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UB Mingoes ready for double header this weekend

THE University of the Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball team are all set to play a double header this weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium against the visiting Florida College Falcons.The Mingoes and the Falcons are scheduled to clash at the Kendal

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Buddy bounces back

Buddy Hield had a bounce back game following his worst shooting performance of the young season but Monday’s game also displayed the Sacramento Kings’ logjam at the shooting guard position.Hield finished with 14 points on 6-15 shooting from the field

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Wildcats are new NPSA champions

The Sunshine Auto Wildcats proved that you should never underestimate the heart of an “old” champion.

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David Nesbitt inks new deal with Paulistano Sao Paola

National basketball team stalwart David Nesbitt is on the move again at the professional level. The 26-year-old forward has inked a new deal with Paulistano Sao Paolo as they make a push toward a Paulista League championship. Nesbitt joins the club

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Lakeisha wins master women's physique

LAKEISHA Miller became the ninth Bahamian overall out of the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation and the second in three months to earn her professional bodybuilding card.Over the weekend at the Ben Weider Legacy Cup in Toronto, Canada, Mille

UB Mingoes to host Florida College Falcons in double header

COACH Bacchus Rolle will get a good opportunity to showcase the development of his University of the Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball team when they play host to a double header against the visiting Florida College Falcons.The Mingoes and the Falcons

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Jaron Cornish and Seawolves look to contend for league title

The America East Conference recently released its preseason projections for the upcoming campaign and Jaron Cornish’s Stony Brook Seawolves are expected to contend for a league title. The Seawolves were projected to finish fourth in the conference b

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Bahamian professional basketball players shine on the global stage

LAST weekend’s schedule on the pro basketball circuit featured a number of standout performances from Bahamian players across the globe. Jaraun “Kino” Burrows scored a season-high 31 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished four assists in FOS Proven

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THE PRESS BOX: October 24 flashback - on this day in sports history

THE sports world is abuzz, the Astros and Dodgers are set to square off in the World Series. What a ‘fall classic’ it should be as the two best teams in baseball, in their respective leagues all season long, face off for all the marbles in the World

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G-League Draft: 'Chicken' and Zane join NBA minor league franchises

DANRAD “Chicken” Knowles and Zane Knowles became the latest Bahamians to join National Basketball Association minor league franchises when they heard their names called at the NBA G-League Draft.Danrad was selected by the Grand Rapids Drive with the

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PM Thunderbird should be eligible to sail

THE majority of a five-member inspection committee by the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources have deemed the newly reconstructed PM Thunderbird seaworthy and should be eligible to sail in the various regattas.Three members of the committee,

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Mario Ford hosting youth development programme

AFTER completing another successful summer baseball camp on Windsor Park, Mario Ford decided to provide another avenue for the young boys in the inner city communities to develop their skills by hosting a youth development programme.The eight-week pr

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Truckers to face Wildcats in ladies' game 7 tonight

It will come down to one final game tonight for all the marbles as the New Providence Softball Association concludes its 2017 Godfrey ‘Gully’ Burnside best-of-seven championship series for the ladies’ division.Starting around 8pm in the Banker’s Fiel

Bahamian players help Axemen to33-23 victory over Huskies

THE Acadia Axemen are headed to the AUS playoffs as the top overall seed.Eugene McMinns caught his third touchdown of the season, Arrien McDonald led the team in punt return yardage and Shelton Williams got the start on the offensive line in the Axem

Travis Munnings named to All-Conference Third Team

COLLEGE Sports Madness projects Travis Munnings as one of the top players for University of Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks and in the Sun Belt Conference.The junior forward was named to the publication’s 2017-18 Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference Third Tea