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Yankees sink to AL East cellar

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- With every out the New York Yankees made and every run they gave up, the boos from the sparse crowd got louder. New York's 6-0 defeat to the Kansas City Royals on a misty, dreary Monday night was the Yankee

Metta World Peace faces NBA discipline

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Lakers jersey says World Peace on the back. The player wearing it is still Ron Artest, and he's in trouble again with the NBA. Metta World Peace was pounding his chest with his right arm in celebration of a dunk over two opponents S

Robles criticises training conditions

By ANNE-MARIE GARCIA Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba's best-known Olympic athlete, Dayron Robles, complained Tuesday about terrible training conditions as he prepares to defend his gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles this summer in London. "The Olymp

Haiti rogue force refuses to disband

By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A rogue band of armed men pushing for revival of Haiti's military are refusing to disband and clear out of old military bases, the leaders of the group said Tuesday, despite repeated orders fro

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