First Baptist emerge as champions
FIRST Baptist emerged as the champions of the Baptist Sports Council’s 2015 Track and Field Classic at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.
Iram Lewis elected GBAAA president
HE serves as a vice president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) and the outgoing first vice president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA). Now former sprinter Iram Lewis, who represented the Bahamas at both the Olympic Games and the IAAF World Championships, will add the president of the Grand Bahama Amateur Athletic Association (GBAAA) to his portfolio.
Call for Bahamian boxing legend to be recognised
EVEN 40 years since Bahamian National Hall of Fame boxing legend Oswald ‘Elisha Obed’ Ferguson won the World Boxing Council’s junior middleweight championship, there is still a plea being made for him to get the proper recognition that he deserves.
STRONG FIELD AT BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS
THE Battle 4 Atlantis traditionally gives Bahamians an early look at some of the top incoming freshman classes in all of NCAA Division I basketball and the 2015 tournament later this month looks to continue that trend.
THE FINISH LINE: Mike Sands introduces his ‘One BAAA’ team
AFTER taking a couple weeks off to relax, it’s good to be back from vacation. But I’ve noticed that it’s still sports as usual. Nothing changed. Still the package includes a little bit of everything, including some controversy. After all, that is what sports is all about in the Bahamas.
Bahamians star for the Benedict Lady Tigers
BAHAMIAN Je’Nae Saunders was one of two senior players who had a big game as the Benedict Lady Tigers defeated Paine College 3-0 on Tuesday night in their final regular-season volleyball match.
Doctors hospital team triumphs in Chickcharney relays
AFTER two individual race events, the organisers of the Chickcharney Challenge have made a successful transition to their first relay event.
Another clean sweep for SAC
FOR THE second consecutive year, the St Augustine’s College ‘Big Red Machine’ completed a clean sweep of championship titles in all four divisions of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) softball league.
SANCHESKA Vs RENALDO: NFL PICKS WEEK 10
There’s only one thing left for me to do - Pick Like Sannie.
NAUGHTY'S WEEK 10 NFL PICKS
Steelers defy injuries, the Dolphins to win on the road
Last week I went 7-6 moving me to 77-55 for the year, and somehow vaulted into third place behind Barry Wilner, of the Associated Press, and Sannie, who is obviously tired of beating Renaldo by himself so she’s spreading the cut skin around.
RICARDO'S WEEK 10 NFL PICKS:
Jets flying high on top-ranked defence
BEFORE we jump into the picks this week, let’s take a moment to celebrate and cheer the week that was. There were high quality games all around, late-game heroics and, in a couple of instances, gut-wrenching plays.
Godet and Rolle take top prize at the Scotiabank golf Invitational
TRIBUNE Media Sales Director Dion Godet and Kelsey Rolle took first prize at the annual Scotiabank Golf Invitational at Lyford Cay on Sunday in perfect conditions on a balmy, sunny day.
Debbie aims to revive the 4x100 team
ALTHOUGH she is busy with her job as an assistant coach at the University of Houston, sprinter Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie said she is not yet finished with her career and is looking forward to making a contribution to the revival of the women’s 4 x 100m relay fortunes when she competes in her sixth and final Olympic Games in 2016.
Team Vitamalt land the Bahamas’ first Flag Football title
THEIR defence came through when it mattered most and Team Vitamalt claimed the first international flag football tournament title for a Bahamian team with victory at the Cayman Islands Flag Football Association (CIFFA) Invitational I-Cup title on Sunday.
Volleyball teams to hold court in Tournament of Champions
FOURTEEN volleyball teams, seven male and seven female, from across the country, will compete for the titles this year at the third annual “National Tournament of Champions” on November 19-21.
