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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS WEEK 9: ‘The view is great from’ atop the NFL standings

I WENT 8-4-1 last week and I will take it, considering what a topsy turvy week it was in the NFL last week.

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RICARDO'S NFL PICKS WEEK 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Buddy scores 10 for winless Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo capped a 24-point, 10-rebound performance with a pivotal 3-pointer with 1:34 to go, Jabari Parker added 21 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the winless New Orleans Pelicans 117-113 last night.

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TAR national stadium gets $800,000 facelift, thanks to NSA

THE National Sports Authority (NSA) has undergone a massive resurfacing of the infield at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, just in time for the staging of the 3rd Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

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ORGANISERS: POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL WILL BE BIGGER AND BETTER

THEY won’t know exactly which two teams will be coming down to compete until the Thanksgiving weekend, but if the first two editions were any indication, organisers anticipate that the third annual Popeyes Bahamas Bowl will be bigger and better.

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‘We see NAIA membership in our short term future’

WHILE the College of the Bahamas will be transformed into the University of the Bahamas next week, everybody is waiting for the unveiling of its new Athletic Department.

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Saunders finishes with one catch for 19 yards in Seminoles’ 37-34 loss to No.3 Tigers

AFTER being shut out against Wake Forest in week seven, Mavin Saunders was back on the stat sheet for the Florida State Seminoles last weekend in yet another tough loss for the programme.

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ST Thomas University in Miami, Florida, will hold a recruitment exercise for both academic and athletic prospects 2-4pm Sunday at RM Bailey Secondary High School.

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Winning start for ‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans

The Michigan State Spartans got an early start on the exhibition season and Spartans fans had an opportunity to get a first look at the 2016-17 version of the programme.

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Women’s national volleyball team in FIVA World Qualifier

FOLLOWING the success of the men’s national team in Martinique, the Bahamas Volleyball Federation is hoping that the women’s national team will duplicate the feat when they travel to the Cayman Islands.

Champ Stuart 3rd in AFL with .375 batting average

CHAMP Stuart continues to deliver impressive performances for the New York Mets organisation in the Offseason Arizona Fall League.

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NPSA boss Henry Dean: ‘Truckers were no match for Hitmen’

WITH the crowning of its men’s champions on Saturday, the New Providence Softball Association brought down the curtain on the first-year presidency of Henry Dean.

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MICHELLE MILLER MOTIVATIONALS: The trick is to treat yourself better

While treating yourself better may seem easy as pie, it gets tricky for many. The reason being, it is difficult, if not impossible, to treat yourself better when you are stuck eating a bitter pie.

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New champions

Alcott Forbes and the pennant winning C&S Hitmen missed another shutout, but they pulled off the three-game sweep to derail the defending champions Commando Security Truckers to secure the New Providence Softball Association men’s championship crown.