Sports Scope

Grenada has embraced Chris Brown and is leaning on him for administrative and marketing support as that country aims for regional sports history. The Grenada Invitational Track and Field meet is scheduled April 8 and our Eternal One, The Fireman, is the catalyst.   The approach by another country to lead a national initiative is…

Basil “Bar” Davis, Bruce “Dick Brown” Russell, Sherrick “Sharky” Martin, Jessee Ferguson, Allan Ingraham, Jeff Williams, Jim White, and Don Huyler are names from a past era of American Football that breathe nostalgia.   Very often these days, I interact with the shark, the running back who gobbled up yards like few others, nationwide, have. …

Jonquel Jones, the 6-6 cen-ter/forward from Holmes Rock, Grand Bahama, is blasting along in the Women Korean Basketball League (WKBL), carrying the Woori Bank Wibee team to one of the greatest regular season runs in history.   Woori Bank Wibee is 18-1, atop the South Korean-based league with a big lead over second place KEB…

For decades, American Football in the country was stuck in a tug-o-war battle, regarding just which organization owned “international recognition” status.   The now seemingly defunct Bahamas American Football Federation (BAFF) seized the opportunity a little over 10 years ago to become the official member representing The Bahamas at the table of the International Federation…