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NPBA opens the new season

THE New Providence Basketball Association’s defending champions Breezes High Flyers and the Mr Ship It Freight Regulators opened the new season in the opposite direction.

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Cynthia Rahming wins bronze at Quebec Open

BAHAMIAN judo national champion Cynthia Rahming continues her trek toward the Olympics in Tokyo 2020 by winning a bronze medal at the Quebec Open.

31st Annual Grand Bahama Conchman Triathlon at Taino Beach this Saturday

SCOTIABANK is proud to support the 31st annual Grand Bahama Conchman Triathlon at Taino Beach this Saturday.“At Scotiabank, we are committed to helping young persons in our community become better off. We are happy to partner with Conchman as the exc

Charles Bain starts for the Colonials

CHARLES Bain will be asked to become a major contributor to the Robert Morris University Colonials men’s basketball programme immediately as a true freshman. Bain has started both of the Colonials’ exhibition contests as they prepped for the regular

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SOFTBALL UB WOMEN’S TEAM TRYOUT THE University of the Bahamas’ athletic department is all set to hold tryouts for players interested in playing for the Mingoes women’s softball team for the 2017/18 season. The tryouts will be held on Saturday fro

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DeAndre Ayton dominates in Arizona Wildcats debut

DeAndre Ayton’s debut as an Arizona Wildcat lived up to the lofty expectations placed on him the day he stepped foot on his Tucson campus.The freshman forward dominated with 31 points and 10 rebounds in the Wildcats’ 91-63 win over the Eastern New Me

Bahamian basketball players are making an impact in Canada

WHILE the NCAA’s regular season won’t begin for another week or so, basketball has tipped off in Canadian colleges and several Bahamian players are making an early season impact as their teams look to contend in the 2017-18 season. In the Alberta Co

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Kerrie advances to doubles final in Colombia

After turning in some credible performances in the United States, Kerrie Cartwright, the only Bahamian female player playing on the professional circuit, took her tennis game to South America.In her first tournament this week, Cartwright has advanced

Torres switches to running track, American football

HE had a promising career as a basketball player, but Torres Ingraham decided to skip shooting hoops to concentrate on running track and catching footballs.Ingraham, who became a star as he helped the St Cecilia’s Strikers to win their first title in

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THE FINISH LINE: One or two suggestions BSF can consider moving forward

By BRENT STUBBS bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Softball Federation caught the contagious bug that has rocked local sports in recent times - a decline in the participation of teams - in their 2017 Rozina Taylor National Championships. The o

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Week 9: Naughty's NFL Picks

10-3 last week and, as usual, my second half of the season surge has begun. The ‘short and sweet’ formula is back in effect, after back to back 11-4 and 10-3 weeks. Like the old saying goes, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” So buckle up, here’s w

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Astros win 1st World Series

LOS ANGELES (AP) — From laughingstock to lift off. George Springer and the Houston Astros rocketed to the top of the baseball galaxy last night, winning the first World Series championship in franchise history by romping past the Los Angeles Dodgers

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Kings exercise option on Buddy

THE Kings front office plans to have Buddy Hield as a part of the team’s immediate plans moving forward.Vlade Divac, Kings general manager, announced that the team exercised its 2018-19 option on the second year shooting guard.Hield was one of five p

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Annual 'Kickoff Party' puts Bahamas Bowl in spotlight

THE Bahamas Bowl officially launched its promotional campaign for 2017 with its annual “Kickoff Party” in anticipation of the fourth edition of the game.Stakeholders hosted the event at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium last night to galvanise support fo

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Bahamas Bowl tickets on sale at box office today

TICKETS for the 2017 Bahamas Bowl will go on sale at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium box office and online at NSA-Bahamas.com today. Ticket prices for the 2017 Bahamas Bowl, which will be held December 22 at 12:30pm, start at $10 for general