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Trump chooses Herschel Walker as US ambassador to Bahamas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Herschel Walker, the football legend who unsuccessfully ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be ambassador to the Bahamas. Trump made the announcement Tuesday in a post on Truth Social, his social media website....
Fraud charges filed after college hoops team is forced to cancel Bahamas trip
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — An Atlanta man has been arrested and charged with fraud after George Mason University's men's basketball team was forced to cancel a trip to the Bahamas earlier this year after it paid for travel that was never actually booked. Charges against Maurice Smith,...
Bahamas Bowl features Liberty against Buffalo
Bahamas Bowl: Buffalo (8-4) vs. Liberty (8-3), Jan. 4 at 11 a.m. EST. BetMGM College Football Odds: Liberty by 2.5. BOTTOM LINE The Bahamas Bowl will feature Liberty against Buffalo. KEY MATCHUP The Flames' offense ranks...
PGA Tour and LPGA Tour get together for mixed team. Europe stays in South Africa
PGA Tour and LPGA Tour GRANT THORNTON INVITATIONAL Site: Naples, Florida. Course: Tiburon GC (Gold). Yardage: 7,382 (men), 6,700 (women). Par: 72. Prize money: $4 million. Winner's share: $500,000 per player. Television:...
Scottie Scheffler ends his big year in the Bahamas with his 9th victory
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler returned from a two-month break and nothing changed. He won the Hero World Challenge on Sunday with a 9-under 63 to tie the tournament record at Albany Golf Club and win by six shots. Scheffler, the first player since Tiger Woods in 2009 to...
Justin Thomas with big drives and a few big putts takes 1-shot lead over Scheffler in the Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Justin Thomas was long off the tee and made a few long putts on the back nine to overtake Scottie Scheffler with a 6-under 66 and build a one-shot lead Saturday over golf's best player going into the final round of the Hero World Challenge. Thomas is trying...
Scottie Scheffler goes on a run of birdies in the Bahamas and leads by 2
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler birdied every hole but the par 3s on the front nine at Albany Golf Club on Friday and finished his bogey-free round with an 8-under 64 that gave him a two-shot lead in the Hero World Challenge. Two months off did nothing to slow the world's...
Scottie Scheffler has new putting grip and trails Cameron Young by 3 in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler brought a new putting grip to the Hero World Challenge and felt enough improvement to be satisfied with the result, a 5-under 67 that left him three shots behind Cameron Young on Thursday. Young was playing for the first time since the BMW...
Bahamas Bowl to feature pair of 8-win teams as Liberty and Buffalo square off Jan. 4
Liberty will face Buffalo in the Bahamas Bowl on Jan. 4, the bowl announced Thursday. The Flames (8-3), of Conference USA, will be making their sixth consecutive bowl appearance. Buffalo (8-4), of the Mid-American Conference, will be playing in its fifth bowl game in the last seven...
Bahamian police chief resigns after US indicts officers in a massive drug trafficking case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Bahamas' police commissioner has resigned after a sergeant and two officers were recently indicted in the U.S. in what federal authorities describe as a case of massive drug trafficking. The Bahamas' prime minister, Philip Brave Davis, announced on...
