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BOMAC Cage Fights 2: The Revenge

Following the success of its launch in April, the local mixed martial arts community will display some of the sport’s best local talent once again with another marquee event.

New Orleans Saints sign TE Alex Smith

AS teams head into training camp and every National Football League roster is in flux, one veteran player with Bahamian roots took advantage of the opportunity to continue his career as a journeyman reserve.

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The South Central Division Sprite basketball champions

IN a two-point game, the South Central Division wins the 7th Annual Sprite Basketball Championship over the Southwestern Division.

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Clash of The Titans basketball tourney raises scholarship funds for young men

THE local alumni chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. held a successful Clash of The Titans Basketball Tournament over the weekend to not only increase unity among the fraternal organisation but also raise scholarship funds for young men.

Summer of Thunder: Undefeated PJ Stingers lead the charge

JUST two weeks in, the 2015 edition of the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder has been the most successful for Bahamian teams since the event began seven years ago.

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Bahamas has three relay teams for IAAF Worlds

In addition to the athletes who have qualified to compete in the individual events, the Bahamas is expected to be represented by three of the four relay teams at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, later this month.

Veteran bodybuilders Thomas and Greene are honoured

VETERAN bodybuilders Della Thomas and Aaron Greene said they were both thrilled to have been honoured by the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Powerlifting Federation during the 2015 National Bodybuilding and Powerlifting Championships at the Melia Nassau Beach Resort on Saturday night.

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‘The Tank’ to face Hammer in Romania

SHERMAN ‘The Tank’ Williams is preparing for his return to the ring on August 28.

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Scholastic Basketball Camp in full swing with more than 50 boys, girls

DESIGNED specifically to take advantage of the late summer months, Nekeno Demeritte’s fifth annual Scholastic Basketball Camp is now in high gear at the Temple Christian Academy Basketball Gymnasium and has attracted more than 50 boys and girls.

Team Bahamas ‘did reasonably well’

Although the competition was of a much higher level than they experience here, coach Barron ‘Turbo’ Musgrove said Team Bahamas performed as best as they could in the Viva Cycling and Bahamas Cycling Federation’s joint hosting of the first Bahamas Invitational Cycling Championships.

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National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships ‘a huge success’

FROM the huge amount of participants to the jam-packed room of spectators, newly elected president Joel Stubbs said he couldn’t ask for a better debut as the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s National Championships turned out to be a huge success.

Yellow Jackets top Knights, 77-69

THE Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were the first team from a Power Five Conference to participate in this year’s Summer of Thunder and head coach Brian Gregory called it a learning experience moving forward as they prepare for the upcoming season.

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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Pigskin Prognostications - Part 3

• THIS week I continue with my NFL pre-season picks division by division. Moving from the tough AFC to the very competitive NFC this week and we start with the North and South divisions respectively.

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Norius regains national bodybuilding title

At one point Jimmy Norius said he was thinking about dropping out of the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s National Championships. On the advice of newly elected president Joel Stubbs and coach Wellington ‘Cat’ Sears, Norius regained the national bodybuilding title.

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Vanderpool-Wallace 6th overall in the 50 free, 7th in 50 fly

TWO finals for Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace but she missed out on cashing in on a trip to the podium at the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.