• Dominica 2020 Olympians:Thea Lafond, right, and Dennrick Luke

    Dominica makes entry into the Olympics

    Thea Lafond and Dennrick Luke, two athletes who know a thing or two about making history for Dominica, will be the ones representing the island at this year's Tokyo 2020 ...

  • Energetic Dominican youth in basketball training
    Basketball

    Basketball's Evolution

    Part III of the article presented on the evolution of the following aspects of the game of basketball: out-of-bounds, mid-court line, three seconds/restricted area a.k.a. "the key", and the centre ...

  • Basketball referee's equipment: whistle and lanyard
    Basketball

    Basketball's Evolution

    Part II of the article presented on the evolution of the following aspects of the game of basketball: scoring, timing, shot clock, fouls, free throws, passing, and dribbling. The article ...

  • Spring Rims are indispensable to modern-day
    Basketball

    Basketball's Evolution (Part II)

    Part I of the article presented the development of the following aspects of the game of basketball: team size, substitutions, baskets, backboards, and the ball. The article continues below.

  • France vs USA
    Basketball

    Basketball's Evolution (Part I)

    Since Jump Ball debuted in 2016 the column has focused almost exclusively on local basketball. Among the 85 articles published to date the column, however, featured two NBA players, viz. ...

  • Three clubs each fielded 3 teams in DABA's League
    Basketball

    Dominica's Basketball Trios

    Over the 55 years of our National Basketball League we have witnessed scores of teams enter and exit, a few capturing championships along the way and others not even winning ...

  • BRIAN ZAMORE of YSA Development played with Cardinals Jr
    Basketball

    Brian Zamore in Action

    Few persons in Dominica carry or have carried the surname ZAMORE, and have been associated with basketball.

  • DERRICK BIRMINGHAM played with Lamb's Bread,  Cardinals I, Killer Bees and Clouds I
    Basketball

    Powerful Derrick "Rats" Birmingham

    Part I of the article presented on Dr. Rats' entry into basketball, the teams that he played with, in DABA's National League and his stints in Off-Season/Community Leagues. The article ...

  • DERRICK BIRMINGHAM played with Cardinals for over a decade; 1985 photo
    Basketball

    Powerful Derrick "Rats" Birmingham

    During the 1980s and 1990s, "Dr. Rats" was one of the 'big names' around the Windsor Park hardcourt and Dominica's national basketball league. Prior to that, there was another player ...

  • Reynold Alexander, captain, was a consistent top or high-scorer for Comets and Stars. Photo Courtesy Reynold's Facebook Page
    Basketball

    Dubique, in Their Little World

    Part I of the article peeked into the early days of basketball in Dubique, Dubique's ladies on Pros Sisters, and moving from Dubique's first basketball team to their only other ...

  • Gregory Bellot of Dubique Stars was 1994 Division II MVP. Photo courtesy Gregory's Facebook Page
    Basketball

    Dubique, in Their Little World (Part I)

    There are many from Dominica's "Cultural capital" which has a sporting history involving track & field, cricket and basketball who claim that the tiny village of Dubique, even before its ...

  • courtesy Chinese Embassy  Friendly match, Chinese Embassy staff vs Division of Agriculture, Goodwill, 2011. Photo  courtesy Chinese Embassy
    Basketball

    GOODWILL'S BASKETBALL JOURNAL

    Part V of the article presented on players from Goodwill teams representing Dominica; Goodwill players heading basketball; Coaches Eggie and Roddie; referees of league games from Goodwill; Goodwill's Off-Season Basketball ...