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Shanea takes on new role for Lady Bulldogs

A SEASON of highlights continues for Shanea Armbrister as she takes on a larger role for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs women’s basketball team this season.

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SANCHESKA Vs RENALDO: NFL Picks Divisional Round

The “We’ll Do Better If You Give Us Another Shot” Award presented by every incumbent government - An awful slate of playoff games. The NFL has a chance to get it right again this week. Makes it worse that last week’s blowouts were followed by the NCAA National Championship, which was incredible.

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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: ‘Myth has it Chiefs are unbeatable at home in playoffs...Lies I say’

SO there’s no confusion, there was a typo last week, my actual final tally was 164-90-2 for the regular season, (hey Sheldon Longley over there at my old stomping grounds, the Nassau Guardian, that’s a dead heat, so stop telling folks on FB you beat me! If you want to break the tie, my Cowboys were 13-3 your Dolphins 11-5, I win.)

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The ‘Big boys’ are back this week...and I am all in on my Patriots

THE Divisional round is upon us, the ‘big boys’ are back this week and the Super Bowl is just one month away.

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Philip Major to fill Baker’s shoes in the Davis Cup tie

Due to their commitments to school, top seed Baker Newman and No.4 seed Kevin ‘KJ’ Major won’t be able to represent the Bahamas when the first round of the American Zone II Davis Cup tie is played against Venezuela next month.

Bahamas blanks Barbados 5-0 to win IC opener

THE Bahamas, in its bid to improve on his runner-up position last year, blanked Barbados 5-0 to win their opening match in the Bahamas IC International Doubles Week on Majority Rule Day.

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Crachad Laing: ‘Baseball saved my life’

ONE of the many Bahamian prospects to acquire opportunities and education through baseball, Crachad Laing delivered an inspiring message to others looking to follow a similar career path.

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Long Island boats dominate King Eric Gibson All-For-One Regatta

THE third annual King Eric Gibson All-For-One Regatta over the weekend in Montagu Bay was dominated by the boats from Long Island in all three catergories.

SPORTS NOTES

THE Junior Baseball League of Nassau has announced that they will open their 28th regular season this week with some 28 baseball teams for boys and five softball teams for girls competing. The season will run until May.

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Charlton breaks Purdue 60m record

Devynne Charlton, fully recovered from a back injury that hampered her progress in the NCAA Championships and her debut in the Olympic Games last year, inked her name in the Purdue University Boilermakers record books for the indoors 60-metres, while adding another triumph in her specialty in the 60m hurdles to lead the Bahamian connection over the weekend in West Lafayette.

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Richardson hosts ‘Career Paths to Athletic Success’

SCORES of prospective athletes, parents and local baseball enthusiasts took advantage of the opportunity to engage in a discussion with several progressive and experienced figures in the sport.

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Giants blast Rockets as NPBA action resumes

AFTER taking a break for the Christmas holiday, the New Providence Basketball Association resumed its 2016/17 season over the weekend at AF Adderley Gymnasium.

Cargill BSF president for another four years

FOR another four years, Algernon Cargill will serve as president of the Bahamas Swimming Federation.

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FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: ‘This is a great time for golf in the Bahamas’

FOR many, the joys of professional sports and the fandom that comes along with it exist within the win/loss ratios of those we cheer. However, for a country eyeing development on all fronts, success has to be marked by the improvements shown along the route.

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Ministry supports Marathon Bahamas High School Relays

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology threw its support behind Sunshine Insurance Management, yesterday providing a grant to make sure that next weekend’s High School Relays in the Marathon Bahamas is another success.