FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: A ‘lacklustre’ first round in NBA playoffs
THE NBA playoffs are officially underway, with all eight of the first-round series through two games.
Launching Team Bahamas
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson officially launched Team Bahamas yesterday by introducing some of the bright young people in the country, including those in the realm of sports, junkanoo, drama, politics and art.
TahjNeé gets full athletic scholarship to Fresno State
Versatile TahjNeé Thurston is all set to head off to California to attend Fresno State University on a full athletic scholarship.
2022 Vision: Meeting to prepare for Commonwealth Youth Games
IN preparation for the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Bahamas Commonwealth Games Association will host the first Americans and Regional Meeting this weekend as the event takes on its own brand heading into the hosting next year in the Bahamas.
Natasha Newbold ‘was a strong-minded individual who never felt that she would fail’
NATASHA Newbold played a pivotal role in the sport of bodybuilding and powerlifting. She was a strong-minded individual who never felt that she would fail or not be able to finish a race.
CASJA shocked by sudden death of Barbadian journalist
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Caribbean Sports Journalists’ Association (CASJA) is shocked by the sudden passing of colleague journalist Petra Gooding of Barbados.
Jeffery Gibson gives schools a visit
BAHAMAS national record holder in the 400 metre hurdles and World Championships bronze medallist Jeffery Gibson recently visited students of Queen’s College and St Anne’s School.
Giants blow out Cybots, force game six
The Commonwealth Bank Giants, refusing to roll over and play dead for the second consecutive game, blew out the Mail Boat Cybots by 22 points to stay alive in the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-seven championship series at the AF Adderley Gymnasium last night.
Ferguson helps his team advance to championships in Greece
ALTHOUGH he didn’t play the full season, Bahamas men’s national team player Byron Ferguson has helped the Foinikas Syrou volleyball team advance to the championships of the Greece Volleyball League.
‘Superheroes’ take to the streets for Atlantic Medical Fun Walk/Run
MORE than 1,400 “superheroes” took to the street on Saturday morning for the 18th Atlantic Medical Insurance Fun Walk Run, the company’s premier fundraising effort in support of the Bahamas Diabetic Association and the Cancer Society of the Bahamas.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: ‘Black Jack’ comes up trumps with wrestling family legacy
GOING quietly under the radar last week, unnoticed by many who were probably mesmerised by Kobe’s farewell ‘60’ or the start of the NBA playoffs, maybe it was MLB baseball that caught their eye.
Swimmers qualify for CISC, BSF Nationals at Team ORCA meet
THERE were a number of swimmers who did the qualifying standards for both the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISC) and the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships at the Team ORCA Post Carifta Invitational over the weekend.
Shaunae on fast track
Birthday girl and newly engaged Shaunae Miller literally left it all on the track and was able to get a well deserved standing ovation from the fans at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
Top athletes post world-leading times at the CBBI
THERE were at least six world- leading marks posted - albeit two were wind-aide - at the second Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational which returned with a bang at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.
Merritt and James take the tape
WHILE they avoided another early season clash, American quartermiler LaShawn Merritt and Grenada’s Kirani James made it look so easy in turning in two impressive world-leading times in the men’s 200 and 400 metres respectively in the second Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Saturday.
