Local Sports

Subscribe

Sports notes

THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association is scheduled to return to the hardcourt Saturday at the DW Davis Gymnasium as they resume their 2015/15 season after taking a break for the Christmas holiday. A double header is set to begin at 7pm.

Tease photo

World’s best lady golfers ‘Pure as Silk’ in Classic

A mainstay on the Bahamas’ sports tourism calendar for the immediate future, the Ladies Professional Golfers Association (LPGA) Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic is set to tee off in just over two weeks featuring the best 120 female golfers in the world.

All-Girls High School tourney in honour of coach Swaby

THERE is no shortage of basketball tournaments catering to boys throughout the country, and now the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association will add another option for girls looking for an opportunity to showcase their skills.

Student Run Marathon Bahamas features more than 20 teams

IN an effort to engage student athletes in the fight against cancer and promote healthy lifestyles through competition, Scotiabank will once again partner with Sunshine Insurance for its seventh annual Race Weekend.

Tease photo

SANCHESKA vs RENALDO: THE WILD CARD ROUND

• The “Sometimes You Deserve That Lifetime Achievement Award” Award presented by Leonardo DiCaprio - Cam Newton. People conveniently forget that Cam came into the NFL breaking records as a rookie and he hasn’t slowed down. After surviving a life-altering car crash and losing his No.1 option in training camp, Cam produced the best season of his career and nearly went undefeated throwing to Ted Ginn.

Tease photo

Jones posts monster double-double

IN front of more than 1,000 school children from DMV-area schools, the George Washington Colonials women’s basketball team ran its winning streak to seven with a 68-52 victory over Atlantic 10 foe Rhode Island at the Charles E Smith Centre yesterday.

Tease photo

NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Wild Card Round

Let the playoffs begin . . . Who will be ‘champ’ of the shortened season

IT IS a new year, clean slate! That awful NFL season and last week’s 10-6 is behind us. Let the playoffs begin and let’s see who the ‘Champ’ of the shortened season will be.

Tease photo

RICARDO'S NFL PICKS: Wild Card Round

A ‘pitiful’ finish in our weekly ‘pick-em’ challenge

THE season is done and to celebrate my last place finish in our weekly “pick-em” challenge here at the Tribune I channelled my all time favourite football related rant.

Tease photo

Buddy Hield sinks a career-high 46

Bahamian Buddy Hield had a career night on Monday but it wasn’t enough as the No.2 ranked Oklahoma Sooners fell victim to top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks 109-106 in triple overtime as they had their perfect winning season snapped at the Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Tease photo

‘Everything for us right now is focused on the Olympics and getting our athletes ready’

2016 is expected to be a busy one for the Bahamas Olympic Committee with the XXXI Olympic Games set for August 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tease photo

‘Elisha Obed’ recipient of British Empire Medal in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours

WHILE it has been 40 years that he reigned as the World Boxing Council’s light middleweight world champion, Everette ‘Elisha Obed’ Ferguson is finally getting some international acclaim from the Bahamas by being a recipient of the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

Tease photo

Bahamas Swim Federation looking to make splash at Brazil Olympics

AFTER turning in stellar performances at the CARIFTA Games and the Pan American Games, the Bahamas Swimming Federation is looking to make a splash at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tease photo

Regatta time again!

The stage is set for the second annual King Eric All-for-One Regatta, scheduled for this weekend in Montagu Bay.

Tease photo

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl TV ratings continue to improve

THE Popeyes Bahamas Bowl has been the subject of much scrutiny and sparked dialogue in regard to fan attendance at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium. However, the television ratings continue to improve.

Tease photo

NCAA: Michael Carey Jr making strides with Seahawks

MICHAEL Carey Jr is thriving in his transition to basketball at the NCAA Division I level.