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Athletic team members get in gear

By BRENT STUBBSGLASGOW, Scotland — They will have another three days before their competition starts, but members of the athletic team are slowly making their way to Scotland for the 20th Commonwealth Games.

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Bahamas falls to Bermuda 4-0

IT WAS certainly not the start Team Bahamas wanted in the Caribbean Football Union Men’s Under-17 Qualifier and they now face an uphill battle if they hope to become one of the top qualifiers in the current group stage.

Juniors fail to advance at IAAF Worlds

DAY two at Hayward Field was a disappointing one for Team Bahamas at the 15th IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships as none of the country’s athletes were able to advance in their respective events.

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Celebrity All-Star game highlight of Jeff Rodgers camp 'Fun Night'

AN iconic staple in the Bahamas’ basketball culture, the 27th edition of the Jeff Rodgers Summer Basketball Camp is set to end in grand style.

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Clay Moxey wins latest 'Sands Man in the Boat' sculling race

CLAY Moxey emerged victorious in the latest ‘Sands Man in the Boat’ sculling races in front of hundreds of Bahamians on Saturday at the Grand Bahama Regatta at Taino Beach. Moxey beat Equilla Lafleur and Steven Rolle, who won previous rounds at the National Family Island Regatta in Exuma and Long Island Regatta.

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BRENT STUBBS IN GLASGOW: LET THE GAMES BEGIN

GLASGOW, Scotland — It’s the dream of every athlete to represent their country at one of the major international meets and eventually win a medal. What Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace will be doing today is something that only few athletes get to achieve in their lifetime.

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Swimmers ready to make a splash

GLASGOW, Scotland — Coaches Lionel Maureau and Andy Loveitt are so excited about the potential of the Bahamas’ five-member swimming team at the 20th Commonwealth Games that they can’t wait for the competition to start on Thursday.

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Glasgow welcomes athletes to Games Village

GLASGOW, Scotland — There’s always one aspect of the Commonwealth and the Olympic Games that the host country looks forward to. It’s welcoming the visiting countries to their home for the games.

GB Little League rebounds with 2nd straight win

GRAND Bahama Little League, Team Bahamas’ host team - was able to rebound from a pair of early losses to finish with consecutive wins in the preliminary round of the Caribbean Zone Little League Regional Tournament.

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A 'David vs Goliath' matchup

BILLED as a “David vs Goliath” matchup, Bahamas Football Association national team head coach Dion Godet expects the Bahamian public to be pleasantly surprised at the product the Bahamas will produce on the pitch this week when they host a trio of regional powerhouses.

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Sprinters advance to semi-finals at IAAF World Junior Championships

COMPETITION began yesterday at the 15th IAAF World Junior Championships, with 11 of the Bahamas’ 24- member team in action at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

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Hopes for 'more medals than ever before'

GLASGOW, Scotland — It has been a long journey here, but undoubtedly the expectations are extremely high for the 53 athletes registered to represent the Bahamas at the 20th Commonwealth Games.

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Top junior athletes open competition today at the 15th IAAF World Junior Championships

WHILE many of the country’s elite athletes descend on Glasgow, Scotland, for the XX Commonwealth Games, the Bahamas’ top junior athletes open competition today at the 15th IAAF World Junior Championships.

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Seattle Storm signs Waltiea Rolle to 7-day contract

FOLLOWING the disappointment of being waived by the Minnesota Lynx just over two months ago, Waltiea Rolle stayed the course and now has another opportunity to become the first Bahamian to play in the Women’s National Basketball Association.

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O'Neil Mortimer extends consecutive hit record to 2,696

IN the first Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Tennis-A-Thon at the National Tennis Centre on Saturday, seven players eclipsed the old record of 563 consecutive hits set by William ‘JJ’ Fountain.