Buddy Hield wins John R Wooden Award
UNIVERSITY of Oklahoma senior guard Buddy Hield was announced as the 2016 John R Wooden Award winner Friday night, presented annually to the nation’s top men’s college basketball player.
Water polo team brings home the silver from CARIFTA
THE Bahamas’ 30 member strong water polo team concluded three days of competition this weekend at the 2016 CARIFTA Water Polo championships in Trinidad & Tobago.
Olympics fever building with the BOC eager to let the Games begin
The Olympic Games in Brazil are 116 days away and preparations for Team Bahamas are already well underway. Brent Stubbs, The Tribune’s Senior Sports Reporter, starts the countdown with a look at how the Bahamas Olympic Committee is working to give the country’s athletes the best possible competitive chance in Rio in August.
‘Choo Choo’ and ‘Pain’ return as Bahamas squares off with Jamaica
IN the Caribbean Showdown, the Bahamas versus Jamaica, Meacher ‘Pain’ Major and Jermaine ‘Choo Choo’ Mackey made their return to professional boxing with two impressive victories at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Friday night.
Operators sweep Truckers for title
THE Bommer G Operators ended a three-year drought, sweeping the defending champions Johnson Lady Truckers to complete the first perfect season in the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association.
Emily Morley awarded wild card for Olympics
For a number of years the sport of sailing, led by legendary Sir Durward ‘Sea Wolf’ Knowles, represented the Bahamas as an open water sport at the Olympic Games. Now rowing is making its breakthrough, thanks to the outstanding performance of Emily Morley.
Inaugural National High School Soccer Championships all set
THE inaugural National High School Soccer Championships, featuring the top senior boys and girls teams from New Providence and Grand Bahama, will be more than just a week-long competition. Bahamas Football Association assistant secretary general Adam Miller is calling it a celebration of Bahamian soccer players.
THE FINISH LINE: ‘We have to be proud of Buddy Buckets’ and Jonquel Jones as Draft Day nears
It’s not always that I want to focus on the performances overseas, but these are not ordinary occasions.
Sports briefs
THE much-anticipated bout between the world’s top welterweight boxers Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley on Saturday in Las Vegas’ MGM Grand will be shown live on Cable Bahamas REV.
Undefeated Operators aim to sweep Truckers
The Bommer Gee Operators are one game away from clinching the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association title as they threaten to close out the defending champions Johnson’s Lady Truckers in a sweep.
NCAA: Evans ‘excited to be a part of the Cowboy family’
LOOK for another Bahamian to make his mark on the NCAA basketball scene in Oklahoma, this time from the coaching sidelines.
FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: The greatest guard of all time? Only one answer - Allen Iverson
Ask any guard at any level of the game today which player inspired their tenacity and effort.
Suns shine bright
For the past 15 years, Nekeno ‘Keno’ Demeritte has been building a formidable sporting programme with the Temple Christian Academy Suns in basketball and track and field.
Cybots and defending champions Stingers stay alive
THE defending champions PJ Stingers and former champions Mail Boat Cybots both staved off elimination Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its best-of-five divisional championship series.
Speedy Seymour gets call up to play with the Grasshoppers
ANFERNEE Seymour, known for his speed, is stepping up the ladder in Minor League Baseball after being drafted in the seventh round by the Miami Marlins organisation in 2014.
