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Basketball Without Borders Americas camp launched

The NBA and FIBA launched the ninth edition of the Basketball Without Borders Americas camp, featuring over 60 of the top student athletes from 16 countries in the region.

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Top NCAA women in November Junkanoo Jam

The Junkanoo Jam traditionally features some of the top NCAA Division I women’s basketball programmes visiting the Bahamas during the Thanksgiving holiday and that trend looks to continue in 2017 as the new field was announced. This edition, hosted

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Bahamian players looking to make impact at home

AMONG the scores of elite level prep talent at the Basketball Without Borders Americas Camp this week, Bahamian players are looking to stand out and make an impact at home.Players took to the court for the first time together as the camp opened yeste

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Davonn Mackey: 'It is a very special moment for me'

DAVONN Mackey had an opportunity to share his recent success with friends, family and supporters at the St George’s Gymnasium in Grand Bahama as he awaits his rookie ball assignment.Mackey was the latest Bahamian player to ink a deal with an MLB fran

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Lathaniel to join Proghorns on full athletic scholarship this fall

ANOTHER Bahamian basketball talent received an opportunity to further his academic and athletic career through basketball.Lathaniel Bastian is expected to join the Gillette Proghorns men’s basketball programme on a full athletic scholarship this fall

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Bahamas can advance with win over Haiti in Cazova Sr volleyball

CONSECUTIVE losses at the CAZOVA Senior Championships for Men have Team Bahamas in an unfavourable position and out of contention at the group stage. Team Bahamas lost to Jamaica in three sets - 25-18, 25-19 25-18 - last night at the tournament host

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Miller-Uibo and Gardiner are victorious in 400m

Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner continue their stellar seasons on the professional circuit and are positioning themselves as strong contenders in the 400m at the IAAF World Championships in August.Both national record holders ran to first pla

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Davonn Mackey signs deal with the Oakland Athletics

BAHAMIANS continue to garner attention and receive opportunities during Major League Baseball’s international signing period.Davonn Mackey was the latest to ink a deal with an MLB franchise when he signed with the Oakland Athletics in a deal that inc

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Mark Knowles hired as coach of Raonic

BAHAMIAN tennis icon Mark Knowles continues to have an impact on the ATP Tour and on Wimbledon, these days from the sidelines as a coach.The four-time Grand Slam doubles champion was hired as the coach of Milos Raonic, the No.7 ranked player in the w

CAJGC: Bahamas looks to improve on 6th place

THE Bahamas Golf Federation’s team at the 2017 Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships teed off competition yesterday at the St Andrews Golf Club in Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago and looks to improve on last year’s sixth-place finish.

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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.”