SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: A motivational and inspirational basketball movie tops my all-time list
THIS week I continue with the top ten portion of my list counting down the greatest ‘Sports Movies’ of all time.
Sports Notes
THE first meet for the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s 2016 season will be the Swift/Gunite Pools Invitational over the weekend of January 15-16 at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.
Stingers finish with 2-2 record at the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic
THE Sunland Baptist Academy Stingers spent the holiday season participating in the 26th Annual Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic and are now ready to make a run at successfully defending their senior boys basketball title in Grand Bahama.
Higgs and Longhorns stop the Lady Raiders, stay undefeated
Conference play presented an early season matchup featuring two of the country’s top college basketball players in a Big 12 rivalry game.
Bahamas Swimming named Federation of the Year
AS we bring the curtain down on 2015 and usher in 2016, The Tribune Sports Department closes out its recognition of accomplishments by naming the Bahamas Swimming Federation, the Federation of the Year.
Rising tennis stars shine in Brajaxba exhibition
JUSTIN Roberts, the only Bahamian international tennis player currently with an ATP computer ranking, headed a list of collegiate players who put on an exhibition at the Gym Tennis Club for the Brajaxba Tennis Club over the weekend.
Coach George Cleare restarts HPMT
After his contract was expired as an assistant coach at the University of Georgia, coach George Cleare is back home and he has already relaunched his High Performance Management Team that he hopes will one day rival local clubs based in Jamaica.
Cooper and Cougars earn 38-24 victory over Saunders and Seminoles
IT was a storybook ending to a nearly perfect season for one Bahamian college football player as his team defeated another Bahamian on the opposing side of an historic bowl matchup.
CHAMPIONS EMERGE
Give the edge to the CC Sweeting Cobras in the latest edition of the storied rivalry between two of the top high school basketball teams in the country.
BAAA breaks its silence on ‘dark side’ of doping
THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) finally broke its silence on the “dark side” of doping, in which the Bahamas has been accused of assisting in the supplies of performance-enhancing drugs to some elite athletes. In a press release, the BAAA made it crystal clear that they will continue to have a “zero” policy and will continue to promote a clean and healthy sport.
Tight end Alex Smith signs with Redskins
AS teams fortify their rosters headed into the playoffs, one veteran player with Bahamian roots took advantage of the opportunity to continue his career as a journeyman reserve.
THE FINISH LINE: ‘It’s time to pull the curtain down on 2015 and usher in 2016’
It’s not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS Week 17
Mr Scrooge: ‘The ghosts of seasons past have stolen my holiday cheer’
FOR starters, happy holidays to you all and the very best in 2016.
RICARDO WELLS NFL PICKS Week 17
Vikings to join the playoff party as the door closes
THIS week brings with it a sobering but eager mood. The 2015-2015 NFL regular-season will draw to a close, narrowing down the field of 32 teams to 12.
SANCHESKA Vs RENALDO NFL PICKS Week 17
With a comfortable lead headed into the final week of the season, Sannie decided that we didn’t deserve explanations behind her picks anymore and that “one word was all she needed.” This is the monster that we’ve created and the regret I have to live with everyday is real. (That regret I meant is the column by the way, not the entire relationship, engagement and wedding thing. That part is cool).
