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Heartbreaking loss for Buddy and No.1 Sooners
On the day that they earned their No.1 ranking, Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners suffered a big defeat at the James H Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on Monday night.
Jr Fed, Davis Cup teams to represent Bahamas in Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
THREE national teams from the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association are expected to depart Nassau this month to represent The Bahamas in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown gets set for pre-Olympic showdown
WITH the deal signed and sealed for the return of his Bahamas Invitational Track Classic, veteran quarter-miler Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown can now concentrate on preparing for what could be his final Olympic Games appearance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August.
Jonquel Jones one of 30 candidates for Senior CLASS Award
GEORGE Washington Colonials senior Jonquel Jones was named one of 30 women’s basketball candidates for the Senior CLASS Award.
MLB coaching clinic will only help to take sport to next level
WITH Major League Baseball making its initial appearance in the Bahamas to put on a coaching clinic this weekend, Antoan Richardson said it will only help to take the sport to the next level.
Sports Notes
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the College of the Bahamas Caribs and the PJ Stingers winning the double header. While the Caribs stunned the Double R Services Cleaners 81-63, the Stingers out-scored the Island Game Pros 101-95.
Great Harbour Cay Wahoo tourney another great success
THE seventh annual Great Harbour Cay Wahoo Tournament, held in honour of long time resident Jim Storey who fished this tournament for many years, was another great success.
2nd Tour de Grand Bahama all set for next month
THE second annual Tour de Grand Bahama was announced during a press conference at the Ministry of Tourism yesterday.
Higgs, Grant playing pivotal role in Big 12
A pair of Bahamian women basketball players have made an immediate impact on their programmes in an elite Division I power conference.
Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational returning for 2nd edition
IT’S official. The Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational is returning for a second edition and it promises to be much better than the initial one in 2013 as the majority of athletes will be using the event as a springboard for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Marathon Bahamas winners in the spotlight
Despite the interruption of the rain, a pair of Americans - Jonathan Volpi and Amos Desjardins - emerged as the overall male champions of the 7th annual Sunshine Insurance Marathon Bahamas full marathon and half marathon at Arawak Cay yesterday. The women champions were Frenchwoman Marina Peron and Bahamian Vanessa Forbes.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Celebrating my year of mischief and mayhem in major leagues
TODAY is exactly one year that I started my new ‘big’ gig at Radio House and The Tribune.
Sports Notes
CHAMPION Amateur Boxing Club is scheduled to present its ‘Back on Track’ amateur boxing show 7pm January 30 at the Wulff Road Boxing Square.
Jones named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for 5th time this season
GEORGE Washington Colonials women’s basketball senior forward Jonquel Jones was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the second week in a row and the fifth time this season, the league announced yesterday. The award covers games played January 11-17.
