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Officially, the national sport of the Bahamas is rugby. However, its popularity has declined. Track and field is currently the most popular sport. Football and rugby ... have a strong following. American sports such as basketball, softball, baseball and American football are also played.
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During the American Revolution, American colonists loyal to the British flag settled in The Bahamas. These Loyalists and new settlers from Britain brought Colonial building skills and agricultural expertise. Until 1834, when Britain abolished slavery, they ... brought slaves, importing the ancestors of many modern Bahamians from Western Africa.
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American's South Florida Sale and AAdvantage Triple Miles Special -- Available from Miami and Fort Lauderdale to select destinations in the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Latin America. -- Travel Tuesday through Thursday. Begin travel June 19-Nov. 13, 2007; complete travel by Nov. 15, 2007. -- Book and purchase tickets between June 13-20, 2007. -- Earn triple AAdvantage miles when you purchase and fly on a qualifying ticket in any of the sale markets.
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