YEAR IN REVIEW – The Top Five Sports Stories of 2024

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – In this report, we will give you the top five sports stories of the year.

Number 5 – Leaders of the New School

Vj Edgecombe and Sebastian Walcott are teenage prodigies, who have now and next.

Walcott became the number one prospect in the Texas Rangers organization,  an all star, a futures game selection and the youngest Bahamian ever promoted to double aa.

Edgecombe won New York’s  Player of the Year, was a McDonald’s All American, a Nike Hoops Summit selection and was a finalist for the National Player of the Year.

After his national team debut, Edgecombe headed to the Baylor Bears as a 5 star recruit for  his lone season of college basketball before the 2025 draft.

Number 4 – the Boogie Down Bronx

In one summer, Jazz Chisholm Jr. went from mediocrity to a bonafide star.

The season was of course highlighted by his trade from the Miami Marlins to the New York Yankees, but Chisholm’s production made him one of the fan favorites in New York. 

The Yankee infielder had career highs in eight statistical categories, including 24 home runs and 40 stolen bases.

In New York, Chisholm played for a pennant winner, became just the second Bahamian to play in the World Series, and was the first to hit a home on baseball’s biggest stage.

Number 3 – Hoops and Dreams of a Nation

The greatest collection of Bahamian basketball talent ever assembled captured the attention of the nation on a run toward Olympic qualification…that fell just one game short.

NBA vets – Buddy Hield, Deandre Ayton, and Eric Gordon, led The Bahamas to a runner-up finish in the FIBA Olympic Qualifier in Valencia, Spain.

Now ranked number 52, The Bahamas beat number 20 Finland, number 17 Poland, and number 29 Lebanon before a loss to number 6 Spain in the final.

The program was one athletic 6’11 NBA forward away from the Olympics, but still accomplished the greatest feat in Bahamian team sports.

Number 2 – Delayed, not Denied

It was the perfect ending to a great season and Jonquel Jones added even more accolades to her hall of fame career.

Jones’ list of “firsts” in Bahamian sports is already unrivaled, but in 2024 she became both a WNBA Champion and a WNBA Finals MVP.

In just her second season in New York, Jones led the Liberty to their first WNBA title in franchise history.

In the finals, she averaged 17.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game to earn MVP honors.

Jones was also an All-Star, named to the All-WNBA Second Team, and the All-Defensive Second Team.

Number 1 – Setting Trends, Setting Records

The absolute best in the world. Ever, and she did it twice in the same year.

Devynne Charlton’s place as the Queen of the 60m hurdles was solidified in 2024.

In March, she won the world indoor 60m hurdles title in Glasgow, Scotland and set the current world record time – 7.65 seconds. 

It was the second time Charlton had broken the world record in a two month span following a 7.67 second run at the Millrose Games in New York in February.

Her outdoor season was highlighted in Paris by her second consecutive appearance in the 100m hurdles Olympic final.