FOUR-YEAR DEALS FOR BTC STAR ATHLETES
FOR the second time, swimmer Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and track and field athletes Demetrius Pinder, Ramon Miller and Shaunae Miller will act as BTC Star Athletes. This time, however, the quartet are signed up for the next four years which will take them into the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
Ramon Miller 'making real progress' on ligament injury
QUARTER-miler Ramon Miller is slowly working his way back to form.
WILDCATS TAME THE LADY CARIBS
THE Sigma Wildcats hit top form to end the College of the Bahamas Lady Caribs’ interest in the New Providence Softball Association ladies’ postseason play.
Demetrius Pinder eyes Chris Brown's outdoor record
AS the holder of both the Bahamas national indoor 200 and 400 metres records, Demetrius Pinder said the only thing missing from his résumé; is the outdoor record held by veteran Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown.
Sports in brief
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WEEK FIVE REWARDS The “No Country For Old Men ... Except This One. Old Men Rule This One With An Iron Fist” Award presented by George Blanda - Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.
Yolette enters second year in charge of JU Dolphins
THE off-season has been almost non-stop basketball for Yolett McPhee-McCuin and now her focus shifts from the national level to the collegiate level as she enters her second year at the helm for the Jacksonville University Dolphins women’s programme.
Beastmode facing Florida test
EMPIRE Mixed Martial Arts will take another major stride toward the local development of the sport as they get set to face international competition in the near future.
Flag football teams gear up for invitational
THE Bahamas Flag Football League (BFFL) is set to stage its fifth annual invitational tournament over the holiday weekend at the Winton Rugby Field.
US sports scientist to help Bahamian swimmer
IN A sport where a place on the podium is determined by fractions of a second, every competitive swimmer wants to swim faster. Later this month, Bahamian swimmers will have another opportunity to improve their technique and learn new ways to train and race when US sport scientist Rod Havriluk will hold swim clinics at two Nassau locations.
'It's all about getting the job done'
AS THE sixth Bahamian to play in the Major League, Antoan Richardson has had an impact on the local sporting community. He joined the elite field that includes Ed Armbrister, Wilfred ‘Suggy’ Culmer, Tony Curry, Wenty Ford and Andre Rodgers.
'BASEBALL IS BACK'
With those words Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Dr Daniel Johnson, announced an historic agreement yesterday resolving the lengthy and damaging dispute between the Bahamas Baseball Association (BBA) and the Bahamas Baseball Federation (BBF).
Carey and Arthur make Sparks fly against Shockers
THE Catholic Board of Education basketball season moved into the second week with a double header between the St Thomas Moore and St Francis and Joseph boys and girls teams at Loyola Hall.
NEW ANDRE RODGERS NATIONAL BASEBALL STADIUM TO BE CONSTRUCTED
WITH the Baseball Baseball Association and the Bahamas Baseball Federation now coming back together under one umbrella, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture is looking at the next phase of restoring the creditability of the sport with the construction of the new Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium.
Dawn Charlton takes CAC title
IT WAS third time lucky for Dawn Charlton as she became the latest Bahamian to earn her professional bodybuilding card by winning the overall women’s fitness title at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships over the weekend in St Maarten.
