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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

Latoy Williams rides out hurricane in attic

IT was probably quarter-miler LaToy Williams’ worst nightmare as he was forced to ride out most of the passage of Hurricane Dorian in his uncle’s attic - in the home of island administrator Don Cornish - on Grand Bahama. Said Williams, a former memb

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Moss, Bannister and Rangers win Arizona League championship title

KEITHRON Moss and Zion Bannister concluded their seasons at the rookie level with an Arizona League championship title. The AZL Rangers concluded the series sweep over the AZL Indians Blue 7-2 Saturday night in Surprise, Arizona. Moss finished 1-4

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IAAF Worlds: 'Smallest' Team Bahamas to compete

With the deadline closing on Friday for athletes and teams to qualify for the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Championships, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations will have its smallest team, minus relay squads, to repres

Ferguson and the Bearcats top Bruins in season opener

CHRIS Ferguson and the Cincinnati Bearcats began the 2019 campaign on a high note and topped UCLA Bruins in the season opener for the second consecutive year. The Bearcats defeated the Bruins 24-14 Saturday night at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Oh

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Women's national softball team finishes 10th overall

THE Bahamas women’s national softball team suffered another humiliating defeat, getting shutout 16-0 by the Dominican Republic to finish in 10th place in the WBSC Softball Americas Qualifier in Surrey, Canada. The Bahamas ended up in fifth place in