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Who is the governing body for American football in Bahamas?

THE war of words between local football organisations continues with the Commonwealth American Football League (CAFL), the latest to weigh in on the controversy.

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Hurdles no obstacle to Jeffery Gibson’s stellar progress

Denise Maycock catches up with the Bahamian star hurdler as he comes home to Freeport for a break after a successful track season.

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A hero’s welcome for Miller and Eve

It was a hero’s welcome for a pair of St Augustine’s College alumnus as they returned to their alma mater.

NPACBO to host referees’ conclave

THE fall season means basketball is soon on the agenda for many Bahamians ranging from the scholastic to the amateur night league level and referees plan to ready themselves much like the players on the floor.

‘Reno’ ready for IBF Middleweight Title Eliminator

POISED to take a major step forward in his career in his quest toward a major title fight, Bahamian prize fighter Tureano Johnson promises to take advantage of his opportunity.

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SANCHESKA Vs RENALDO NFL PICKS: Week 3

What a time…to be alive. We live in a season where the Bucs, Raiders, Jags, Browns and the team from Washington all won on the same day. And I promise you this wasn’t at a Madden tournament. A season where two of the four teams considered lead pipe locks to make their conference championship games are currently winless. It’s the NFL in all its stupid, horrible to bet on, but fun to watch parity (Can I say that? Is that legal here now? I’m not sure about how any of this or how numbers and gambling works. The rallies were fun though).

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NAUGHTY'S WEEK 3 NFL PICKS: Redskins and Panthers help to banish the ‘Weekend from Hell’

WHAT a week that was in the NFL! It definitely turned out differently from what we all expected ... totally!

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RICARDO WELLS' WEEK 3 NFL PICKS: I’m riding the ‘roller-coaster’ after awful start

DESPITE the awful start to this season my superiors are telling me that I have to ride the roller-coaster all the way to the end. Here we go again!

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Spencer earns Sunfish title

SPENCER Cartwright, the current and four-time national champion in the Optimist Dinghy class, won the Bahamas Junior Sunfish National Championship for the first time as the Nassau Yacht Club hosted the annual event over the weekend.

Rain halts Comets vs Cougars senior girls’ softball game

The Charles W Saunders Cougars and Queen’s College Comets will have to wait another day to determine the outcome of their Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) senior girls’ softball game.

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Paradise Island Open all set for Ocean Club this weekend

THE Atlantis resort on Paradise Island is proud to present The Paradise Island Open Golf Tournament at the Ocean Club Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday.

CAC Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships all set

THE countdown is on for the Bahamas’ hosting of the 43rd Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.

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Saints destroy the Hurricanes

A year ago, coach Juliette Douglas-Sands couldn’t field a junior girls’ team. On Monday, her Kingsway Academy Saints found a full squad and they took advantage of their home field to open their Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ 2015 softball season with a big win over the St Andrew’s Hurricanes, who are going through a rebuilding stage as well.

Government seeks to provide a permanent home for American football

AMERICAN football continues to grow in popularity in the Bahamas and now the government seeks to facilitate that growth and provide a permanent home for the sport.

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D’Andre Vilmar sees his stock rise headed into junior year

HE may not be grabbing major headlines yet for the recruiting class of 2017, but Bahamian guard D’Andre Vilmar has seen his stock increase headed into his junior year.