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Senior baseball league plans for Pinewood Park

For years there has been the cry of “let’s play senior baseball” and the New Providence Amateur Baseball League is hoping to fill the void next year.

Athletico Bahamas beat COB Caribs, 69-68

ATHLETICO Bahamas and Pyramid Food Rockets were the winners of the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.

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MLB: Richardson signs one-year contract with Pirates

Despite being sidelined for most of the year because of an injury, Antoan Richardson has signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates as he gets set to resume his Major League Baseball career in 2016.

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Burrows and Bromwell lead Tigers to title win

THE accolades continue to pile up for a Bahamian student-athlete duo in Canada. Shamar Burrows and Livingston Bromwell achieved another historic feat for their Ridley College Tigers basketball programme when they led the team to the Standard High School Basketball Tournament title.

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‘Chicken’ and Cougars earn 105-98 win over Tigers in OT

WE were patiently waiting for Danrad “Chicken” Knowles to have a breakout game this season. That game came Sunday night when he outplayed the top player in all of college basketball and led his Houston Cougars to a 105-98 win over the LSU Tigers in overtime.

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Jonquel Jones leads Colonials to 78-70 victory over Villanova

GRAND Bahamian Jonquel Jones scored 23 points and graduate student Lauren Chase had a season-high 21 to lead the George Washington women’s basketball team to a 78-70 victory over Villanova at the Charles E Smith Center on Sunday.

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Justin Roberts advances to the main draw of Dominican Republic Futures

JUSTIN Roberts has advanced to the main draw of the Dominican Republic Futures.

Why can’t I be like Mike when it comes to the flu?

Sporting Mischief and Mayhem

Brittany O’Donnell puts on pitching clinic for aspiring softball players

Although she was on vacation with her family and friends from Diamond 9 Events, All-American softball player Brittany O’Donnell couldn’t resist the opportunity to put on a pitching clinic for some of the young, aspiring players in New Providence.

NCAA: Buddy Hield has his best game of the season

Saturday was a successful day for Bahamian basketball players in men’s division I basketball programmes across the NCAA with standout individual performances and thrilling upsets.

Lady Truckers get 69-66 win over Cybots Queens

SHANTELL Rolle came up with a big basket and Suzette McKenzie completed one of two of her free throws as the defending champions Johnson’s Lady Truckers continued to roll in the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association.

Blue Raiders have the edge in Christmas Eve rumble

TO continue our series in the build up toward the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, Aldo Amato, who covers Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football for The Daily News Journal, offered his insight on the edge the team will have in the Christmas Eve matchup.

Giants rout Pirates 97-73, Regulators top Pros 76-58

COMMONWEALTH Bank Giants and Mr Ship It Freight Regulators are making it a run for the top spots in their respective divisions of the New Providence Basketball Association.

C W Saunders, Macedonia advance to BSC Softball Championships

CHARLES W Saunders High and Macedonia had to go right down to the wire in their respective men and co-ed semi-final playoff series to advance to the Baptist Sports Council’s 2015 Softball Championships against Golden Gates.

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Tureano’s Challenge: ‘I’m going to beat Triple G’ Golovkin

PROFESSIONAL Bahamian boxer Tureano Johnson has made his intentions clear to anyone who is willing to listen - he wants to challenge Gennady “Triple G” Golovkin for the right to the top spot in the middleweight division.