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Gerina Pillar leads as Lexi Thompson and Stacy Lewis charge at Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic

GERINA Piller leads the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic heading into the final day on Sunday at 10 under par - but a host of players are snapping at her heels after the third round was suspended in darkness this evening.

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Sun Young Yoo breezes into lead at Pure Silk Bahamas Classic

SUN Young Yoo, of South Korea, battled strong winds to card an impressive round of 69 today with no dropped shots to forge a one-stroke lead midway through the second round of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.

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Virus forces Bahamian Racquel Riley to exit Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic

HIT by a stomach virus, Grand Bahamian Racquel Riley withdrew from the 2015 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic this morning when play resumed after the rain-affected first round yesterday.

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Dori Carter challenges for lead at Pure Silk Bahamas Classic

AMERICAN Dori Carter stormed into contention at the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic this morning as the 60 players stranded by yesterday’s bad weather resumed their first rounds.

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Pancake takes early lead

American Brooke Pancake shot an impressive 6-under-par to take the early lead before the rain forced officials to suspend play at the 2015 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic with Bahamian Racquel Riley among 60 players left stranded on the greens at Ocean Club on Paradise Island.

THE FINISH LINE: We need a national tourney to determine who is truly the best high school team in the country

IT’S not how you start, nor how you get there, but more importantly, it’s how you finish. The Finish Line, a weekly column, seeks to invoke commentary on the state of affairs of the local sports scene, highlighting the highs and the lows, the thrills and the spills and the successes and failures as we transgress from one week to the next.

Another big win for Jones and George Washington

GRAND Bahamian Jonquel Jones had another big game as the George Washington women’s basketball team produced its best defensive effort in four years and reached the 20-win mark for the second straight season with a 52-35 victory over Atlantic 10 newcomer Davidson.

‘We anticipate a number of the top world-class athletes will be present’

WITH the second edition of the IAAF World Relays on the horizon for the Bahamas, the prospective lineup of stars at the event has already become an eagerly anticipated issue with the meet still months away.

Masters Softball Association action off to a flying start

FORGET about the late opening because play in the Masters Softball Association is off to a flying start nonetheless.

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Pure Silk Bahamas Classic

AMERICAN Brooke Pancake set a blistering early pace at the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic this morning at the Ocean Club, Paradise Island, with an opening round of 67, six under par.

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Countdown: IAAF World Relays Bahamas in 85 days

IN 85 days, the Bahamas will again host the greatest track and field relay teams in the world as preparations begin in earnest for the IAAF World Relays Bahamas 2015.

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Bahamas LPGA Classic tees off

After coming up short in an effort to qualify for the past two years, Raquel Riley will finally have her opportunity to take on some of the best players on the LPGA tour.

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Lashann first Bahamian McDonald’s All-American

A LANDMARK achievement for Bahamians on the basketball hardwood, Lashann Higgs continues to add achievements to her star-studded high school career.

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PURE SILK BAHAMAS: A hole-by-hole guide

THE Ocean Club course, Paradise Island, was redesigned in 2000 by Tom Weiskopf, twice a major champion who lengthened and opened the layout to the scenic ocean views while infusing the course with tougher strategic features.

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Ride For Hope: Top cyclists get in gear

ONE of the most nationally renowned annual flagship fundraising events on the local sporting calendar, the 2015 Ride For Hope Bahamas will have an infusion of top international cycling talent from the United States.