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THE Bahamas Rugby Union is scheduled to kick off its 2015 Nassau Cup regular season with Buccaneers versus Baillou 4pm Saturday at the Winton Rugby Centre.

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SANCHESKA Vs RENALDO: NFL Picks Week 8

RENALDO: This is what Thomas Jefferson felt like when he took quill to parchment to write the Declaration of Independence.

Cougars top the Falcons 23-11

ALTHOUGH they are headed to the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) senior boys’ softball playoffs, there was a lot of bragging rights for the Charles W Saunders Cougars and the Jordan Prince William Falcons.

Basketball standout Sasha Ferguson first athletic trainer at COB

FROM running the floor as a shooting guard at the high school, collegiate and national level, Sasha Ferguson has emerged as the first athletic trainer at the College of the Bahamas.

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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS Week 8

‘A very surprising and borderline whacky week’

I WENT 7-7 in a very surprising and borderline whacky week. Considering all that transpired, I’ll take it. Here’s who I like this week :

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RICARDO WELLS NFL PICKS Week 8

‘A week when football logic goes completely out the window’

WHO do I lash out at in a week when the logic of football goes completely out of the window?

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Truckers and Lady Stingers set stage for BSF Nationals

The stage has been set for the Bahamas Softball Federation’s National Round Robin with the final pieces of the puzzle completed with the crowning of the New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) champions.

50th Lifetime Global Achievement Award for ‘Da Bahamian Dream’

OLYMPIAN Andretti ‘Da Bahamian Dream’ Bain made history when he became the first national champion in any sport for Oral Roberts University. Over the weekend, ORU recognised him for his achievement by presenting him with one of the 50th Lifetime Global Achievement Awards during its 50th Anniversary Gala on the school’s campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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THE most valuable player (MVP) in City Bowling League competition Monday night was Mario Brown of Telco Enterprises who downed the pins for a 246 second high game and a 604 high three game set.

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Lady Stingers new champions

When it counted the most, it was the veteran pitching performance of Thela Johnson that got the job done as the first time Lady Stingers were crowned the New Providence Softball Association ladies’ champions.

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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: ‘My Bite of the Big Apple’

THIS past weekend was truly an enjoyable and rewarding experience, with a little ‘irony’ thrown in for good measure. Despite my Cowboys taking a big fat L on the road in Met Life Stadium, my weekend had way too many upsides to let that affect me. Here’s how it all went down...

NPSA: Top 20 batters in the spotlight

MICHAEL ‘Vida’ Ingraham and Rudy Fox would have probably preferred to transfer their explosive regular season batting average for a chance for their Chances Mighty Mitts and Iradez Hitmen respectively to play for the New Providence Softball Association’s championship crown.

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Truckers are the NPSA champions

One champion has been decided and another hangs in the balance as softball teams in the capital slug it out for league titles and the opportunity to represent the island at next month’s national round robin.

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BAISS softball season heads into the playoffs

THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) is all set to head into the playoffs following a hard fought regular season.

Undefeated Hurricanes’ final regular season game this weekend

In what has become routine for the Holland College Hurricances Football Club, a strong Bahamian presence has once again been the catalyst behind the team to a league-leading season in the Canada’s Atlantic Football League.