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National Sports Awards ceremony to unify sports

A NIGHT of celebration for the achievements of athletes at all levels, the National Sports Awards Ceremony looks to celebrate and unify sports, according to event organiser Adrian Francis.

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Brown athletes’ liaison for Grenada Invitational

CHRIS “Fireman” Brown is confident of a successful Invitational Track & Field Meet in Grenada next April.

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BSF’s National Round Robin Tournament starts tonight

THE Bahamas Softball Federation’s 2016 National Round Robin Tournament is all set to get underway tonight in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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THE FINISH LINE: C&S Hitmen ‘were clearly the best team down the stretch’

Last week we celebrated the Johnson’s Lady Truckers, winners of the New Providence Softball Association’s 2016 ladies championship.

West Indies gets 5-wicket win over Pakistan

KRAIGG Brathwaite became the first opening batsman to be unbeaten in both innings of a Test as he led West Indies to an absorbing five-wicket win over Pakistan in Sharjah yesterday.

SPORTS NOTES

THE most valuable player (MVP) in Financial Bowling League competition last night was Perry Williams of Moonlight Strikers with a 589 high three game set.

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Buddy Hield scores 18 in 89-83 loss to Grizzlies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — JaMychal Green scored 21 points, Mike Conley added 20 and the Grizzlies beat the still-winless Pelicans.

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Minister launches National Sports Heritage Month

EACH fall, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture honours the country’s top sporting icons of the past and present during National Sports Heritage Month.

Johnson says Sports tourism events on schedule

MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson said yesterday that preparation for several marquee sports tourism events remain on schedule despite the recovery efforts from Hurricane Matthew.

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SANNIE VS RENALDO: NFL Picks Week 9

SANNIE: Are you guys as excited for the season premiere of Real Housewives of Altanta like I am? No? Well you should be, this season is going to be fire.

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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.