Hield, Warriors On The Brink Of Elimination

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UNITED STATES – A disastrous third quarter ultimately undid any hopes Buddy Hield and the Golden State Warriors had of winning their half of the Western Conference semifinals.

Hield finished with 14 points, but the Warriors lost 117-110 Monday night at the Chase Center in game four of the best of seven series.

He shot 4-11 from the field, 2-6 from three point range, and added four rebounds in 35 minutes.

The Warriors led 60-58 at the half, but the T’wolves went on a decisive 17-0 run in the period. They outscored the warriors 38-17 and took a 99-79 lead into the fourth.

The series shifts back to the Target Center Wednesday night for game five, where the T’wolves have an opportunity to advance to the conference finals.

The Warriors will still be without Stephen Curry, who sat out his third game in a row and is scheduled to have his strained left hamstring re-evaluated that day.

SOCCER

Top programs set for the Samuel P. Haven High School Nationals over the next two weeks will come together to compete for the right to be called national champions.

Hosted by the Bahamas Football Association and the Ministry of Education, the tournament will feature teams from New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco, and Eleuthera.

Play will get started with the Grand Bahama Northern group playoff, May 15-16.

“Nassau is not all there is to The Bahamas, we have the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. There are over 146 schools in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, and I can tell you, one of the key words we have in the Ministry of Education is collaboration, and we cannot do anything without the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture, ” Floyd Armbrister says.

The schedule then shifts to the capital on May 21-22 in for the New Providence group playoff.

The juniors take the pitch May 27, and competition concludes with the championship matches on May 30.

TENNIS

With roster spots on the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup teams on the line, a few young tennis players took the spotlight over the weekend at the National Tennis Center.

The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association hosted team trials and produced more eligible players to join the finalists from the 2024 Giorgio Baldacci open nationals.

On the ladies side, Jalisa Clarke, the country’s top ranked player in U18 division won over Sapphire Ferguson in the finals in straight sets.

Both finalists will join Sydney Clarke and Simone Pratt on the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup team.

On the men’s side for the Davis cup team, Donte Armbrister won in straight sets over Kofi Bowe.

WNBA

The preseason is complete, let’s get to the games that count, which is the title defense for Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty.

The Libs finished the preseason with a 1-1 split after last night’s 84–61 win over Japan’s Toyota Antelopes at the University of Oregon’s Matthew Knight Arena.

Jones had 6 points and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes.

The Liberty will commence their regular season on May 17 against the Las Vegas Aces at Barclays Center.

Jones’ offseason was highlighted by a star turn off the court for the finals MVP, and she received rave reviews for her appearance on the red carpet at the Met Gala.

“Got a chance to speak with everybody, mingle in the room, [and]…got a chance to pick people’s brains, talk to people that you seen be extremely successful…doing it on the big stage, so it was just a good opportunity to speak to people,” Jones said.