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Buddy takes leader role

After a busy offseason, Buddy Hield and the Sacramento Kings will be back with the organisation in an official capacity with 2017-18 training camp set to tip-off in less than two weeks.

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Chavez Young and Canadians win title

CHAVEZ Young’s late season addition to the Vancouver Canadians gave the second year pro an opportunity to join a championship-winning team.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL STANDOUTS FLY WITH THE EAGLES

THE Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles have been a pipeline for young Bahamian student athletes in recent years and another pair has been added to the football programme this fall.

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Bahamian college football players in NAIA action

BAHAMIAN collegiate football players Michael Bullard and Dwight Butler and their Peru Bobcats will have an opportunity to play in a televised game this weekend in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I play.

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Growing interest in archery with Bahamas junior Olympic development programme

INTEREST in archery has been growing in The Bahamas recently, as more and more people experience the excitement, challenge and joy of the sport, and The Bahamas Archery Federation has stepped up the game with the launch of the Bahamas Junior Olympic Archery Development Programme.

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Devynne Charlton honoured

All of the accomplishments she achieved in her comeback season in 2017 were packaged in a huge collection of awards that women’s 100m hurdler Devynne Charlton received at the Purdue University Boilermakers’ team banquet.

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Tennis ace Iesha wins her first collegiate singles title

IESHA Shepherd got her freshman season as a member of the Chicago State University Cougar women’s tennis team off to a bang over the weekend in Chicago, Illinois.

Sports Notes

The City Bowling League kicked off its 2017-18 season Monday night with some outstanding scores posted.

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Call for 'Sea Wolf' on $100 bill, Durward Knowles Harbour

WITH the 100 Regatta to honour the 100th birthday of legendary Olympic sailing gold medallist Sir Durward ‘Sea Wolf’ Knowles, committee chairman Danny Strachan is calling for a fitting accolade presented by the Government of the Bahamas.“Leading up t

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Jones on the rise

It was a bittersweet weekend for Jonquel Jones as she was honoured by the WNBA just hours before her Connecticut Sun were eliminated from the playoffs.Jones added another postseason accolade when she was named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player of the Y

Pintard in Grand Bahama to assess Irma damage

DESPITE the reports of structural damages to buildings and homes that have surfaced in Grand Bahama, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard said it doesn’t appear as if there are any hindrances to the sporting facilities. In Grand Bah

NPSA eager to resume regular season action

IN the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the New Providence Softball Association is eager to resume its 2017 regular season as they get prepared for the postseason and the race towards the Bahamas Softball Federation’s National Round Robin Tournament.NPSA

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THE PRESS BOX: Did Ezekiel Elliott receive a fair hearing? 'Dis ga be long'

WE all know this legal manoeuvre was iminent, so when the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Monday that the NFL filed its appeal of Ezekiel Elliott’s preliminary injunction to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, per court documents, I k

Wahoo Smackdown IXall set for November

BIMINI Big Game Club Resort and Marina, host to some of The Bahamas’ most legendary fishing tournaments, is pleased to announce that Wahoo Smackdown IX is all set for November 9-12.The ever-popular and authentic Bahamian offshore tournament, led by l

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Jonquel shines in WNBA playoff debut, Sun go home

JONQUEL Jones made her WNBA postseason debut yesterday but a standout game from the league’s Most Improved Player was not enough for her team to advance to the semi-finals.