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THE 600 CLUB: Buddy Hield sets new 3-point record

Buddy Hield has now made more three-point field goals than any other player in National Basketball Association history through their first three seasons in the league.

Exuma 56% 'willing' on mobile payments

More than half of Exuma residents are “likely” to use their mobile phones for financial transactions, making the island a fertile testing ground for the Central Bank’s digital Bahamian currency pilot.The regulator’s survey of Exumian payments habits,

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Buddy cans 15 in 1-pt victory over Clippers

IT was quite a weekend for Buddy Hield with a pair of performances that produced a new career high and a thrilling come-from-behind win on the road.

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Landmark season for Bahamian collegiate basketball players in Canada

IT was a landmark season for Bahamian basketball players at the collegiate level in Canada, highlighted by an MVP performance and championship title by one local star with an inspiring story of perseverance.

Knowles and Coleby enjoying win streaks

BOTH Zane Knowles and Dwight Coleby are currently enjoying win streaks for their respective clubs in the Turkish Basketball First League with just a few weeks remaining in the regular season.

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Jonquel Jones on fire

JONQUEL Jones has found her shooting stroke and the Connecticut Sun are set to make a late-season push toward the WNBA playoffs.Jones finished with a game-high 21 points, 7-13 from the field including 4-8 from three-point range in just 18 minutes of

Rockets and Resistance get wins in night league basketball

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued league play Wednesday night with wins for the Rockets in Division I and the Resistance in Division II. On the heels of his appearance with the men’s national team in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers Mo

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College basketball players make their presence felt in Canada

COLLEGIATE basketball in Canada has returned at the U Sports level, and several Bahamian participants made their 2021 debut in the Stu Aberdeen Memorial Preseason Tournament.

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17 new COVID related deaths reported

MINISTRY of Health officials have reported 17 new COVID-19 related deaths including several cases that were previously under investigation and are now reclassified.

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Five newly confirmed cases of COVID-19

THE number of confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped by five to 89 yesterday, health officials said.

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SMU beats Arizona 66-60 in Battle 4 Atlantis

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Ben Emelogu scored 20 points and SMU upset No. 2 Arizona 66-60 in last night’s consolation round at the Battle 4 Atlantis, handing the Wildcats their second consecutive loss to an unranked opponent.

NCAA: Sammy Hunter gets scholarship offers

FOR much of the summer, it was a relatively slow recruitment process for Sammy Hunter, but the Canadian-based prep basketball star has picked up five NCAA Division I offers in just under two weeks.

NIB expands overseas investments to $59.4m

THE National Insurance Board's (NIB) foreign investment portfolio expanded by $21.9 million to hit $59.4 million by year-end 2011, it was revealed yesterday, the social security system having taken up 88 per cent of its annual allocation.

Court to appoint appeal lawyer

A MAN seeking to challenge his 40 year sentence for murdering a retired 88-year-old Canadian physician on a Family Island three years ago will receive a court appointed lawyer for his appeal application. Moses Morris stood before appellate Justices

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Prime Minister guests as Ed Fields returns to radio

VETERAN broadcaster Ed Fields returns to the Radio House airwaves today with a new talk show on KissFM, with his first guest Prime Minister Perry Christie.

Bahamas Showcase: Catamounts get 66-64 win over Norsemen

THE University of Vermont Catamounts made history, becoming the champions of the initial Bahamas Showcase with a 66-64 victory over the Northern Kentucky Norsemen.Most valuable player Trae Bell-Haynes, who finished with 19 points, canned the game-win

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Sports in brief

THE New Providence Basketball Association resumed its regular season play at the CI Gibson Gym over the weekend after taking a break for the Christmas holiday.

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WNBA finals: Jones and Sun even series 1-1

THE Connecticut Sun produced the better defensive effort they were looking for in game two and evened the best of five series in their chase for the 2019 WNBA title.

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Bahamasair sees revenues fall 84%

Bahamasair’s revenues for the ten months to end-April 2021 plunged by 84 percent year-over-year, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday, with taxpayers set to underwrite its survival via a $60m-plus subsidy.

The best gift of all: Repairing a broken heart

The best gift of all: Repairing a broken heart Under the theme, "Repairing a broken Heart...What a Gift", The Heart Ball Committee will host the 48th Annual Heart Ball on Saturday, February 18, at Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort. The event will be held under