NBA Player Taunted about “Jamaican Bobsled” by Cleveland Fan
Basketball player Patrick “Patty” Mills of the San Antonio Spurs was taunted by a Cleveland Cavaliers fan during a road game in that city. Mills responded to the fan on Twitter after the game, saying, “I am a proud Islander. Like my Jamaican Brothers, me & my family in the islands of the Torres Strait […]
Jamaican Women’s Bobsled Team Historic Run Comes To An End At The 2018 Winter Olympics
Jamaica’s first Olympic women’s bobsled team finished 19th in the competition at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on February 21, 2018, following the third and fourth heats at the Olympic Sliding Center. Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell – and Audra Segree as the alternate – made their historic appearance as the first female […]
Jamaica’s Brightest Surf Standout Elishama Beckford Signs A Sponsorship Deal With Hurley
Hurley’s investment in Beckford represents a massive investment in the future of Jamaican Surfing Bull Bay, Jamaica’s brightest surf standout, Elishama Beckford has signed a sponsorship deal with Hurley. Beckford states, “by putting in the work and having the right people by my side, I was able to see things truly align making it possible for […]
Primary School to be Renamed for Veronica Campbell-Brown
Jamaica’s Minister of Culture and Sport Olivia Grange announced that Troy Primary School in Trelawny will be renamed to honor eight-time Olympic medal winner Veronica Campbell-Brown. Grange announced the name change at the Jamaica Pegasus at the launch of the 2018 VCB 5K Run/Walk event, which is scheduled for January 21, 2018, at Vere in […]
Jamaican Women’s Bobsled Team Qualifies for 2018 Olympics
The Jamaica Bobsleigh (Bobsled) & Skeleton Federation (JBSF) announced that a women’s team will compete at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea in February. This will be the first appearance of the Jamaican women at the Olympics, 30 years after the men’s bobsledders debuted in Canada in 1988 and inspired the “Cool […]
Jamaica Rugby team Qualifies for World Cup Sevens
Jamaica’s rugby team, has successfully qualified to play in the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, as well as in three other competitions that will take place in San Francisco July 20th-22nd, 2018. The Jamaica Crocs team won the 2017 Rugby Americas North Sevens (RANS) Tournament at the Estadio Camp Marte in Mexico to qualify by […]
Patrick Ewing becomes first Jamaican to head coach for a US Division I NCAA basketball team since 2015
Patrick Ewing will be the first Jamaican hired to coach a basketball team in Division 1 since 2015. Paul Hewitt was the last Jamaican born Division I NCAA basketball coach in 2015 when he coached George Mason University. Ewing, who was born in Kingston, was named as the new coach for Georgetown University in the […]
Usain Bolt Could Regain 2008 Olympic Relay Gold Medal
As a result of an appeal on doping charges from Nesta Carter, which stripped Carter and his 4×400 meter relay teammates of their gold medals at the 2008 Olympics, Usain Bolt has a chance to regain the medal he won in that event. Carter tested positive for a banned substance when his 2008 samples were […]
Gold! Atkinson Wins 100-Meter Breaststroke at Short Course Worlds
Jamaican swimmer Alia Atkinson won a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke competition at the Short Course World Swimming Championships in Windsor, Ontario. Atkinson’s win was an upset for Olympic champion Lilly King of the United States. King was forced to take second place, while American Molly Hannis finished third. Atkinson holds the world record […]
Usain Bolt Wins Historic Sixth IAAF Athlete of the Year Award for 2016
Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has received his sixth IAAF Male Athlete of the Year Award. Bolt won the award in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013. He won the 2016 award for a season that included winning gold medals in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4×100-meter men’s relay at the Olympic Games in Rio. […]