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McKinney 4th Bahamian to win world title in sailing

After settling for a second place once and third seven times, Gavin McKinney finally ascended the top of the podium as the International 5.5 Metre Class Association’s 2017 World Championships champion in Benodet, France, over the weekend.

Chavez Young delivers at plate for the Canadians

CHAVEZ Young was called up last week to shore up the roster for the Vancouver Canadians as the club looked to make a championship run.

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McMinns helps Axemen to 38-24 victory over the X-Men

EUGENE McMinns continues to display his versatility for the Acadia Axemen on a weekly basis.

Sir Durward’s 100th birthday to re-launch The Sports Magazine

SIR Durward Knowles, the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in the world, will celebrate his 100th birthday. With this occasion, The Sports Magazine - the Bahamas’ only complete sports publication - will re-launch the monthly magazine with never before seen stories of who Sir Durward really is.

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Golden Girl: ‘I’m praying for everyone at home’

Having gone through her ordeal of dealing with the passing of Tropical Storm Harvey, Golden Girl Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is keeping her fingers crossed that the Bahamas won’t experience the same kind of devastation as Hurricane Irma threatens this weekend.

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NACAC president expresses ‘deepest sympathies’ to Irma victims

NORTH American and Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) president Victor Lopez was one of the first regional sporting bodies to express his concern for the sporting delegates during the passing of Hurricane Irma, not just in the Bahamas, but the Caribbean region as a whole.

Richardson: Student athletes can apply for Project Limestone

APPLICATIONS are open for student athletes to participate in a new development programme by Project Limestone, the non-profit organisation founded by retired Bahamian Major League Baseball (MLB) player Antoan Richardson. Richardson heads a professio

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Minor League Baseball players in the spotlight

The Minor League Baseball regular season recently concluded in various leagues across the United States and brought an end to the year for several Bahamian players in their respective franchises.Many players completed their first full seasons at the

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Wanaah Bail to join Mustangs in Division II this fall

THE fluctuating collegiate basketball career of Wanaah Bail adds another chapter as the former ESPN top 100 recruit will join a Division II programme this fall.After sitting out last season, Bail was added to the incoming recruiting class of the Midw

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Jonquel Jones WNBA Most Improved Player of the Year

It has been a phenomenal year for Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun in the Women’s National Basketball Association.

Kendal Isaacs Gym in tip-top shape to serve as hurricane shelter

WITH Hurricane Irma looming on the horizon, the National Sports Authority is doing all it can to ensure that the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium is in tip-top shape so that it can serve as a storm shelter.

Medal hopes for men’s national softball team

BAHAMAS Softball Federation president Ted Miller anticipates that with the mixture of youth and experience selected for the men’s national softball team, he doesn’t see why they should not return home from the WBSC 10th Pan Am Tournament with a medal.

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Varel Davis hopes to be re-elected as GSSSA president

AFTER taking the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association through what she described as a productive two years, incumbent president Varel Davis said she’s hoping that she can be given the mandate to continue with another term in office. Davis

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Bacchus: 'I felt a really sharp pain on my chest'

VERSATILE basketball/softball/baseball player turned coach Bacchus Rolle never dreamt that he would have found himself in the position that he was in at the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds on Saturday. Wh

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Big NFL names seeking a newemployer, career after football

NFL cuts always provide some major surprises this time of year. This year is no different. Here’s a look at some big NFL names that will be seeking a new employer, or worse a career after football, post NFL cuts 2017. Brock Osweiler, QB (Browns) A