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Baseball Nationals: Decision made on the final outcome

RATHER than playing it out on the field, the Bahamas Baseball Association decided to go to the rules book to decide the final outcome of the remaining games not completed in the Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championships that was held over the wee

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THE PRESS BOX - Offseason rumblings from Lakerville: 'The good, the bad, and the ugly'

IT HAS been all of the good, the bad and the ugly thus far in the Lakers offseason pursuit of Kawhi Leonard. THE GOOD The good news is that Leonard appears committed to being a Laker. The San Antonio Spurs have the ability to offer him a five-year

'Peace on da Street' Basketball Classic all set forJuly 16-20

YOUTH Against Violence is getting ready to hold its 23rd annual Peace on da Street Basketball Classic July 16-20 at the Hope Centre with five competitive divisions to be contested.Director Dr Carlos Reid is encouraging teams that haven’t done so to r

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Bahamas' 'best team ever' in World Cup qualifier 3rd leg

With their biggest task ahead of them, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has fielded its best team ever to play the third leg of the FIBA Americas’ World Cup qualifier.The team is already in Puerto Rico for the first of two games on Thursday when the

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WORLD CUP: Spain and Portugal qualify in thrilling climax to Group B

(Mirror.co.uk) Portugal qualified for the round of 16 at the World Cup despite being held 1-1 by Iran in World Cup Group B on Monday after Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty.

Baseball nationals rained out

GRAND Bahama — Interrupted all weekend by the inclement weather, officials of the Bahamas Baseball Association had to call off the completion of their inaugural Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championships, featuring the amalgamation of all the isla

Miller-Uibo wins high jump, lone competitor in shot put

THE BAAAs Senior Athletics Championships, presented by Kalik, featured many of the Bahamas’ top competitors in the sport, one of whom shifted disciplines for the two-day meet.Reigning Olympic 400m gold medallist Shaunae Miller-Uibo opted not to compe

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Freedom Farm champion boys!

GRAND Bahama — Back after a year’s absence, Freedom Farm clinched a 4-3 walk-off-the-field victory to secure the boys’ 14-under championship title over the Grand Bahama Little League yesterday in the Bahamas Baseball Association’s National Championsh

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Grand Bahama Little League retains 18-under title

GRAND Bahama — The Grand Bahama Little League successfully defended their 18-under title with a 3-1 decision over the Junior Baseball League of Nassau in the only divisional championship that went to best-Baseball National Championships over the week

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Buddy to headline roster for Americas World Cup qualifier

MEN’s senior national basketball team head coach Mario Bowleg called this current Bahamas roster “one of the most talented the federation has put together” as they continue to seek FIBA World Cup qualification.Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield will

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Ayton: 'I represent an entire nation'

AN eager Phoenix Suns fan base was officially introduced to Deandre Ayton and expectations already loom large for the first No.1 overall NBA draft pick in franchise history.Ayton and other members of the Suns’ 2018 Draft class – Mikal Bridges, George

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WORLD CUP: Kane scores hat-trick as England beat Panama 6-1

England roared past a physical Panama side and bared their own teeth with a 6-1 decimation of the Central Americans in Nizhny Novgorod. The Three Lions made light of the 31 degree heat and the physicality of their opponents by scoring more than four goals in a World Cup finals match for the first time.

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Deandre is NBA #1

BROOKLYN, New York - When the Phoenix Suns selected Deandre Ayton with the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, it represented a historic moment for Ayton, the franchise and The Bahamas.

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THE FINISH LINE: Deandre and Buddy at the double for the NBA

THE Bahamas can now prepare to watch two Bahamians play at the same time in the National Basketball Association with Deandre Ayton getting drafted last night with the first pick of the 2018 Draft by the Phoenix Suns to join Grand Bahamian Chavano “Buddy” Hield of the Sacramento Kings.

Bronze for Bahamas

The Bahamas women’s national basketball team clinched the bronze medal at the FIBA Caribbean Women’s Cup Championships and in the process, qualified for the Centro Basket from August 20-24 in Puerto Rico.