NASSAU, BAHAMAS- As athletes work to try and figure out what’s the next step in regards to the careers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) has formed an Athletes’ Welfare Commission to assist them financially, as most of the professionals are not being paid during the time off. The commission will be […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- For a second straight year, Bahamian collegiate tennis player Joshua Turnquest has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American. The Asbury University Eagles player was ranked at number 20 in singles action nationally this past shortened season. He finished the season ranked at number four in the NAIA East Region. In order to […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Bahamas men’s national team player Donte Armbrister this week signed a letter of intent to compete at Hampton University in the fall. Armbrister, who made the leap to the senior division earlier this year, is hoping to head off in August to pursue a degree in business management once the coronavirus is cleared […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- A pair of Bahamians this week committed to play collegiate basketball at Midland College in Texas in the fall. Joshua Dames and Bradley Lightbourne, who both played this past season for BC Christian Prep in Canada, signed their letters of intent to play at the junior college. Dames said: “It’s an honor and […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The New Providence Women’s Basketball Association (NPWBA) is still hopeful that it will be able to stage its championship series whenever the social distancing measures set in place by the government of The Bahamas are lifted. All league activities are currently suspended. The last time the league saw action was back on Saturday, March 14, […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has given itself four weeks to decide whether or not it will postpone the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee today acknowledged that it may need to postpone the games, and is asking for cooperation […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The latest sports event to be postponed as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is BAARK!’s (Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights & Kindness) 8th Annual Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon which was set for Sunday, March 29, starting at Jaws Beach. At the moment, there is no timeline for how long the event is […]

NEW YORK – The NBA announced that a player on the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19.  The test result was reported shortly prior to the tip-off of Wednesday’s game between the Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena.  At that time, Wednesday’s game was canceled.  The affected player was not […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Bahamas Aquatic Federation (BAF) recently named the 36-member team that will represent the country next month in Barbados. Local athletes will get a chance to go head-to-head against some of the top junior swimmers from around the region at the 2020 CARIFTA Swimming Championships, which take place April 11-14. The Bahamas will […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Arizona Diamondbacks released its Top 30 prospect list today and Bahamian Kristian Robinson checked it at No. 1 on the list. Robinson is also rated as the No.43 overall prospect in Major League Baseball (MLB). Last year, Robinson hit .282/.368/.514 with 13 doubles and 14 home runs in 291 plate appearances between […]