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Tribune reader offer: last-minute tickets to the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

THE TRIBUNE has 100 last-minute tickets to give away FREE to readers on Thursday morning for the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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Bahamas Bowl teams host Youth Leadership Clinic

BOWL week events continued yesterday for the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl as the organisers sought to foster a relationship with the local community and promote educational and athletic opportunities to the youth of the Bahamas through college football.

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Blue Raiders, Broncos come into Bowl with identical win-loss records

IT’S the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders out of Conference USA against Western Michigan Broncos from the Mid-American Conference in the second version of the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, scheduled for noon Thursday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

‘We also have to make sure that we get home in a reasonable time for Christmas’

BETWEEN the two teams, it took about three airplanes to get their entire contingent to the Bahamas this week for the second version of the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

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DeVince Smith was a ‘kind and affectionate person who gave of himself’

DEVINCE Smith, who rose from being a player to a coach at the executive level in both the New Providence Volleyball Association and the Bahamas Volleyball Federation, was found dead at his residence in St Albans Drive on Monday.

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Blue Raiders and Broncos hit the gridiron for final tune-ups ahead of Bahamas Bowl

As players and coaching staff become accustomed to the novelty of being in the Bahamas, they returned to some familiar confines yesterday as they hit the gridiron for one of the final tune-ups ahead of the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

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Iesha Shepherd wins the Giorgio Baldacci title

IESHA Shepherd cemented her position as the top local female player remaining unbeaten this year by winning the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Giorgio Baldacci tennis tournament at the National Tennis Centre over the weekend.

Players to watch in the Bahamas Bowl

WE were a laughing stock last year. When the cameras panned to the empty seats at the first Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, our reputation as football fans was called into question by the international media. This year is our chance at redemption.

Baker Newman emerges as champion

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is hoping to benefit from having the presence of brothers Spencer and Baker Newman in its quest to regain its position as one of the top countries in the American Zone Davis Cup Tie.

Sporting Mischief and Mayhem: Seconds out as Norman and Beckham forget football

THIS Sunday we all bore witness to quite the spectacle between Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman and New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

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Tribune reader offer - Popeyes Bahamas Bowl tickets

THE TRIBUNE has another 50 tickets to give away FREE to readers for the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl on Christmas Eve at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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Rolle secures Bahamas’ berth in Pure Silk LPGA Classic

DESPITE the adverse weather conditions that “made it feel like a boxing match,” Georgette Rolle was able to out-distance Raquel Riley by five strokes to secure the Bahamas’ berth in the 2016 Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Golf Tournament.

Hield cans career high 33, ‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans top Huskies

It was an historic feat in Bahamian basketball with the latest release of the NCAA rankings when Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr and the Michigan State Spartans were ranked No.1 while Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners were ranked No.3.

Boyce successfully defends welterweight title

LENNOX Boyce successfully defended his welterweight title as he pulled off a close decision over Grand Bahamian Trey Davis in the main event of the Champion Boxing Club’s 21st Ray Minus Sr End of the Year Amateur Boxing Show.

Golden Gates men softball champions, Macedonia walk away with co-ed title

WHILE Golden Gates regained their Baptist Sports Council men’s title over Charles W Saunders, they relinquished their co-ed title to Macedonia.