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Rankings: Top 15 high school basketball players for 2017-18

THE preseason games have given a strong indication of how the 2017-18 season is shaping up in terms of development and upside.

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Lincicome to defend title at Pure Silk LPGA Classic

BRITTANY Lincicome will defend her title against 107 other players when the sixth Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic kicks off the LPGA season January 22-28 at the Ocean Club Golf Course at the Atlantis resort.Lincicome was surprised when she learned tha

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Pintard on systemic approach to development of athletics

MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard said his administration is committed to a systemic approach to the development of athletics and Bahamian sport in general. At the launch of the Flow CARIFTA Track and Field Championships Bahamas

NPBA: Rocket stop Eagles Nest 73-72, Rebels stop Pros 71-55

AFTER taking a break for the Christmas holiday, the New Providence Basketball Association opened the second half of its season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.In the men’s division II opener, the Rockets defeated the Eagles Nest 73-72 an

Start of JBLN season postponed until Jan 20

THE Junior Baseball League of Nassau has announced that they will postpone the start of their 2018 season on Saturday until Saturday, January 20 due to the extenuating circumstances and anticipated weather issues.League commissioner Jeff Albury has a

Slatter City Bowling League MVP

DAVID Slatter of Telco Enterprises was named the most valuable player of the City Bowling League competition Monday night after he rolled a 653 high three game set. His team-mate Johann Pyfrom was the runner-up after he downed the pins for a 644 seco

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We are the champions

Akhepran Academy completed a perfect run through the junior boys division as they successfully defended their title in the fifth annual Freedom Baptist Academy Majority Day Rule Basketball Tournament yesterday at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium.Saving t

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NCAA: Dwight Coleby thriving in his new surroundings

DWIGHT Coleby has thrived in his new surroundings as a graduate transfer with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.Coleby is averaging 12.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game and has helped the Hilltoppers to an 11-5 record and an undefeated 3-0 record in

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Web.Com Tour tees off in The Bahamas this month

IT’S better in The Bahamas for the Web.Com Tour, which will see golfers head to two islands in The Bahamas for the second year in a row to tee off for a double round of golf.The Great Exuma Golf Classic kicks off on January 13, and continues through

Grant cans career high 41 points in win

LEASHJA Grant has found a new home with the Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada where she’s having a phenomenal 2017-18 season with the Thunderwolves women’s basketball team.In 12 games played so far this season, Grant is averaging 23

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THE PRESS BOX: Bahamas has lots to be proud of in our 16 major league prospects

IT WAS truly my pleasure to host the inaugural “Don’t Blink” Home Run Derby in Paradise. The brainchild of major league prospects Todd Isaacs Jr of the Cleveland Indians and Lucius Fox of the Florida Marlins, along with lots of support and blood, sw

World Cup Qualifiers: Lineup changes for men's national team

AFTER losing the first two games last year in the FIBA Americas Qualifiers for the 2019 World Cup, Bahamas Basketball Federation vice president Mario Bowleg said the coaching staff will be making changes to the lineup for the second round next month.

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Jonquel Jones and Fowles go head-to-head in China

JONQUEL Jones - the WNBA’s most improved player, went head-to-head with the league’s reigning MVP Sylvia Fowles as the pair are playing in the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association during the offseason.Jones finished with 31 points, 17 rebounds, fiv

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Higgs on scoring spree in NCAA

The recent scoring spree continued for Lashann Higgs as she led her No.8 Texas Longhorns to another conference win.Higgs finished with a team high 26 points in the Longhorns’ 75-64 win over the Kansas State Wildcats at the Bramiage Colesium in Manhat