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NPWBA season promises to be exciting with more teams

AFTER hosting a successful preseason tournament for high school girls, the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association is now focusing their attention on the start of the 2018/19 season.According to newly elected president Devin Johnson, the season

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Stanhope and crew make a splash

BAHAMIAN rower Ethan Stanhope and the Brentwood College School (Mill Bay, British Columbia) coxed youth men’s quadruple scull crew earned a top half finish at the 54th Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR). This year’s regatta hosted over 11,000 athlet

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Who will be crowned national softball champions?

WITH the national high school tournament completed over the weekend, the Bahamas Softball Federation now switches its attention to the national round robin tournament this weekend. Softball enthusiasts will congregate again at the Baillou Hills Spor

Swimming: Bastian and Higgs make a splash in the Atlantic

FRESHMAN sensations Izaak Bastian and Lilly Higgs delivered impressive performances on the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming circuit for their respective programmes last weekend.Bastian swam to a pair of individual wins for the Florida State Seminol

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Second annual Faye Rolle Classic all set for UB auditorium this Saturday

THERE’S a change in venue and the number of novice bodybuilders competing, but the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (BBFF) anticipates the same level of excitement at the second annual Faye Rolle Classic.The big event will also see the int

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PRESS BOX: Could Anthony Davis be the next superstar centre for Lakers?

DON’T get it twisted, this is not an open embrace for LeBron James, just a simple thank you. Yes, thank you LBJ for putting a muzzle on the overly annoying and irritating LaVar Ball. Yes, Lonzo’s daddy!!The outspoken, erratic father of Lonzo Ball use

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Davis: 'It's an honour for them to have recognised me'

ALTHOUGH she was one of the pioneers for women’s basketball in the country, Linda Davis was surprised that she was honoured by the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association.Over the weekend, the NPWBA held its annual All-Girls High School Basketb

NCAA Football: Bahamians hit the gridiron

THE weekend of NCAA football at the Division I and Division II levels featured several Bahamian players on the field.Michael Strachan continues to post impressive individual numbers for the UC Charleston Golden Cougars, Chris Ferguson and the Cincinn

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Buddy cans 23, Kings top Heat

MIAMI (AP) — Sacramento’s offensive approach was not exactly elaborate: Run, run, run and keep running.Once the Kings got rolling, Miami had no answers.Willie Cauley-Stein scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Buddy Hield added 23 points and the

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QC Comets senior girls, boys take national high school softball titles

THE Bahamas Softball Federation and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s National High School Softball Championships ended with the Queen’s College Comets senior girls and boys taking the titles.

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Major wins his ‘last dance’ by knockout

Meacher Major brought the pain one last time and ended his storied boxing career with a knockout win in what he called a “homecoming” for himself, family, friends and supporters.

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Chris Brown new assistant coach at Clayton State

CHRIS ‘The Fireman’ Brown, the country’s most decorated quarter-miler, has decided to step away from competing after an illustrious 20-year career and focus on his new challenge as an assistant coach at Clayton State in Morrow, Georgia.

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Kings exercise team option on Buddy Hield

BUDDY Hield has increased his scoring and productivity with back-to-back 20-point games and the Sacramento Kings exercised the team option on the third-year guard.

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Ayton delivers in loss to Grizzlies

WITH lead guard Devin Booker sidelined, Deandre Ayton stepped up and delivered the best offensive performance of his young NBA career thus far.

Senior nationals: Winners get their trophies

SATURDAY marked the end of a very exciting two weeks of competition at the Gym Tennis Centre where the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) Senior Nationals was held.