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Bahamians in action as outdoor track and field season opens up

THE outdoor track and field season officially got started over the weekend with a couple of Bahamians in action at the 2016 Pepsi Florida Relays and the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

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Hield held below 10 points, Sooners lose

HOUSTON, Texas — Kris Jenkins was caught in midair as he tried to draw a foul and just as he was about to lose the the ball or be called for a travel, he hurled a desperation three that fell through the bottom of the net to put the Wildcats up by 40.

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Another player of the year trophy for Buddy Hield

HOUSTON, Texas – Add another pair of individual awards for Buddy Hield as his historic senior season continues to be celebrated by the American media.

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Giants take 2-0 lead, Regulators win opener

WHILE the Commonwealth Bank Giants continue their impressive winning streak by pushing the defending champions PJ Stingers on the brink of elimination, the Mr Ship It Freight Regulators are looking to make it to their first championship appearance in the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) postseason.

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Spartans top Pacers to win Varsity Boys Spring Classic

THE Noble Academy Spartans avenged their only defeat during the round robin play to hand the RM Bailey Pacers their only loss when it counted the most in the championship game of the inaugural Varsity Boys Spring Classic that concluded at Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Friday night.

Spanish Wells and the St Anne’s Bluewaves emerge as champions

SPANISH Wells and St Anne’s Bluewaves emerged as the boys’ and girls’ champions respectively in the Bahamas Softball Federation’s Austin ‘King Snake’ Knowles National Softball Tournament that was played at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex over the weekend.

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Sooners look to regroup after bad loss in Buddy Hield's last game

HOUSTON (AP) — Oklahoma's wonderful season ended with a thud.

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‘I consider myself a Carifta baby’

She still probably has one of the greatest moments in the history of the Carifta Games, running down her Jamaican rival on the anchor leg of the girls’ under-20 4 x 400 metre relay for the gold medal here at home when she went on to earn the prestigious Austin Sealy award for the most outstanding athlete in 1984.

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Pro boxing returns with ‘Caribbean Showdown’

PROFESSIONAL boxing is expected to return to the Bahamas at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium next Friday night when Sports Nutrition Products Bahamas Limited is all set to stage a “Caribbean Showdown” between the Bahamas and Jamaica.

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Postseason awards for Hield, Higgs and Jones

THE postseason accolades have begun to roll in for Bahamian basketball players at the NCAA Division I level.

SENIOR MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM IN THE CENTROBASKET

THE local basketball community will shift its attention to international competition this summer as the Bahamas looks to begin a long trek toward Olympic qualification in 2020.

THE FINISH LINE: Jamaica in class of their own at CARIFTA as Bahamas faced some stiff competition

Every year around this same time, we take an retrospect of the performances of the Carifta teams representing the country.

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Morley makes history in international rowing

Emily Morley made Bahamian history when she competed in the W1x (Women Singles) at the FISA Olympic Qualification Regatta at Laguna de Curauma March 13-24 in Valparaiso, Chile.

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Team Bahamas gets high marks for CARIFTA performance

BAHAMAS Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) president Rosamunde Carey gave the management, coaching staff and the athletes of the BTC Bahamas team high marks for the way they performed at the 45th Carifta Games in St George’s, Grenada, over the Easter holiday weekend.

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Bahamas second overall at CARIFTA Aquatics Championships

JOB WELL DONE: It was a valiant effort toward a third consecutive CARIFTA championship title in the pool for Team Bahamas, but that effort fell just short of that historic goal.