New Additions to the National Legends Walk

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – National Sports Month is here, and the first major event on the calendar got a busy weekend off to an exciting start with several new additions to the Legends Walk.

The new faces greeting you on the path to the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium — Special Olympics Ambassador Anita Moncur, Bahamas Olympic Committee President Romell Knowles, 400m Olympic bronze medallist and Masters legend Tim Munnings, Olympian swimmer Nikia Deveaux-Christie, 60m hurdles world record holder Devynne Charlton, and New York Yankees All-Star second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Celebrations continue tonight with the National Sports Awards. The National Sports Hall of Fame Induction will take center stage on November 20, honoring 14 new inductees across multiple disciplines.

UB Basketball Comes Up Short in Thriller vs. Nassau Flight Services

The University of The Bahamas returned to action, and it went down to the wire against Nassau Flight Services.

Terrence Higgs led UB with 18 points, Kevaro Russell scored 16, and Jerehemiah Miller finished with a double-double — 14 points and 22 rebounds — but it wasn’t enough as UB fell 76-72 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Tamiko Higgs led Nassau Flight Services with 32 points and shot 8-for-10 from three-point range.

UB trailed 70-68 with just 1:32 left, but Nassau Flight Services went ahead by four on the next possession. They traded baskets down the stretch as NFS held on.