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June 19, 2015
National teams ratified for Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships

The Bahamas Golf Federation has released the names of players who have been selected to represent The Bahamas at both the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships and the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.

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June 18, 2015
Fed Cup team ready for Americas Zone Group II tournament

The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) will be sending off its Federation Cup team to compete in the Americas Division of the Fed Cup Tournament next week.

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June 17, 2015
BAAA track and field 2015 by the numbers

Many persons have much to say about the success of Bahamian Track and Field.

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June 17, 2015
JU coach McPhee-McCuin guide country to first CBC women's title

The Jacksonville University (JU) administration is proud of women's basketball head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and incoming freshman Shalonda Neely for having guided The Bahamas senior women's national team to its first-ever Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) women's title.

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June 16, 2015
Ministry of Tourism supports 'Run For Pompey'

History will come to life in October, as a famous Bahamian hero will be commemorated on National Heroes Day.

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June 16, 2015
BGF names its junior and senior national teams

The 2015 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships (CAGC) will be played in Montego Bay, Jamaica from July 26 to August 1, and The Bahamas will join in the competition with nine other member countries of the Caribbean Golf Association at the Half Moon Golf Resort & Spa and the Cinnamon Hill Golf Club.

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June 16, 2015
Vanderpool-Wallace finishes Mare Nostrum Series on a high note

The Bahamas' top female swimmer and multi national record holder turned in one of the strongest performances of her career over the weekend on the final leg of the Mare Nostrum Swimming Championships.

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June 14, 2015
The Bahamas wins first CBC women's title

With a historic performance on the hardwood, Team Bahamas claimed its first Caribbean Basketball Confederation's (CBC) Championship for Women, and successfully qualified for the 2016 Centrobasket Championships in the process, this past weekend.

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June 14, 2015
Charlton finishes seventh at NCAAs qualifies for Beijing

Bahamian collegiate hurdler Devynne Charlton killed three birds with one stone on Saturday, breaking her own national record in the women's 100 meters (m) hurdles, and qualifying for the Beijing World Championships and Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in the process.

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June 14, 2015
Collie-Minns finishes second at NCAA Championships

On a breezy Friday afternoon in Track Town, USA - Eugene, Oregon, Latario Collie-Minns missed becoming the fifth Bahamian to capture a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) outdoor title in the men's triple jump by just one spot.

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June 14, 2015
Brown, Miller finish second in New York

National record holder Chris "The Fireman" Brown continues to defy the "rule of age" as it refers to international athletics.

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June 12, 2015
Steven Gardner clocks new PB in Oslo

Steven Gardiner has cashed in his first major payday of his young professional career.

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June 12, 2015
Smith qualifies for Beijing at NCAAs Hart runs 100 and 200m

Teray Smith might not have made it through to the men's 200 meters (m) final of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships...

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June 12, 2015
Will Latario Collie-Minns become the next Bahamian NCAA Triple Jump Champion

The Bahamas has done well in the men's triple jump. The first field event athlete to participate in this event in international competition was Ambrose Hanna who was taught the event in Egypt during World War II by a Jamaican

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June 11, 2015
ECASC President Dorsett takes proactive regional development approach

The terms as president of the Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) were particularly demanding for Burkett Dorsett. He fared reasonably well, despite being in a constant pressure cooker.

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June 07, 2015
Vanderpool-Wallace finishes with three-medal haul in France

The country's top female swimmer and multi-national record holder continued on her fast-paced start to the 2015/2016 swimming season by capturing three medals at the Mare Nostrum series meet in Canet-en-Roussillon, France over the weekend.

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June 01, 2015
Strachan, Sands entered for Golden Gala in Rome

The Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, one of the more recognized one-day track and field meets in the world, is set for this Thursday in Rome's historic Olympic Stadium, and two Bahamians will be among the many athletes trying to score valuable Diamond League points.

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May 27, 2015
Shavez Hart on the fast track to success

Abaconian Shavez Hart is the second fastest Bahamian of all-time, but still few could identify him when he walks the streets of any island of this archipelago.

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May 21, 2015
The IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2015 revisited - part 1

The second edition of the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) World Relays went off with a bigger bang than the inaugural edition. I would say it was "Bahamazing" #2!

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May 18, 2015
Under-17 girls preparing for Centrobasket Championships

FIBA (International Basketball Federation) regional tournaments will get underway in less than a month, and The Bahamas' under-17 girls national basketball team has officially started its preparations.

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March 30, 2015
The Bahamas gets past Antigua Barbuda

The Bahamas all but secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Beach Soccer Championships yesterday, gliding past Antigua & Barbuda, 4-3.

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March 30, 2015
CARIFTA swim team ready to defend title

According to Bahamas Swimming Federation (BSF) officials and coaches, the swimmers look "sharper than ever" and appear to be in good spirits ahead of defending their title at the 2015 CARIFTA Swimming Championships in Wildey, Barbados.

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March 30, 2015
Team Bahamas out of FIFA World Cup qualifying

The Bahamas' hopes of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia were dashed in the first round, as the senior men's national team fell 3-0 to Bermuda on the second leg of a home and home series.

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March 23, 2015
Team Bahamas strong in field events for CARIFTA

The current crop of junior athletes coming up, particularly in the field events, is considered one of the strongest for Team Bahamas at CARIFTA since the days of Bradley Cooper, Frank Rutherford and Shonel Ferguson.

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March 18, 2015
Large USA team coming for IAAF World Relays

With the second coming of the International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) World Relays to the shores of The Bahamas less than two months away, it's apparent that the excitement for the two-day track extravaganza has not only surged locally, but abroad as well.

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January 05, 2012
Government's Subvention List Continuing to Grow

As the various sporting federations in the country get set to start their long seasons, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Charles Maynard proudly announced that more Bahamian athletes, from various sporting bodies, have been added to the government's subvention list.

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March 17, 2015
BSF ratifies 38-member team for CARIFTA

For the first time ever, The Bahamas will be returning to the CARIFTA Swimming Championships as defending champions, and with the team that is coming back this year, Bahamas Swimming Federation (BSF) President Algernon Cargill is confident that the country can repeat as champions!

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March 17, 2015
Ayton developing as one of the top prospects in the United States

At 17, Bahamian-born DeAndre Ayton is already one of the most tantalizing high school prospects in the United States, and if he continues to develop at this pace, it is possible that the 6-foot-11 sophomore could become one of the most sought after recruits in recent years.

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March 15, 2015
Olympic swimmers celebrate with the BSF

Local swimmers were treated to the opportunity of a lifetime over the weekend as they got a chance to see some of the best swimmers in the world, and a local swimming icon, in action.

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March 13, 2015
Plans set for the inaugural 'King' Eric golf tournament

In an effort to pay homage to the memory of a Bahamian cultural icon, the King Eric Committee will host the first ever King Eric Memorial Golf Tournament on May 3, at the Lyford Cay Golf Course.

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