BAAA to reassess team going to the IAAF Worlds
AFTER looking at the performances of Team Bahamas at the 17th Pan American Games last week in Toronto, Canada, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations is expected to re-assess the team going into the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China next month.
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‘Stay humble, stay hungry and stay healthy’
FROM the No.1 overall NBA Draft pick to a possible number one overall pick of the future, Mychal “Sweet Bells” Thompson lauded the potential of top prospect Deandre Ayton and offered some advice on his path to success.
‘Superman’ returns
If there was any meet that Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands was targeting in his comeback all season long, it was the 17th Pan Am Games. So when he was originally told that he was not on the team, he was outraged. But after a last minute appeal, Sands was given his ticket to Toronto, Canada, and on Friday he made the best of it.
After protest, men’s 4x400 relay team remains in fourth
THE Bahamas will remain in fourth place in the men’s 4 x 400 metre relays and 16th in the final medal standings at the 17th Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
Donald Thomas settles for bronze in high jump
HIS goal was to go to Toronto, Canada, and successfully defend his Pan Am Games gold medal in the men’s high jump. But Donald Thomas had to contend with two Canadians who took full advantage of the home crowd to drop him down to the bronze medal spot on Saturday.
Bianca Stuart soars for silver in long jump
PERSISTENCE and hard work has finally paid off for Bianca ‘BB’ Stuart. The national long jump record holder finally won her first major senior international medal at the 17th Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada.
Diamond League: ‘Fireman’ 3rd in 400
CHRIS “Fireman” Brown, still waiting on a decision by the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations on whether or not he will run the 400 metres at the IAAF World Championships next month in Beijing, China, competed over the weekend at the IAAF Diamond League Meet in London, England.
‘One major regret’ for Mychal ‘Sweet Bells’ Thompson
DESPITE a 14-year NBA career which included two NBA titles, and watching his sons win their own respective titles in the NBA and the NBA Development League this season, Bahamian basketball icon Mychal “Sweet Bells” Thompson said there is one regret that remains from his days on the hardwood.
Warriors’ Green: ‘Tum Tum is like a little brother to me’
WHILE in town to participate in the 28th Jeff Rodgers Celebrity All-Star Classic, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green took time out to explore a Bahamian connection of his own - his relationship with Bahamian guard and fellow Michigan State Spartan, Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn.
Lady Wildcats rout Lady Truckers, 13-5
THE Sunshine Auto Lady Wildcats routed the Johnson Lady Truckers 13-5 in the lone game played in the New Providence Softball Association in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night.
Donald Thomas wins bronze, Bahamas protests 4x400 result
TEAM Bahamas will leave Toronto, Canada after adding a bronze medal - with the possibility of another medal in the balance - on the final day of the athletic competition on Saturday night at the 1th Pan American Games. The Bahamas is currently sitting in 17th place overall in the medal haul with a total of six, including two gold, two silver and two bronze.
Silver medal for Bianca Stuart
BIANCA 'BB' Stuart put the icing on another fantastic day of competition for Team Bahamas by winning her first major international medal with a silver in the women's long jump on Friday at the 17th Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
Bahamas beaten by Jamaica in Davis Cup
AFTER a day's rest, the Bahamas men's team returned to the American Zone III Davis Cup play on Friday in Panama with a defeat.
Strachan fails to finish women's 200m final
SPRINTER Anthonique Strachan failed to finish the final of the women's 200 metres on Friday night at the 17th Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada.
