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THE FINISH LINE: BSF taking swimming to the next level

Nobody can say that the Bahamas Swimming Federation isn’t focused on taking the sport to the next level.

Raiders’ Lashann Higgs most valuable player of the year

THE accolades continue to roll in for the Bahamas’ top female basketball player at the high school level.

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Bulldogs take the inaugural Sam Haven Softball Classic

IT was payback time for the Fidelity Bulldogs as they pulled off a 17-7 rout over BTC to clinch the Bankers Softball League’s inaugural Sam Haven Softball Classic at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex over the weekend.

NPBA: Divisional semi-finals set to jump off tonight

THE Patron Regulators and PJ Stingers survived their respective third and deciding games in the first round of the New Providence Basketball Association playoffs to advance to the divisional finals.

USA Track & Field looking forward to 2nd IAAF World Relays

AFTER participating in the inaugural IAAF World Relays, USA Track and Field are looking forward to returning for the second version at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium May 2-3.

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MARCH MADNESS: Coleby, Rebels in comeback victory

One of the “First Four” and the first Bahamian to compete in this year’s NCAA Tournament, Dwight Coleby and the Ole Miss Rebels got “March Madness” off to an exciting start with an epic comeback win.

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Bahamas, Bermuda to resume rugby rivalry in finale

BEFORE the face-off on the soccer pitch next week, the Bahamas and Bermuda will continue their rivalry in regional rugby competition this weekend.

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USA Track & Field to defend title at the IAAF World Relays

WITH the housing location confirmed for the second IAAF World Relays, the USA Track and Field came to town to do a sight inspection of the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island and their representatives left quite impressed with what they discovered.

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Saunders gets opportunity to claim greater role in Seminoles offence

HE spent his true freshman season as a medical redshirt, but with much turnover on the roster for the upcoming 2015 season, Mavin Saunders has an opportunity to claim a greater role in the offence for the Florida State Seminoles.

‘We are expecting great coverage’ at IAAF World Relays Bahamas

THE presentation of the IAAF World Relays plays to the marketing of the event as an entertainment production and not just an athletics meet. To that end, the IAAF recently conducted another site visit in the capital, with just under two months of preparation remaining.

PAUL DE SOUZA CONTINUES HIS DOMINANCE IN LASER CLASS

THE KPMG Youth Winter Championship was held March 14-15 at the Nassau Yacht Club in near perfect sailing conditions on Montagu Bay.

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Top Bahamian soccer players split due to fixture clash

The top Bahamian soccer players have been forced to choose between playing for their country in the opening FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying tie next week or representing the nation at the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship.

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Giants sweep Cleaners

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants, featuring a couple of new players, are now into the New Providence Basketball Association’s John Archer divisional championship series, thanks to a two-game sweep over the Double R Services Limited Cleaners in their first round playoffs.

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NCAA: Jonquel Jones and Colonials earn No. 6 seed

GRAND Bahamian Jonquel Jones and the No. 19/19 George Washington women’s basketball team have earned a No. 6 seed in the Spokane regional and will face No. 11 seed Gonzaga in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament.

‘DRASTIC CHANGE’ AS CARIFTA TRIALS START ON FRIDAY

AFTER dropping all the way to seventh on the medal table at last year’s CARIFTA Games in Fort-de-France, Martinique, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations made a drastic change to its selection process for the 2015 version of the top junior regional track and field meet.