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THE PRESS BOX: Cowboy Nation, here’s the deal with ‘Zeke’

SLOWLY, things are starting to progress positively in contract talks, with sources close to the situation confirming that an offer has been made to Ezekiel Elliott and proposals have been swapped.

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‘Hooping By The Park’ tournament jumps off today

THE Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC) and the local basketball community had an exciting summer with a series of Sprite-sponsored events.

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Eastwood Judo Club in 31st Annual USA Judo Championships

EASTWOOD Judo Club, headed by sensei Neville ‘Mickey’ Munnings, led a team of judoists to the 31st annual USA Judo Championships at the Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, over the weekend.

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Anthony Burrows Jr on winning streak

ANTHONY Burrows Jr, who won the Barnet Open Under-14 Boys last week, follows up with another good win in the Our Lady of Muswell Summer Series Tournament in Middlesex, Great Britain.

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Inaugural Mario Bowleg Basketball Camp is free

WHILE the majority of summer basketball camps are staged in a gymnasium with a fee being charged, the inaugural Mario Bowleg Fundamental Basketball Camp is outdoors at the Garden Hills No.1 Park and it’s free of charge.

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UB Mingoes women’s softball team in 15-0 loss to Wildcats

THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes women’s softball team allowed the Wildcats to score eight runs in the second inning as the defending NPSA champions Wildcats ended the game in three innings 15-0 Tuesday night in the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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Throwers wind up in summer camp

COACH April Smith and her husband love coming to the Bahamas so much that they have made the Blue Chips Athletic Club’s annual throwers’ summer camp a top priority on their list.The duo is back here for the fifth consecutive year to work with Blue Ch

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Coach Ronald Cartwright honoured

OVER the span of his 45-year career, Ronald Cartwright has coached athletes who went on to excel as medallists at the CARIFTA, Central American and Caribbean, Pan American, Commonwealth Games, World Championships and Olympic Games.On Friday as the Ba

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Brian Baldwin to headline P1 AquaX Bahamas World Championship at Atlantis

THIS weekend’s Great Lakes Grand Prix is a leading event in the qualification route to the P1 AquaX World Championship at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island. The world’s leading P1 AquaX riders arrive in Indiana later this week with one eye on t

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Jones’ double powers Sun past Sky 100-94

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 27 points and 11 rebounds for her 10th double-double this season, and the Connecticut Sun held off the Chicago Sky 100-94 last night for their fifth straight win.

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Kristian Robinson ranked No.3 in the Arizona D-backs system

THE Bahamas now can boast of two of the top three prospects in the Arizona Diamondbacks minor league system. Kristian Robinson has now risen to the rank of No.3 within the organisation after he opened the season on a torrid pace for the Hillsboro To

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Pan Am Games: Newman, Roberts in win column on day 1

Day one of the men’s singles competition at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, turned out to be a tale of both ends of the spectrum for Justin Roberts and Baker Newman. Roberts was the national flag carrier for the Bahamas during the official ope

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Eastern Division wins Sprite Basketball championship title

THE Eastern Division took on the Western Division during the 11th annual Sprite Basketball Tournament championship game at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Friday. After several weeks of intense competition, the Eastern Division team won the title of

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Team Bahamas 3rd as athletes bring home 17 medals - 2 gold

THE Bahamas’ eight-member team returned from the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Age Group Championships in San Salvador, El Salvador, over the weekend with a third-place finish overall and a total of 17 medals. Medals include

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Jeffery Gibson voted in as rep for the athletes

MEN’S national 400-metre hurdles record holder Jeffery Gibson has been voted in as the new athletes’ representative for the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations. Gibson, 24, was the only person nominated for the position and was voted in wit