Lions take a bite out of COB Caribs
FLORIDA Memorial University Lions found a way to roar with a slim and a sizeable victory in their two-game series against the College of the Bahamas Caribs men’s basketball team.
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RISING tennis star Jacobi Bain lost in the semi-finals of the Celisus Thanksgiving Level 6 Tournament to seventh seed Yeudy Villar 6-1, 6-1 yesterday in Sarasota, Florida.
SOCCER STANDOFF: More than 800 young soccer players in BFA displaced
A standoff at the administrative level between the Bahamas Football Association and several of its member clubs has displaced over 800 youth soccer players.
Spartans win Combat Cancer Challenge
THE Orry J Sands Spartans beat out 14 other five-person teams of fitness enthusiasts and cancer awareness supporters to win CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Combat Cancer Challenge.
Abaconian Branden Sands victorious in Optimist Nationals
HAILING from the tiny settlement of Cherokee Sound, Abaco, Branden Sands and his younger sister Rachel showed their more experienced big city rivals from Nassau just how to do it.
Minister welcomes Vita Malt basketball champions, talks about the importance of being ‘well-rounded’
MINISTER for Grand Bahama Dr Michael Darville yesterday welcomed the winners of the Vita Malt Basketball Championship - from St George’s High School - to his office.
THE FINISH LINE: BAAA elections ‘shaping up to be an all out war’
IT’S not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish.
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THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its regular season at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Hero World Challenge on par for Albany
Major championship winners Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Zach Johnson headline the field for the 2015 Hero World Challenge, featuring 18 of the world’s top-ranked golfers, it was announced yesterday.
Big Red Machine clinch championship series berth
DAY two of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) sudden death softball playoffs saw the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine clinch berths to the championship series in several divisions.
SANCHESKA Vs RENALDO: NFL Picks Week 9
Browns at Bengals RENALDO: At one point this used to be “The Battle Of Ohio.” Now it’s a title better suited for the weekly fight between LeBron’s barber and the progression of his receding hairline.
NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: Week 9
Bengals and Panthers pounce to keep me on the comeback trail
THE comeback started last week. I went 9-5 bringing me to 70-49 for the year. Let’s see if the upturn continues this week. Here’s who I like.
RICARDO'S NFL PICKS Week 9
Not even Johnny Football can chalk one up for the Browns
ANOTHER frustrating weeks in the books, 7-7 through the 14 games played around the league last week pushing me to 66-53.
SUDDEN DEATH PLAYOFFS
Crusaders, Comets and Big Red Machine advance to best-of-3 championship series
The Nassau Christian Academy Crusaders, St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine and the Queen’s College Comets took the spotlight on day one of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) sudden death softball playoffs.
Top sprinter says sports hernia surgery ‘went very well’
NOW that she’s done with the surgery for a “sports hernia,” sprinter Anthonique Strachan said she’s eager to get back on the treadmill and start her training again so that she can be ready to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
