Bahamas Bowl teams get warm welcome at reception
IT IS bowl week in the Bahamas. Both teams, along with their travelling fan-bases, have arrived in the capital for a week of activities building up to the showdown between the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders and the Western Michigan Broncos at the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.
Pirates stun Cleaners for first win, Legends shock Real Deal 101-88
EVERYBODY Wins Legends got into the festive mood by putting together their best game of their inaugural year and the Pirates, also making their debut this year, finally got into the winner’s circle as the New Providence Basketball Association closed out the first half of its 2015/16 regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Friday night.
Jonquel Jones posts 9th straight double-double
BEHIND national player of the year candidate Jonquel Jones’ ninth straight double-double (21 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 14 rebounds), GW (8-3) kept its streak intact of outrebounding every opponent this season with a 51-32 advantage on the glass.
2nd King Eric Gibson All-For-One Regatta set for January 7-9
Brothers Eric Jr and D Shane Gibson are making sure that the legacy of their father - the late King Eric Gibson - will live on.
‘Big Baby’ puts focus on future as pro basketball player
WITH her collegiate experience completed, Britenique Harrison is now focusing on her future as a professional basketball player.
Boyce vs Davis to take spotlight in ‘The Final Round - 2015 - Fight to the Finish’
WHEN the Champion Boxing Club’s 21st edition of the Ray Minus Sr End of the Year Amateur Boxing Tournament is held on Saturday, Lennox Boyce will be in the spotlight as he takes on Trae Davis from Grand Bahama in the welterweight main event bout.
Rugby: Baillou vs Cuckoos in Nassau Cup Saturday
THE Nassau Cup is on the line as two Bahamas Rugby Football Union powerhouses square off this weekend in the second game of a double header to decide the top team in the capital this season.
THE FINISH LINE: ‘Let’s pause to digest some of my Christmas wishes’
It’s not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish. • The Finish Line, a weekly column, seeks to comment on the state of affairs in the local sports scene, highlighting the highs and the lows, the thrills and the spills and the successes and failures.
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Young sailors in spotlight: Derbyshire and de Souza take titles at Jr Laser Nationals
BEN Derbyshire enjoyed an easy win in the Laser 4.7 class as he took all but one race in the series at this year’s Junior Laser Nationals in Montagu Bay.
Island Luck Pros improve to 3-2 with victory over Everybody Wins Legends
A pair of blowout wins highlighted NPBA play at the AF Adderley Gymnasium Wednesday night as teams got their final tune-ups before the winter holidays.
Tristian Curtis has his best game of season
NAMED a starter headed into his senior season, Bahamian forward Tristian Curtis has improved in his new role and has put up some of the best numbers of his career for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.
Golden Gates men take game one of BSC best-of-3 softball championships
JEFFERY Woodside cracked a three-run home run Tuesday night as Golden Gates rebounded for a 13-12 come-from-behind walk-off-the-field victory over Charles W Saunders to snatch game one of the Baptist Sports Council men’s best-of-three championship series.
Burrows and Bromwell win exhibition against Noble Prep Academy Spartans
IT WAS an opportunity to showcase their skills and a homecoming for two Bahamian high school student athletes who have helped transform their Canadian programme to a basketball powerhouse.
‘Call to action’ for support of 2nd Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
AS he paid a courtesy call on Rotarians, Dr Sidney McPhee, president of Middle Tennessee State University, issued a “call to action” for Bahamians to support the second edition of the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.
