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Devynne Charlton completes Big Ten major award sweep

DEVYNNE Charlton completed the Big Ten major award sweep, the conference office has announced. Charlton was voted the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year for the outdoor season by the conference coaches, which gives her the award indoors and outdoors,

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Junior athletes meet qualifying standards

There were several qualifiers over the weekend for this summer’s International Amateur Athletic Federation World Under-18 Championships, the Commonwealth Youth Games and the Junior Pan American/NACAC Championships as the Bahamas Association of Athlet

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GARDINER WINS 400 IN STOCKHOLM DIAMOND LEAGUE

STEVEN Gardiner, in his preparation for his return home for the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ Aliv National Open Championship this weekend, pulled off another victory.As the lone Bahamian competing in the Stockholm Diamond League on F

Wins for Lady Hitters and Elite Warriors

THE New Providence Softball Association continued its regular season action on Saturday night at the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex with the Lady Hitters and the BTC Elite Warriors both winning big. The Lady Hitters won 11-6 ov

Record number of participants in 'Super 60 Showdown/Hot 100 Bahamas Showcase'

INTERNATIONAL Basketball Academy Bahamas set several new initiatives in place for this year’s annual showcase and it led to a record number of participants.IBA, in conjunction with Get Me Recruited (GMR), hosted the 2017 “Super 60 Showdown/Hot 100 Ba

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Jones and Sun hand Lynx their first loss of the WNBA season

JONQUEL Jones continues her torrid pace in posting stellar numbers and her performance over the weekend led the Connecticut Sun to their latest win and a .500 win-loss record on the season.Jones finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, four blocks, f

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Team Bahamas shines at NACAC Age Group Championships

THE Bahamas’ team to the first NACAC Age Group Championships in Trinidad & Tobago will return home from some good performances at the Hasely Crawford Stadium over the weekend.

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THE FINISH LINE: The argument still exists . . . what is our national sport?

IT IS not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish. • The Finish Line, a weekly column, seeks to comment on the state of affairs in local sports, highlighting the highs and the lows, the thrills and the spills and

City Bowling League completes semi-final playoff round

THE semi-final playoff round of the City Bowling League was completed last night with the Ten Back Strikers edging the Bahamasair Flyers 3-2 in a best-of-5 game series. Ten Back was led by strong performances from 4 of its six starting players. Leadi

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Denvaughn and Cecil to competein Commonwealth Youth Games

CC Sweeting Senior High School, which celebrated the top two students in this year’s graduating classes in all government schools, will have some extra excitement as they watch fellow athletes Denvaughn Whymns and Cecil Williams compete in the Common

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Stingers Basketball Youth to host annual summer camp

THE Stingers Basketball Youth Association has reached a 10-year milestone as they prepare to host another annual edition of their summer basketball camp.As it progresses toward a decade, the organisation continues to expand under camp director Stephe

BRU to host Mini-Rugby Sevens for Youth Games national team selection

SEVENS Rugby will be one of the several events contested at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games and the Bahamas is making the final preparations for its national team selection.Over the next three weeks, the Bahamas Rugby Football Union will host a Min

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'Soaring Beyond The Horizons, Striving For Excellence'

WITH less than a month to go for the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Local Organising Committee is going full force in sensitising the country of what to expect.Yesterday, the LOC participated in CC Sweeting Senior High School’s prize-giving ceremony 2

Cricket Association to host Youth Summer Camp at Windsor Park June 26-July 21

THE Bahamas Cricket Association will look to attract new aspiring players to the sport with a summer initiative. The organisation will host the BCA Cricket Youth Summer Camp, June 26-July 21 at Windsor Park. Hosted Monday-Friday from 9am-1pm, the p

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Serena ready for the BAAA Junior Nationals

It wasn’t the type of happy ending that she anticipated, but now that she has completed her freshman year at Texas A&M, women’s national discus record holder Serena Brown is excited about being back home and competing before the local crowd again.