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Buddy Buckets season high 21

THERE may be something to Dave Joerger’s “Buddy Off The Bench” plan.Hield scored a season-high 21 points to lead the Sacramento Kings a 94-86 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday night at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.It was eas

‘Stay humble, stay hungry and stay healthy’

FROM the No.1 overall NBA Draft pick to a possible number one overall pick of the future, Mychal “Sweet Bells” Thompson lauded the potential of top prospect Deandre Ayton and offered some advice on his path to success.

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Jones and Liberty topple defending champions in 38-point blowout win

JONQUEL Jones and the New York Liberty routed the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, in a 38-point blowout win.

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Jones ‘Player of the Week’

For the 10th time in her five-year career, Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones has been one of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Players of the Week.

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Bahamas sees $900m boost from marine areas expansion

The Bahamas has generated a $900m annual economic boost by expanding its Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to cover 20 percent of the country’s coastal environment, studies have estimated.

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Buddy Hield scores 15 in 99-94 loss to the Hawks

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bahamian Buddy Hield scored 15 points last night but the Atlanta Hawks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 99-94 to win their fifth straight, even as shooting guard Kyle Korver spent the entire game on the bench amid reports he could be traded.

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Jonquel Jones excited about return to the WNBA Finals with new team

AFTER playing her first six seasons in Connecticut, leading the Sun to the Women’s National Basketball Association Finals last year, Jonquel Jones is excited to be back for an encore this year albeit with her new team in the New York Liberty.

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Marlins’ Anfernee Seymour promoted to Double-A baseball for first time in career

IN a season that got off to an unfavourable start, Anfernee Seymour continues his progression in the minor leagues and reached a new career milestone within the Miami Marlins organisation.

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Miami Marlins sign up Anfernee Seymour

ANFERNEE Seymour is back with the franchise where his pro baseball career began and has improved his play this season in his new surroundings.After being released by the Atlanta Braves (Florida Fire Frogs) on May 6, Seymour was signed by the Miami Ma

NCAA: Buddy Hield has his best game of the season

Saturday was a successful day for Bahamian basketball players in men’s division I basketball programmes across the NCAA with standout individual performances and thrilling upsets.

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High blood pressure linked to sexual dysfunction in women and men

It is well-known that uncontrolled elevated blood pressure can lead to erectile dysfunction in men. It is relatively common for the first symptom of new onset or known poorly controlled hypertension to be poor quality erections.

BTC broke law on exclusive phone card agreements

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) was yesterday fined $243,442 after regulators determined its ‘exclusive’ phone card supply agreements broke the law, excluding rivals from up to 60 per cent of the market.

Melia in 7% pt Easter increase

Nassau-based resorts yesterday reported a “very good Easter”, with one property telling Tribune Business it had seen a 7 percentage point increase in occupancies compared to last year’s holiday weekend.

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‘Jazz’ gets a warm welcome home

JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr made his return to home soil this past weekend at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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‘Buddy Buckets’ season high

In just his second game back on the court after missing time with an ankle injury, Buddy Hield posted his best numbers of the year so far and a season high in scoring.

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No. 16 Oklahoma loses to Kansas State despite Buddy Hield’s 31

CONFERENCE play continued to heat up in men’s NCAA division basketball and two Bahamian players were able to post career numbers, despite coming in a losing effort for their teams.

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Wildcats to face Tigers in Battle 4 Atlantis finale

The Villanova University Wildcats snuck past the North Carolina Tar Heels in an 83-81 overtime thriller to advance to their third Battle 4 Atlantis finals yesterday at the Imperial Arena, Paradise Island.

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NCAA: Davis and Solomon to transfer this offseason

BAHAMIAN players continue progress to NCAA men’s basketball programmes following productive seasons at the Junior College level.Radshad Davis and Kaleel Solomon were the latest additions to this expanding list and recently announced their intentions

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Jonquel shines in WNBA playoff debut, Sun go home

JONQUEL Jones made her WNBA postseason debut yesterday but a standout game from the league’s Most Improved Player was not enough for her team to advance to the semi-finals.

FRANCO MILLER AND REBELS ON TOUR IN CANADA

FRANCO Miller had his first opportunity to suit up as an official member of Ole Miss Rebels Basketball as the team continues its preseason foreign tour through Canada.The Rebels played the first two games of the tour in Montreal with wins over the Mc