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JBLN team has sights set on qualification forspot in Little League Baseball World Series

THE Junior Baseball League of Nassau will field a team with their sights set on qualification for a coveted spot in the Little League Baseball World Series.The team of 11 to 12-year-olds will participate in the Little League Baseball Caribbean Region

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Cove Knights win two straight!

REUBEN Goodman scored 24 points and pulled in 11 rebounds while Livingston Munnings added 15 points and 12 boards as the Cove Knights won their second consecutive Atlantis Interdepartmental Basketball Championship with a 67-61 victory over the Banquet Bombers.

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Bahamian players are ousted in Junkanoo Bowl opening round

It was a difficult outing for Bahamian players yesterday in the Under-18 Main Draw of the 16th Annual International Tennis Federation’s Junkanoo Bowl hosted by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association.

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Buddy Hield weighs in on basketball without borders

THE Bahamas is set to become the focus of the international basketball community as the NBA hosts its vaunted Basketball Without Borders programme in the capital.

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Bahamas ‘a country to definitely keep an eye on’ with baseball

THE recent impact of Bahamians on Major League Baseball’s International Signing Period prompted MLB.com international reporter called the Bahamas Jessie Sanchez an “emerging market in baseball and a country to definitely keep an eye on.”

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THE PRESS BOX: Get ready for Fantasy Football

AS the NFL season approaches, Fantasy Football fanatics are emerging from their NFL hibernation.

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Lucius Fox on World team in All-Star Futures

LUCIUS Fox has had a standout season thus far with the Bowling Green Hot Rods in Single-A and was rewarded with an opportunity to participate in Major League Baseball’s All-Star weekend festivities.

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Trent Deveaux signs $1.2m deal with Angels

In January, when Trent Deveaux mulled his decision on which MLB club he would eventually sign to, he said one determining factor would be: “Any place with good weather.”

Robinson inks his name with D-backs, Knowles joins in L.A.

MAXIMUM Development Academy continues to facilitate the progression of young Bahamian baseball players to major league franchises and another pair received the opportunity to further their careers yesterday.Kristian Robinson and D’Shawn Knowles offic

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'Who's Next, I'm Next' Youth Games theme song

DYSON Knight, the charismatic and emotionally charged entertainer, has produced the theme song ‘Who’s Next, I’m Next” during the hosting of the sixth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games.The Local Organising Committee indicated that it’s their int

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Jones and Sun stay in WNBA playoff contention

CAREER highs have become routine for Jonquel Jones this season and she posted another such effort to lead the Connecticut Sun to a much needed win to remain in playoff contention.Jones posted a career high 29 points and 15 rebounds in her Sun’s 81-85

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Pintard: 'I'm committed' to supporting Chris Brown's meet

AS he gets ready to wind down his illustrious athletic career, quarter-miler Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown has been given the assurance that the Bahamas Government will throw their support behind his endeavours as the promoter of his Chris Brown Bahamas Invi

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Jonquel Jones 3rd in East frontcourt All-Star voting

NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA teams and players have gotten creative on social media to try and get out the vote for the All-Star Game.

RESULTS: Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships

Girls 13-14 800 LC Metre Free 1, MacPhail, Anya I, BSC, 9:58.49. 2, Eneas, GiGi S, DSC-BA, 10:35.88. 3, Albury, Kaliyah G, BSC, 10:58.47. 4, Trotman, Jazmine M, SWIFT-BA, 11:05.61. 5, Mortimer, Madison H, ORCA, 11:19.54. 6, Albury, Taylor T, Abaco S

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Michael Carey Jr to begin pro career in Dominican Republic

AFTER the conclusion of a stellar collegiate career, Michael Carey Jr will begin his professional career in the Dominican Republic.Carey was signed to Soles de Santo Domingo of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB) - the top league in the country - w