Barbados International: Team Bahamas brings home the gold, silver
IN preparation for CARIFTA 2017 several members of Team Bahamas attended the 16th Barbados Invitational Tournament.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Delirious Dolfans
OKAY, enough is enough! Yes it’s my fault, six weeks ago in a certain column I pen on Tuesday’s I told Dolphins fans to enjoy a win and a breakout performance by RB Jay Ajayi.
‘It was pretty amazing watching him play here at home’
HE was hoping to become the first of five Bahamians to win the Battle 4 Atlantis title with the Michigan State Spartans. But after falling short of getting into the final, Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn Jr made sure that they didn’t leave Paradise Island empty handed.
Jacobi Bain and Tiraspolsky fall short in doubles
JACOBI Bain got his first taste of competing in an International Tennis Federation 18-and-under final and he and his Canadian partner Ilya Tiraspolsky made the best of it in the boys’ doubles of the Goombay Splash Bowl.
FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: ‘I just want the world to know Bahamians are on the rise’
IN case you missed it last week, Bahamas native Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn and his Michigan State Spartans touched down in the capital as a part of the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis - giving many local basketball fans something to cheer about.
Ballroom-turned-arena to host No. 1 Kentucky against Arizona State
THE No. 1 ranked college basketball team in America returns to the Bahamas, this time to face meaningful competition in a regular season game.
Nairn leads Spartans to third at Battle 4 Atlantis
FOLLOWING his visit to Sandilands Primary School for the Mission: Educate Bahamas programme, Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn said he was inspired to put on a show for the home crowd to support him at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Baylor rally to claim Battle 4 Atlantis title
THE Baylor Bears have put pollsters on notice – this team warrants national recognition and is primed for a tournament run in March.
‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans fall short in semi-finals
Backed by a dominant frontline, the Baylor Bears spoiled the homecoming celebration for Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr and ended his team’s bid for a Battle 4 Atlantis title.
Goombay Splash Bowl: Sydney Clarke ousted
THE journey through the Goombay Splash Bowl came to an end in the girls’ quarter-finals for Sydney Clarke, but it continues in the final of the boys’ doubles for Jacobi Bain and his Canadian partner Ily Tiraspolsky today at the National Tennis Centre.
DeAndre ‘got in love with basketball’ and the rest is history
EVERYWHERE he goes, DeAndre Ayton can hardly believe how people stare and are in awe of his height. The top ranked high school player in the United States can’t help it, considering that it’s not everyday that Bahamians get to see a seven-footer walking around town.
THE FINISH LINE: DeAndre Ayton, ‘Tum Tum’ put on a show for the fans at home
We’re smack into the Thanksgiving season and although we don’t go all out and celebrate like our neighbours to the north – United States of America – do, we still should be grateful to God for giving us so much to be thankful for.
Sports Notes
THE Shockers won the lone game played in the New Providence Basketball Association at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans beat Red Storm, 73-62
It was a homecoming for Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn so good that it seemed to be ripped from the pages of a Hollywood script.
Coleby comes off bench for his best game as a Jayhawk
BAHAMIAN Dwight Coleby came off the bench to deliver his best game as a member of the Kansas Jayhawks Tuesday night, and he did it at the most opportune time.
