Saunders to make impact with the Seminoles
THE Florida State Seminoles football programme won the Capital One Orange Bowl weeks ago and with the 2017 season still months away, local media in Talahasee, Florida, are already projecting the impact of Mavin Saunders.
Leno partners with Barracuda Swim Club for this Friday's meet
LENO/BARRACUDA Invitational Swim Meet is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Aquatic Centre.
Pure Silk Classic Opens Doors for Young Golfers
NOT only is the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic attracting hundreds of avid golf fans to the gorgeous destination, but it is also opening the door to countless opportunities for young Bahamian golfers such as 14-year-old Ashley Michel.
Sports Notes
THE University of The Bahamas will kick off its international track and field calendar in Indiana on January 28 when a 12-member team participates in the 2017 Fred Wilt Open at Purdue University. The team consists of seven males and five females.
Brittany Lincicome shoots 9-under 64. leads LPGA Tour opener
Brittany Lincicome shot a tournament-record 9-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's season-opening Pure Silk Bahamas Classic.
‘Shaq’ posts career high 23 in Longhorns’ victory
BAHAMIAN Shaquille ‘Shaq’ Cleare had his best game so far for the University of Texas Longhorns, scoring a career-high 23 points in their close 84-83 triumph over the Oklahoma Sooners at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, on Monday.
Top female golfers in world tee off Thursday
The fifth Pure Silk/Bahamas LPGA Golf Classic got off to a windy start on Monday with the final two spots being settled to complete the picture for 108 of the world’s best female golfers when they tee off on Thursday.
Giants and Regulators in battle for John Archer pennant
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants and Mr Ship It Freight Regulators, battling it out for the John Archer Divisional pennant, pulled off victories on Monday as the New Providence Basketball Association played a double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
Coming off victory in China, Hyo Joo Kim to defend title
HYO Joo Kim is excited to return to defend her title in the fifth edition of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, but the early-week windy conditions are giving her cause for concern as she gears up for the first event of the 2017 season on the LPGA.
OFFICIAL RESULTS: ROADRUNNERS TRACK AND FIELD CLASSIC
• Here’s a look at the results of the Road Runners Track and Field Classic held at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday:
Larsen and Tanguay earn final berths
BATTLING winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour, Nicole Broch Larsen of Denmark and Anne Catherine Tanguay of Quebec, Canada, each shot a 1-under 71 yesterday and earned the two qualifying berths for this week’s Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. They finished one stroke ahead of Emily Tubert of the United States in the field of 29 players.
Riley misses the cut in LPGA qualifier
Grand Bahamian Raquel Riley missed the cut and won’t get the opportunity to join Bahamian Georgette Rolle in the 2017 Pure Silk/Bahamas LPGA Classic this week at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island.
Bahamas falls in beach soccer friendlies
TEAM Bahamas had a pair of difficult outings in international friendlies at the Copa Deportes Nacion last weekend.
Tevin and the Vison to open season with 3-game series
IT WAS a strong finish to 2016 for Tevin Symonette and he looks to continue trending upward in his redshirt sophomore campaign.
UB track team gets set for the Fred Wilt Open
THE University of the Bahamas, in preparation for its affiliation with a major athletic conference in the United States, will be taking their track and field team to West Lafayette, Indiana, this weekend.
