveyors and Project Management BEARS RAVENS JETS BROWNS CHI

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Jonquel Jones: Dorian 'has definitely broken my heart'

SMACK in the middle of what has been her best season so far in the Women’s National Basketball Association, Connecticut Sun centre Jonquel ‘JJ’ Jones said she’s heartbroken about the developments of Hurricane Dorian in Abaco and Grand Bahama.The Gran

BOC opens relief drive for Hurricane Dorian victims

As the leading sporting organisation in the country, the Bahamas Olympic Committee is doing its part to assist in the restoration of the lives of those Bahamians affected by Hurricane Dorian in Grand Bahama and Abaco. BOC secretary general Derron Do