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BAAA trying to secure more than $850,000

As they reach the six-month point in office, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations president Drumeco Archer took the opportunity to deal with a wide range of topics from their financial disposition to the participation of elite athletes competing on the international scene.

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Athletes qualify for the CARIFTA Games

Rivaled training partners Jaida Knowles and Anthaya Charlton, Grand Bahamian sprinter Terrance Jones and thrower Rhema Otabor surpassed the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games at the 30th T-Bird Flyers Track and Field Classic.

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PRESS BOX: PERFECT PATRIOTS AND DOLPHINS IN THE PLAYOFFS?

The Hall of Fame game takes place on Thursday night between my Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals. Mind you neither squad will look remotely close to what their true identities will be on opening day. Thursday’s game and the weekend’s festiviti

Let's cut right to the chase in the NFL's NFC South

By INIGO 'NAUGHTY' ZENICAZELAYA I’VE got four very important Fantasy Football League Drafts coming up this week and next week, so let’s cut right to the chase for the NFC SOUTH. In and out, I need to get back to strategising!! ATLANTA FALCONS -

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Tynia Gaither retires

One of the hardest things for any athlete to do is to retire. But it’s so easy to do when you know that you have given it your all and there isn’t anything left in the tank.

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Cybots are number one

Once again, Brian “Tucker” Bain came through with the clutch pair of free throws down the stretch as the Mail Boat Cybots held off the Commonwealth Bank Giants 101-99 at the AF Adderley Gym Thursday night to secure their second New Providence Basketball Association championship title, adding to their first crown in 2009.

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Sports in brief

WALTIEA Rolle earned the top performer award again this week by BGBasket.com for her outstanding performance in the NBL League, Bulgaria. Haskovo 2012 beat out No.6 team Rilski Sportist with an 85- 62 win.

Operators rout RBDF Waves

THE Bommer G Operators routed the Defence Force Waves 73-40 as the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association continued its regular season at the DW Davis Gym on Saturday night.

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Medals for Chris Brown, Shaunae Miller

Sopot, Poland: They both wanted to become world champions, but Chris 'Fireman' Brown and Shaunae Miller can be content with the silver and bronze respectively in the finals of the men and women's 400 metres.

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'We were threatened with death if we did not confess'

POLICE threatened two men with death if they did not “co-operate” and confess to the shooting of a senior police officer, a jury heard yesterday.

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World Indoors: Relay team and high jumpers out, Sheniqua Ferguson through to final

SOPOT, Poland: The Bahamas will be without a lane in the men's 4 x 400 metre final or a competitor in the men's high jump when the IAAF World Indoor Championships comes to a close on Sunday.

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BASEBALL: BBF CONGRATS WINNERS

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VIDEO: Creating a 'safe zone' Over the Hill

HE’S been shot at least 18 times. He survived a shotgun blast to the chest and has buried many friends thanks to the gang violence that has rocked his community for years.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS: Gunite/Swift Swimming Heptathlon

• Here’s a look at the results of the Swift Swimming’s 2017 Gunite Pools/Swift Swimming Heptathlon Meet held on Friday and Saturday at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex:

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Jury hears day one of sex case

THE first day of Andre Birbal’s unnatural sex case was an emotional one for the 24-year-old alleged victim who told the jury that he didn’t want to return, having recalled the alleged sexual encounters with his former teacher a second time.

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Increase announced in Junkanoo seed funding

JUNKANOO groups in New Providence are to receive large increases in seed funding, with the A groups to get $30,000 and B groups $15,000.

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Sprinter/hurdler Devynne Charlton in spotlight for Boilermakers

DEVYNNE Charlton clearly remembers the growing pains she endured as a freshman on the collegiate scene. Now, in her sophomore year, the sprinter/hurdler has emerged as one of the top performers for the Purdue University Boilermakers women’s track and field programme.

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THE top scorer and MVP in Financial Bowling League competition Wednesday night was Stan Bethell of the Strike Force with a 222 second high game and a huge 633 three game set.

TOUGH CALL: Of politics and high society in Bahamian days gone by

MY reading list recently has included two personal memoirs by individuals connected to the Bahamas.

Lilly Higgs back for second semis

BIRMINGHAM, England — Back for her second semi-final swim at the Sandwell Aquatic Center at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Lilly Higgs moved up to a 15th place finish after she got another eighth place in her heat of the women’s 100 metre breaststroke last night.