DeAndre posts triple double - 52 points, 33 rebounds 10 blocks - in victory
IT WAS a highly anticipated meeting and top high school basketball recruit DeAndre Ayton did not disappoint matched up against fellow Bahamians in Lawrence, Kansas.
QC Comets dominate the BAAA National High School Relays
THE Queen’s College Comets were hoping to renew their rivalry with the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine and get some challenge from Grand Bahama at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National High School Relays at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.
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THE first leg of the new International High Jump Tour in Banska Bystrica, scheduled for February 4, will have all three top Italians jumping and two Bahamians.
Truckers run over Cheetahs, Operators stop the Cybots
THE defending champions Johnson Lady Truckers pulled off a big 72-64 victory over former champions Career Builders Lady Cheetahs to highlight the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association double header at the DW Davis Gymnasium Saturday night.
REGULATORS, REBELS, ATHLETICO AND CYBOTS ALL GET WINS IN THE NPBA
THE New Providence Men’s Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend.
Tavario Miller has career high, Hield continues his hot streak
TAVARIO Miller received the first start of his career and responded with a career high to help his No.10 ranked Texas A and M Aggies remain one of the hottest teams in all of NCAA Division I basketball.
‘Shaq attack’
Bahamian basketball player Shaquille Cleare and his Texas Longhorns continue to stockpile signature wins in his first year with the programme and under head coach Shaka Smart.
World renowned golf course designer visits Bahamas
WORLD renowned golf course designer and developer Tom Fazio II was in town this week at the invitation of Solar Verde Bahamas Limited.
In his heyday, Peter Isaacs was a multi-talented sportsman
BACK in his heyday, Peter Isaacs was known as what we call today a multi-talented sports athlete.
DeAndre and Bruins in high-profile matchup against Buffaloes
SOME of the top Bahamian high school basketball talent are expected to square off this weekend in a high profile matchup on the United States high school basketball circuit.
Judo Federation reveals ‘strategic vision’ for the next four years
THE Bahamas Judo Federation stands poised to grow the Bahamas’ participation in the Olympic sport of judo to national and international prominence and has just released its strategic vision for the next four years.
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FINANCIAL League play resumed last night after the holiday break with the top score being a 555 bowled by Sammie Symonette of Strike force. Runner-up MVP was Chavez Thompson of Sunshine Insurance with a 212 high game and a 547 second high set. Greg Taylor of Strike Force downed the pins for a 211 second high game.
THE FINISH LINE: Let’s show our support for the 2nd Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational
SO the Bahamas Government has given the financial backing for Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown to host the second edition of his Bahamas Invitational Track Classic.
Defending champion Kim, Park head field for 4th Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
DEFENDING champion Sei Young Kim, the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year, and World No. 2 Inbee Park, a seven-time major winner, head the field for the fourth annual Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.
Goal to make BAAA ‘top sporting organisation in country again’
HER selection to the top post in the Bahamas’ governing body for athletics was an historic achievement, but BAAA president Rosamunde Carey said it was just the beginning of accomplishing tasks proposed in her organisation’s “accountability documents.”
