BAAA mobilising towards Tokyo 2020
BAAA President Rosamunde Carey applauded all of the athletes of Team Bahamas, giving special honours to the luminaries of the Rio 2016 Games for ensuring that their performance “will be forever etched in the history of athletics in The Bahamas.”
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Dak to the future for the Cowboys
THIS week, Dallas Cowboys fans, I’m going to address the elephant in the room, Tony Romo, and what needs to be done with him.
Acadia Axemen have strong Bahamian presence this year
THE Acadia Axemen begin their 2016 season next weekend (Saturday, September 10) and several Bahamian players plan to figure prominently into the team’s plans going forward.
Kato and Vandals open season on winning note
IN one of its final seasons playing in the FBS, Kato Fawkes and the Idaho Vandals opened the season on a winning note on opening weekend.
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DARTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Moore’s 24 lead Lynx over Sun
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Maya Moore was 4 of 5 from 3-point range and scored 24 points to help the defending champion Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 93-79 on Sunday night.
‘Amazing’ Pedrya joins elite ranks
She had a sensational year in her transformation from the 400 metre hurdles to the 100m hurdles. But for Pedrya Seymour, she’s just starting to scratch the surface.
Alex Cooper released by the Cincinnati Bengals
ALEX Cooper’s run at the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals came to an end this weekend as the team made its final round of preseason roster cuts.
Bahamians take spotlight in NCAA Football
NCAA football across all divisions began last weekend and several Bahamian players were in action in week one.
FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: Putting the pride back in youth/high school sports
A COUPLE of weeks ago I took a break from my regular, nuts and bolts reporting to discuss the growth and development of sports - in a broad sense - in the Bahamas. The feedback from that piece has inspired me to go a step further and urge an extensive re-branding and re-formatting campaign for youth/high school sports in the country.
‘BAAA is in no way in any feud with the BOC’
BAHAMAS Association of Athletic Associations president Rosamunde Carey addressed the media on several issues surrounding the organisation, and assessed the first few months of her term in office.
My rivalry with Shaunae is "fun" says Felix
It has been over two weeks since Shaunae Miller and Allyson Felix faced off in the most widely discussed race of the 2016 track and field season, and the IAAF Diamond League continues to provide a platform to discuss a possible rematch between the two quartermilers.
PI Open on par for Ocean Club Golf Course this Saturday
THE first event of the Bahamas Golf Federation’s “Cup Series” will aid the development of the organisation’s junior programme and the fight against breast cancer.
Massive recruitment effort to identify new talent
IN an effort to continue the Bahamas’ success at the international level and motivated by Team Bahamas’ performance at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Prime Minister Perry Christie said his government will undergo a massive recruitment effort to identify new talent.
High school player D’Andre Vilmar to fly with the Eagles in New Jersey
WITH major Division I offers in his sights, elite Bahamian basketball prospect D’Andre Vilmar will relocate for the final season of his high school career.
