College Basketball: Bahamians go head-to-head
FOLLOWING a break for the holidays, collegiate basketball resumed amongst Canadian colleges and universities with several Bahamians back on the court for their respective programmes.
Ayton scores six in loss to Mavs
DALLAS (AP) — Rookie Deandre Ayton scored six points and grabbed five rebounds for the last-place Phoenix Suns in a 104-94 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. He also had a block, steal and an assist in 20 minutes on the hardwood.
Husband/wife team launch basketball programme
The husband/wife tandem of coaches Nathan and Servonia Coakley continue to make a positive impact in the lives of many of our young high school players.
Saunders selected for SPIRAL Tropical Bowl
MAVIN Saunders will take the first step toward professional football and his post-collegiate playing career with his first senior bowl invite.
Majority rule day Basketball Tournament underway
THE sixth annual Freedom Baptist Academy Majority Rule Day Basketball Tournament got started yesterday at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium with teams participating in the mini, primary and junior divisions for boys and girls.
Japanese B-League basketball: Coleby brothers unite
SEVERAL Bahamian players have been involved in recent transactions on various international pro basketball circuits.
NPBA: High Flyers top Elite 99-73, Pirates rout Defenders 82-60
THE Breezes High Flyers flew past the Basden Elevators Elite 99-73 and the Caro Contractors Pirates routed the Fort Charlotte Defenders 82-60 as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its 2018/19 regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
American dad gets set to run Marathon Bahamas to pay son’s medical bills
AN American father who runs marathons, and uses the prize money to help pay for his young son’s medical bills, will be running Marathon Bahamas in January.
Scholar athlete of the year award to be named in honour of late founder Marjorie J Laing
THE fifth annual Scholar Athlete of the Year Scholarship and Awards ceremony, presented by Grand Bahama Sports and Travel, will be held 4pm on Sunday, May 5 at the Bahamas Union of Teachers Hall, Wildcat Avenue.
Brown to redshirt her junior year for Aggies
Bahamian discus national record holder Serena Brown will redshirt her junior year for the Texas A&M Aggies after undergoing surgery to repair her rotator cuff.
BAISS basketball: Senior girl Falcons earn 32-27 victory over Saints
IT wasn’t the type of performance that head coach Hattie Moxey anticipated, but she was delighted that her Jordan Prince Williams Falcons flew out of Kingsway Academy with a hard-fought win over the Saints.
In the NPBA, Stingers rout UB Mingoes, Stampers top Eagles Nest
THE PJ’s Stingers stung the University of the Bahamas Mingoes 87-69 and the Triple K Stampers stomped past the Leno Eagles Nest 97-94 as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
Ayton and the Suns end skid with 115-111 win over Buddy and Kings
PHOENIX (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr matched his career high with 26 points, including a one-handed rebound jam with 11.1 seconds to play, and the Phoenix Suns snapped a six-game losing streak, rallying from a 21-point deficit to beat the turnover-prone Sacramento Kings 115-111 last night.
‘The Tank’ ready for war
As he heads into the new year, Bahamian journeyman heavyweight boxer Sherman ‘The Tank’ Williams is hoping to continue where he left off last year on the winning track.
Splash brother Curry: Buddy is ‘a great shooter’
THE record-setting three-point shooting display put on by the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings garnered league-wide attention and continues a season of milestones for our very own Chavanno “Buddy” Hield.
