By Jared McCallister | Photo credit: COLGATE WOMEN’S GAMES Braving brisk pre-winter weather on Saturday, November 30, athletes, parents, coaches and supporters from across the Northeast attended the first registration day for the 49th Annual Colgate Women’s Games, the nation’s longest-running indoor track and field series for girls and women. Now through January 5, 2025, girls enrolled […]
Cricket can inspire a new generation and unlock fresh avenues for economic growth across CARICOM” – Dr Rowley Following the Second CARICOM-India Summit in Georgetown, Guyana, CARICOM Leaders gathered at the CARICOM Secretariat on Thursday 21 November for the Twenty-First Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee (PMSC) on Cricket. Chair of the Prime Ministerial […]
Editorial credit: Grindstone Media Group / shutterstock.com An exclusive Paris Olympic Roundtable review hosted by Denzil Wilks, delving into what went right, what didn’t, and discuss what’s next for Jamaican athletics.
By Rob Book, THE CONVERSATION | Editorial credit: Natursports / shutterstock.com When a young athlete is drafted into the NBA – as 58 players were on June 22, 2023 – it is often seen as a life-changing event. The money makes it so. Salaries for first-round draft picks this year are projected to range from about $2.4 million at the low […]
Photo courtesy of nyc.gov NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today awarded the Key to the City of New York to members of the New York Liberty, the 2024 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) champions. This is the first time in the franchise’s history that the team has won the WNBA Championship. […]
By Paul Hudrick, sbnation.com |Editorial Credit: Zero99 / shutterstock.com There’s just something about a New York point guard. There’s a toughness and a flair that only those from the Big Apple seem to possess. You’re reminded of it when you walk into Gauchos Gym in the South Bronx. You look up at the wall at all […]
Thousands of fans packed into the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan to watch the Liberty’s championship parade. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Katie Honan and Gwynne Hogan | thecity.nyc Hundreds of supporters clad in the team’s signature Statue of Liberty aquamarine lined Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes. Office workers at the windows above dumped reams of shredded paper […]
By Jordan Robinson, www.wnba.com | Photo courtesy of www.wnba.com (1) New York Liberty vs. (2) Minnesota Lynx Game 1: Lynx at Liberty: Thursday, Oct. 10, 8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN Game 2: Lynx at Liberty: Sunday, Oct. 13, 3:00 p.m. ET, ABC Game 3: Liberty at Lynx: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN Game 4: Liberty at Lynx: Friday, […]
By Staff Writer | Photo credit Julien Alfred Facebook Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Ernest Hilaire has promised a grand celebration for Saint Lucia’s Olympic star, Julien Alfred, when she returns to the island next month. Speaking at Monday’s pre-cabinet press briefing, Hilaire emphasized that Alfred, who made history as Saint Lucia’s first Olympic champion and […]
Photo courtesy: Jamaicans.com As Heart NSTA continues to prepare its students for the future, the 2024 WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France, marks a significant milestone. According to Dwayne Bent, Director of Institutional Infrastructure Development, Team Jamaica is ready to show the world that they have what is required to compete at an international level, and […]