Bahamas to field 13-man team for FIBA World Cup, Olympic qualifier
WITH a sizeable donation from Baha Mar, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has been able to field a men’s national team, comprising of local, collegiate and professional players to represent the Bahamas at the first leg of the FIBA World Cup and Olymp
Buddy sprains ankle
Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield was helped to the locker room (above right) after he limped off the court with a sprained right ankle midway through the fourth quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday in Sacramento, California.
Men’s national basketball team to be named today
As promised, the New Providence Basketball Association brought home a number of pro basketball players and they spent the weekend trying to put all the pieces together before they announce today the men’s national team that will head to Canada on Wednesday.
BEACH SOCCER: BAHAMAS WINS BEST EVENT AWARD
MONTHS after the successful hosting of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Nassau, The Bahamas scored its final goal of the season, winning the Best Event Award at this year’s Beach Soccer Stars gala in Dubai, Al Habtoor City.
NPBA takes break until month end
AFTER playing its doubleheader over the weekend, the New Providence Basketball Association will now take a break until the end of the month.
Miller-Uibo agrees to sponsor Coaches Association Bay Street Mile
THE Bahamas Association of Athletics Coaches announced that Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo has agreed to sponsor this year’s Coaches Association Bay Street Mile set for Saturday, November 25.
ITF Goombay Splash Bowl: Bahamians advance to second round
THE International Tennis Federation’s Goombay Splash Bowl got started on Monday at the National Tennis Center with five Bahamians advancing to second round of the main draw singles. On the boys’ side of the week-long tournament for junior players ar
‘Fish’ new president of Bahamas Olympic Committee
Rommel ‘Fish’ Knowles, a late addition in the race, moved up from the post of secretary general to take over from incumbent president Wellington Miller as president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee.
Eagles Nest, Shockers highlight win column
THE Eagles Nest and the JD’s Seafood Shockers emerged victorious in the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Inaugural Bahamas Showcase set for this weekend
EIGHT of the mid-tier men’s NCAA Division One basketball teams are in town to participate in the inaugural Bahamas Showcase this weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
‘The Bahamian connection is very strong’ for Axemen
WITH this being his final year in college, Eugene McMinns said he was thrilled to be a part of the Bahamian connection that helped the Acadia Axemen win the 2017 Atlantic University Sports (AUS) championship title on Tuesday night.
THE FINISH LINE: ‘Canadian colleges have been good to the Bahamas and our players’
IT seems as if more and more Bahamians are heading to Canada where they are having an impact not just on the collegiate scene, but the professional circuit.
Rommel Knowles elected Bahamas Olympic Committee president
The new president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee is Rommel Knowles.
SAC’s ‘clean sweep’
IT was a clean sweep in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ 2017 best-of-three championship series, but the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine only came out of Freedom Farm with three of the four titles.
Bahamian players help the Axemen win title
AFTER finishing near the bottom of the pile last year, the Acadia Axemen, featuring three Bahamians, rose to the top to win the 2017 Atlantic University Sports (AUS) championship title on Tuesday night.It took a shootout for the Axemen to prevail wit
