Lunn upsets Rolle
With the players jockeying for their positions going into the main draw play, Justin Lunn pulled off one of the biggest upsets on day two of the Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals.On Tuesday in the National Tennis Tournament in their final match in the
Bahamians take NCAA spotlight
SENIOR guard Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn and the No.2 ranked Michigan State Spartans got the better of their match-up against fellow Bahamian freshman forward Philip McKenzie and the Houston Baptist Huskies on Monday night. Meanwhile, DeAndre Ayton and
Buddy scores 24, helps Kings beat slumping 76ers 101-95
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zach Randolph and Vince Carter have been playing for so long that some of their teammates were toddlers when they broke into the NBA.
Top seeds in win column at Nationals
IT was a successful return to the National Tennis Centre for top seeds Kerrie Cartwright, Simone Pratt and Danielle Thompson as the 2017 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals got underway on Monday.Rising junior stars Sydney Clarke and Afrika Smith also jo
Teams arrive as Bahamas Bowl week officially kicks off
BOWL week has officially kicked off in the Bahamas.Both participating teams in the 2017 Bahamas Bowl, the Ohio University Bobcats and the University of Alabama Birmingham Blazers, arrived in New Providence yesterday to begin a busy week of activities
Cornish posts career highs, one of Seawolves' leading scorers
JARON Cornish has excelled in recent weeks in an increased role with the Stony Brook Seawolves and after a series of career highs, has become one of the team’s leading scorers on the season.Cornish is second on the team on the team in scoring at 11.1
THE PRESS BOX: Cowboys in hunt for playoffs, but they will need some help
THREE weeks ago you all called me crazy, some Dolfans even called ‘Sandalinds’ telling them to come for me, when I predicted my Cowboys would win their last 5 games and make the playoffs as a Wild Card, the 6th and final seed in the NFC. Three strai
Cougars hold off Mingoes for victory
The University of the Bahamas Mingoes gave the visiting Spring Arbor University Cougars all they could handle, but it wasn’t enough in the first of their two matches played on Monday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. The Cougars, who surged from No.20
New slate of champions are crowned
A NEW slate of champions were crowned as the 32nd edition of the Father Marcian Peters Basketball Classic concluded last weekend.More than 40 teams spread across six divisions registered for the tournament that concluded on Saturday at the Kendal Isa
Top seeds Cartwright, Newman in action today
Top seeds Kerrie Cartwright and Baker Newman will be in action in the first set of matches played today at the National Tennis Centre as the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Annual Giorgio Baldacci Open gets started.Cartwright, one of 12 players ent
Athletes on fast track at BAAA Odd Distance Meet
BEFORE taking a break for the Christmas holiday, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations got in its Odd Distance Track and Field Meet.The meet, held Saturday in the original Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, is normally held at the beginni
Lashann and Longhorns rebound from their first loss of the season
MATCHED up against their second nationally ranked team within a week, Lashann Higgs and the Texas Longhorns successfully rebounded from their first loss of the season.Higgs scored 15 points and dished a team high six assists in the No.8 Longhorns’ 87
Ayton, Coleby take spotlight on basketball court
A HEALTHY version of Deandre Ayton’s Arizona Wildcats crept back into the top 25 while Dwight Coleby and his Western Kentucky Hilltoppers put an end to a two-game losing streak this weekend.Ayton finished with 14 points and a game high 13 rebounds in
Wells’ ruling on PM Thunderbird ‘bittersweet’ in sailing community
The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources’ decision to allow the Aliv PM Thunderbird to sail in the second annual Best-of-the-Best Regatta has drawn more conversation, not just about the A class boat’s participation over the weekend in Montagu Bay, but in future regattas.
Newman brothers in Giorgio Baldacci Open
When the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Annual Giorgio Baldacci Open is held next week, brothers Baker and Spencer Newman are looking to return and put on a show. The tournament is scheduled to begin on Monday and conclude on Saturday with the top men and women tennis players participating in singles and doubles. The BLTA intends to use the tournament as the trials for the men’s Davis Cup team and the ladies’ Fed Cup team.
