Xavion making a name for himself in judo
IT seems as if every time Xavion Johnson steps on the judo mat, he continues to get better and better and is cementing his name as one of the most outstanding Bahamian competitors in the sport.
Baseball: Bahamas off to PanAma
THE Bahamas Baseball Association’s under-18 men’s national baseball team left New Providence en-route to Panama to compete in the Pan American Baseball Confederation championships set to start today in Panama.
UB Mingoes stop Defenders 83-60, High Flyers rout Elite 92-76
KEMSY Sylvestre was one assist away from a triple double for the University of the Bahamas as they took out the Fort Charlotte Defenders 83-60 in New Providence Basketball Association action at the AF Adderley Gym on Wednesday night.
THE FINISH LINE: No ranting and raving about local sports, just give thanks
IT’S the thanksgiving season, so rather than ranting and raving about what isn’t going right and what needs to be corrected in local sports, I thought I would just take this time to be thankful.
Miller ties for bronze
The lone Bahamian competitor to represent the island nation at the 2018 Unified World Mixed Martial Arts Championships, Christian Miller made history.
Battle 4 Atlantis: Sooners stop Gators 65-60
THE Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis offers its eight-team field an opportunity to evaluate their teams early in the season matched up against some of the top programmes in college basketball.
Grant dominates with 30 points, 24 rebounds in win
LEASHJA Grant powered her Lakehead Thunderwolves to an upset win against a nationally ranked U Sports team in Canada.
Goombay Splash Bowl: Clarke, Bain advance to semi-finals
SYDNEY Clarke and Jacobi Bain continue their successful run through the ITF Goombay Splash Bowl to highlight play from Bahamian players on day three.
Carl Oliver: ‘I don’t own the BAAA’
FORMER Secretary General Carl Oliver said it was never his intention to “own” the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, nor did he at anytime apply to secure the Memorandum of Articles for the association to become a company.
Holowesko, Vlasov honoured
IT was back on August 24 that Mark Holowesko and his crew of Peter Vlasov and Christopher Burger became the second Bahamian team in two years to win the International 5.5 Metre Class Association’s World Championships in the Solent near Cowes, Isles of Wight, England.
Van Hutchinson Jr cans career high 56 points
Not too many players can say they have a 50-point game logged on their résumé as a college player. Van Hutchinson Jr is one who can boast of this feat.
Goombay Splash: Clarke, Bain survive 2nd round
WHILE it was a struggle to the very end for Jacobi Bain, it was smooth sailing for Sydney Clarke.
No. 4 Virginia, No. 25 Wisconsin top Battle 4 Atlantis field
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett knows his fourth-ranked Cavaliers have plenty of veteran talent back from a team that won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and reached No. 1 nationally last year.
‘There is no way possible that I would have signed the Memorandum of Articles’
PHILIPPA Arnett-Willie said she could not have signed any Memorandum of Articles on behalf of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations in the month of August, 2012 because she was not a member.
Simms sisters hope to make their presence felt
THEY are often mistaken for twins, but sisters Abigail and Gabrielle Simms from Grand Bahama are hoping to just make their presence felt in tennis like Americans Venus and Serena Williams.
