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.
‘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.
‘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.
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.
Regatta time again!
The stage is set for the second annual King Eric All-for-One Regatta, scheduled for this weekend in Montagu Bay.
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.
NCAA: Michael Carey Jr making strides with Seahawks
MICHAEL Carey Jr is thriving in his transition to basketball at the NCAA Division I level.
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.
