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Ayton posts 13th double double

DeAndre Ayton recorded his 13th double double of the season and led the No.14 Arizona Wildcats to their third consecutive win in the PAC-12.Ayton finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in a 79-58 win over the California Golden Bears on t

Web.com PGA Tour Great Exuma Classic draws millions of eyes

MILLIONS of golf enthusiasts worldwide couldn’t keep their eyes off the Islands of the Bahamas this week as they gazed upon its pristine waters during the Web.com PGA Tour Great Exuma Classic.The event, which was held at Sandals Emerald Bay, is a mar

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Sandiford enjoying her role as caddie on LPGA tour

FORMER basketball player-turned golfer Taneka Sandiford is on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour, not as a player, but a caddie and she is enjoying the exposure and travel that she’s experiencing. Sandiford, who has put her dreams of play

Knowles-Tener decides to leave James Madison Dukes

AFTER struggling to earn playing time over the last two seasons with the James Madison Dukes, Rondre Knowles-Tener has decided to leave the programme.Knowles-Tener was one of several players to announce their intentions to transfer this offseason aft

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Advice & analysis on the NFL conference title games

MANY sports fans know that gambling sustains big-time college and professional sports around the world and is the main reason why television coverage is so lucrative and why audiences are so vast.

Bahamian basketball players take global spotlight

BAHAMIAN basketball players in various leagues across the globe continued their seasons following the winter break and head toward the postseason.The trio of Bahamians in French Basketball’s Pro B Division had varying results and places in the standi

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Feng and Thompson headline the 6th Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic

SHANSHAN Feng of China, the No. 1 player in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, and Lexi Thompson, who won the 2017 Race to the CME Globe, headline the final commitment list for the sixth edition of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic January 22-28

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Gray, Jets on win streak

Sebastian Gray’s scoring has helped the Northern Oklahoma-Enid Jets to a win streak in a battle atop the conference standings headed toward the postseason.Gray has scored in double figures the last three games, a three-game winning streak for the Jet

Im wins season-opener in Bahamas

GREAT EXUMA, Bahamas (AP) — Sungjae Im closed with a 7-under 65 to win the season-opening Great Exuma Classic on the Web.com Tour.Im became the 16th player in the history of PGA Tour’s developmental tour to win in his first start.The 19-year-old from

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Undefeated Rattlers beat Marlins 71-69 in GSSSA

THE GSSSA Basketball Senior Boys season continued last night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, highlighted by a matchup of perennial title contenders. The CI Gibson Rattlers used a huge third quarter run to take control and sealed the game at the line l

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Bahamas Baseball Association is governing body

After helping to steer a resurgence in the sport over the past 15 years, the Bahamas Baseball Federation has decided to cease all operations and allow the Bahamas Baseball Association to carry out its mandate as the governing body.BBF president Teddy

Softball community mourns one of its most faithful fans

THE sporting community, especially softball, has lost one of its most faithful fans after Vivian Austin Knowles passed away at his residence on Flamingo Avenue, Farrington Road, on Monday, January 8. Knowles, better known as “Chief,” was dumb, but h

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Waltiea Rolle wants out of Turkish second division

AFTER spending the past four months playing in the Turkish women’s second division, Bahamian professional basketball player Waltiea Rolle wants out.The 6-foot, 8-inch centre, who has been the focus of attention for the Edremit Belediyes Gurespor, has

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Regulators top Pros, Elites beat Stampers

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night with the Elites Basketball Club and the Leno Regulators winning the double header.In the opening game, the Elites Basketball Cl

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Nashad Mackey's defence improves for the Eagles

NASHAD Mackey has always been heralded for his scoring and rebounding, but we can now add improved defence to his skillset during his first season with the Embry Riddle Eagles.The junior forward was named the Sunshine State Conference defensive playe