Hitmen get stunning 9-2 walk-off victory over Truckers
ANGELO Dillet and Alcott Forbes both had a three-run homerun to lift the defending men’s champions Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen over a stunning 9-2 walk-off victory over the front-running Sting Truckers as the New Providence Softball Association continued its regular season action on Saturday night.
TANK: You just have to roll with the punches
BAHAMIAN boxer Sherman “Tank” Williams remains intensely focused on training for his big upcoming fight in October even after recently losing his mother - his biggest fan and supporter – last month in Grand Bahama.
David Charlton to be inducted in Hall of Fame
DAVID Charlton, one of the most successful athletes turned coach in the Bahamas, will be returning to his alma mater for some unexpected business.
Bahamas stumped by Cayman Islands
The youthful and less experienced Bahamas national team didn’t get the start head coach Greg Taylor Jr wanted as the International Cricket Association’s Pepsi Americas Under-19 Division II Championship Tournament kicked off on Thursday.
Star Trackers athletes receive scholarships
TWO more student athletes from the Star Trackers Track Club will be heading off to school in the United States next week to further their education.
Legendary sailors Sir Durward Knowles and Cecil Cooke to be honoured at gala banquet
Fifty years ago after they combined to break the barrier as the first Bahamians to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games, the Bahamas Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture will honour skipper Sir Durward ‘Sea Wolf’ Knowles and his crew member, the late Cecil Cooke, for their historic feat in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964.
Gymnastics Federation of the Bahamas represented at an Olympic Festival for first time
GYMNASTICS Federation of the Bahamas (GFB) head coach Trevor Ramsey, coach Levette Saunders and Nassau ‘Nastics’ gymnasts Rashad Cunningham and Simone Hall recently attended the 2014 Pan American Olympic Festival in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Swift Masters do Bahamas proud
SIX members of Swift swimming represented the Bahamas well at the World Masters Championships. The World Championships highlight both the club and country at the worlds’ largest meet.
Cougars welcome 'Golden Girl' Debbie
AFTER spending just one year as an assistant coach at the University of Southern Mississippi, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is moving on. The Bahamas’ most decorated female sprinter has accepted a new role as an assistant coach at the University of Houston.
First Bahamas HBCUX Classic at TAR Stadium next month
THE countdown has begun for the first Bahamas HBCUX Classic, an American college football game to be held at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium in Nassau September 12-14.
Bringing home gold
Ryan Ingraham was happy to put his disappointing appearance at his first Commonwealth Games behind him. He went to the 2014 North American and Central and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Championships over the weekend and more than made up for his trip to Glasgow, Scotland, two weeks
Sports in brief
THE Coors Six Weeks Summer League Challenge will conclude tonight at Mario’s Bowling Palace. Five teams are vying for a first place prize of $1, 000 plus trophies and $500 plus trophies for second place.
Promise to build a world-class motorsports track in Bahamas
ANOTHER major initiative for the Bahamas’ sports tourism product is on the horizon as the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture revealed the country’s intent to become a major international figure in motorsports.
THREE STRAIGHT: Another victory for Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky’s depth has been on full display during the Big Blue Bahamas Tour as the Wildcats rolled to another win yesterday over the Puerto Rican national team reserves.
Wildcats on a roll with second straight victory
The University of Kentucky Wildcats continued to roll in the Big Blue Bahamas Tour at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium, with their second consecutive win yesterday.
