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Pro basketball player Kadeem Coleby signs with new club in Bahrain

KADEEM Coleby continues his professional basketball career in the Middle East with a new club in Bahrain.

SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: The perfect recipe for a Thanksgiving sports feast

WE Bahamians love us some Thanksgiving and, despite it not being an officially recognised holiday as it is in the USA, we follow suit in every other way.

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Ashley Michel, 13, wins 18th Annual BHTA Golf Tournament

THIRTEEN-year-old Ashley Michel won the top prize at the 18th Annual Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Associations Golf Tournament, beating over 100 avid, experienced golfers in doing so.

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Drake students to take part in Race Weekend for the 5th straight year

FOR the fifth year in a row, a group of Drake University students will travel to The Bahamas in January to take part in the Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend (SIRW).

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BAHAMAS ROUTS GREAT BRITAIN 22-11 TO RETAIN SOFTBALL TITLE

FOR the second consecutive year, the Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association’s national team has returned as champions of the WBSC Co-Ed Slow Pitch Cup Tournament.

Iesha survives 1st round of the Goombay Splash Bowl

IESHA Shepherd, back home on a break from participating in a tennis academy in the United States, picked up her first win in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Goombay Splash Bowl.

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Bowling added to GSSSA after-school curriculum

It was a red letter day yesterday for the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology as bowling was added to the after-school curriculum for the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association.

‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans top the Eagles

NCAA Men’s Division I basketball moved into its second week and several Bahamian players were in action over the weekend.

FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: Baseball in the Bahamas a step closer to a new stadium

AS work on the long-promised Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium advanced last week with the announcement that the government has opted for the installation of a synthetic field at the new facility, I for one issued a round applause from my little corner of the local sporting universe.

NPBA: Regulators stop Pirates in Division 1 as Kings get win in Division 2

THE New Providence Basketball Association had some interesting games over the weekend as the division II swung into high gear along with the division one play at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.

O’Neil and Suzannah win Bahamas Half Marathon

Two new champions were crowned yesterday at Arawak Cay as O’Neil Williams, making his debut, and Suzannah Eneas, improving on her first appearance last year, finished as the top competitors in the Roadmasters’ fourth annual Bahamas Half Marathon.

Ayton shines on the hardwood with 2-0 outing at home

THE Sand Between Your Toes Showcase proved to be a welcoming homecoming experience for the most highly regarded high school basketball prospect in America.

Shaunae, Buddy, Leevan and Chris win awards

THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture held its 2016 National Sports Awards in the ballroom at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island on Saturday night.

GSSSA volleyball champions crowned in all four divisions

THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) crowned its 2016 volleyball champions in all four divisions at the DW Davis Gymnasium last week.

Bahamian men on top college basketball teams in Canada

BAHAMIAN players are prominently featured on several of the top teams in the latest men’s basketball national rankings for the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association.