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Junior Comets claim 2nd straight title

Junior Comets claim 2nd straight title By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net An undefeated streak in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) that has reached 27 games over two seasons led to the Queen's Co

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EXTRA SECURITY IN WAKE OF ROBBERY ON COLLEGE CAMPUS

SECURITY measures at the College of the Bahamas have been stepped up in the wake of a campus robbery last week. The incident, in which a group of men approached a student and robbed him of his laptop, has led police to increase nighttime patrols around CO

Croatia beats Ireland 3-1 at Euro 2012

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press POZNAN, Poland (AP) -- Playing in a difficult group with Spain and Italy, it's Croatia at the top. The Croats took advantage of a frail Ireland defense to win their opening match at the European Championship, getting two goal

Syria to send 10 athletes to London Olympics

By ALBERT AJI and BARBARA SURK Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syria plans to send up to 10 athletes and 20 sports administrators to the London Olympics despite spiraling violence in the Arab country and a looming travel ban against top official

Barcelona struggling ahead of must-win Chelsea match

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Still recovering from a morale-busting loss at home in the Spanish league, Barcelona will need to quickly regroup to beat Chelsea and overturn a first leg deficit in the Champions League semifinals today. The defending champions in

Muamba 'in effect' dead for 78 minutes

LONDON (AP) -- Fabrice Muamba's heart stopped beating on its own for 78 minutes and "in effect, he was dead in that time," Bolton's team doctor said Wednesday. The 23-year-old Bolton midfielder collapsed during an FA Cup match against Tottenham on Saturday

Muamba 'in effect' dead for 78 minutes

LONDON (AP) -- Fabrice Muamba's heart stopped beating on its own for 78 minutes and "in effect, he was dead in that time," Bolton's team doctor said Wednesday. The 23-year-old Bolton midfielder collapsed during an FA Cup match against Tottenham on Saturday

Bolt sets season best of 9.76

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) -- World record-holder Usain Bolt put his poor performance in the Czech Republic behind him with a season's best 9.76 seconds in the 100-meter race at the Golden Gala. Bolt ran a relatively slow 10.04 in Ostrava

Study blames ocean CO2 for oyster declines

Study blames ocean CO2 for oyster declines By JEFF BARNARD AP Environmental Writer SCIENTISTS are blaming slightly higher levels of carbon dioxide in Pacific Ocean waters, linked to global warming, for the failure of oyster larvae to survive in a US

World not quite as hot in 2011

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The world last year wasn't quite as warm as it has been for most of the past decade, government scientists say, but it continues a general trend of rising temperatures. The average global temperature

Dolphins players surprised at Sparano firing

DAVIE, Florida (AP) -- A number of key Dolphin players expressed their surprise Tuesday that coach Tony Sparano was fired with only three games remaining in the season. Chad Henne, Will Allen, Davone Bess, Dan Carpenter, Brian Hartline and Brandon Fields s

Serena gets 14th straight victory

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic made a solid return to red-clay courts, dominating Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday night to open his Italian Open title defense. On the women's side, Serena William

Chavez dismisses rumours, saying he'll be home soon

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared on television Monday after an eight-day silence, scoffing at rumours that his health took a turn for the worse and saying he plans to be back home t

QC Comets are on a roll

QC Comets are on a roll By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net In a fourth quarter which featured three ties and four lead changes, a late run by the No.1 seed led them to a game one win in the Bahamas Association of Independent Se

QC Comets are on a roll

QC Comets are on a roll By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net In a fourth quarter which featured three ties and four lead changes, a late run by the No.1 seed led them to a game one win in the Bahamas Association of Independent Se

QC Comets are on a roll

QC Comets are on a roll By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net In a fourth quarter which featured three ties and four lead changes, a late run by the No.1 seed led them to a game one win in the Bahamas Association of Independent Se

James' triple-double leads Heat to title

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- The decision is final: LeBron James made the right call coming to Miami. Finally an NBA champion, it's all worth it now. James had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, and got the kind of help that was

After poor Golden Spike showing, Bolt isn't worried

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) -- After running a relatively slow 10.04 seconds in the Czech Republic last week, Usain Bolt is ready to ramp up his Olympic preparation with a faster time at Thursday's Golden Gala meet. The Ostrava race was Bol

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BASKETBALL BSC POSTSEASON EAGLES Nest pulled off a 40-35 victory over Temple Fellowship to secure a rematch with defending champions Macedonia Baptist in the Baptist Sports Council's 2012 Basketball League's 15-and-under best-of-three championship series.

'I'm 100 per cent'

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Tough luck, Frisco fans. Eli Manning's tummy is just fine. The New York Giants quarterback was back at practice Thursday after missing part of the previous day's workout with "a stomach bug." "