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POSTSEASON: AID Classic gets in gear this weekend

WITH the regular season in the AID Basketball Classic now complete, the Baptist Sports Council will shift its attention to the postseason on Saturday at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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Tum Tum Nairn's run to Final Four ended by Duke

LOURAWLS 'Tum Tum' Nairn's bid to become the first Bahamian basketball player to play in the NCCA championship game ended in Indianapolis on Saturday night when his Michigan State Spartans were beaten comfortably by Duke.

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COB team to compete in Embry Spike Classic

ORLANDO, Florida: A seven-member track and field team from the College of the Bahamas will compete in the Embry Spike Classic this weekend.

LETTER - Bahamas 0, Bermuda 5: Death of grass soccer in the Bahamas

For all those who came out to watch the Bahamas men’s national soccer team take on Bermuda in the 2018 World Cup qualifier on March 25, I thank you and I apologise.

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BFA accused of sabotaging Bahamas’ 2018 World Cup campaign

A SENIOR Bahamian soccer international has accused the national federation of sabotaging the country’s 2018 World Cup campaign and issued an apology to supporters for the debacle of the 5-0 defeat by Bermuda last week.

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Coach: ‘We are still a force to reckon with at CARIFTA’

WITH a focus on fielding individual qualifiers and not fielding the maximum number of team members, the 2015 CARIFTA Track and Field team is expected to prove the Bahamas is “still a force to be reckoned with,” according to its head coach.

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Bahamas suffers first loss, 6-2 to US at CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships

THE dream of FIFA World Cup Beach Soccer qualification continues for the Bahamas today as the playoff round begins against top regional competition.

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NPBA set for thrilling championship series

If the first two games of the series are any indication, we are set for a thrilling New Providence Basketball Association championship series that will come down to the wire.

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‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans to face No.1 Blue Devils in Final Four

THE lowest seeded team left in this year’s final four, Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr and the Michigan State Spartans look to continue that upset-minded nature into the Final Four Saturday night.

Corporate Bahamas continues to show CARIFTA support

AS Team Bahamas gets set to depart this afternoon for the CARIFTA Track and Field Championships in St Kitts and Nevis, corporate Bahamas continues to show its support.

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Lady Truckers run over Cybot Queens, take 2-1 lead

In an explosive display of their offensive prowess, the Johnson’s Lady Truckers coasted into the driver’s seat of the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association’s best-of-five championship series with an impressive 82-68 victory over the Super Value Cybot Queens at the DW Davis Gymnasium last night.

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BTC throws hundreds of thousands behind CARIFTA teams

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has thrown its support behind the Bahamas Swimming Federation and the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations as they prepare to take their respective national teams to the 2015 CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend.

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Will ‘Lightning Bolt’ make a run in the IAAF World Relays?

HE holds the distinction as the “fastest human on the planet.” He burst on to the international scene as an elite athlete setting new standards in the sprint events and blazing new trails that left many wondering if his world records will ever be equalled or eventually broken.

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Jones named honourable mention All-American

GEORGE Washington women’s basketball junior forward Jonquel Jones was named an honourable mention All-American by The Associated Press yesterday.

Easter Hunt: ‘Developing Your Hidden Talent for the Future’

COACH Terrance ‘Red Eye’ McSweeney, committed to ensuring the improvement of our young basketball players, will be taking advantage of the Easter break by providing a free mini-basketball camp for girls only next week at the Tom ‘The Bird’ Grant Community Centre, next to the AF Adderley Junior High School in Yellow Elder.