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SILVER LIGHTNING THE Silver Lightning Track and Field Club has announced that its third annual Thomas A Robinson Track Classic has been rescheduled for 9am June 16 at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The meet was postponed from its original da
Americans are all smiles after Presidents Cup win
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Looking happier than he has all year, Tiger Woods slipped into the gallery for high fives and back slaps while wearing a green cap that he borrowed from the "Fanatics," the famous cheer squad th
Americans are all smiles after Presidents Cup win
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Looking happier than he has all year, Tiger Woods slipped into the gallery for high fives and back slaps while wearing a green cap that he borrowed from the "Fanatics," the famous cheer squad th
Knowles family in the spotlight
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net SALT Pond, Long Island -- The spotlight was on Captain Loren Knowles. And the 45th Annual Long Island Regatta turned out to be a Knowles show. While Knowles was honoured by the organising com
D-Day looms in Cuba-US rum trademark war
By PETER ORSI Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- There was the Cold War, the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis, and there is still no end in sight to US-Cuban animosity. Now a bitter dispute over a sweet-tasting spirit appears to be nearing an end gam
Simone gets wild card entry into the singles main draw
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net At the initial Bahamas Open Women's Tennis Tournament last year, the team of Nikkita Fountain and Grand Bahamian Larikah Russell got a wild card entry in the main draw of the doubles. And t
Simone gets wild card entry into the singles main draw
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net At the initial Bahamas Open Women's Tennis Tournament last year, the team of Nikkita Fountain and Grand Bahamian Larikah Russell got a wild card entry in the main draw of the doubles. And t
Arsenal slips to 7th in the league after Bolton draw
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Arsenal missed a great chance to move within touching distance of the top four in the Premier League on Wednesday, drawing 0-0 at relegation-threatened Bolton to slip back to seventh place in the standings.
Victory for Red Stripe
Victory for Red Stripe WINNERS: Red Stripe crew celebrate after winning the Prime Minister's Cup race in Class A yesterday. The 59th National Family Island Regatta got underway in picturesque Elizabeth Harbour, Georgetown, Exuma.
Dempsey seals 1-1 draw for Fulham against Chelsea
By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Clint Dempsey scored his 22nd goal of the season for Fulham to clinch a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Monday and prevent its west London rival from climbing into the Champions League places. The United Sates att
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
Colts fire coach after three seasons
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Jim Caldwell endured everything thrown at him during his first two seasons as the Colts' coach -- replacing a friend, constant criticism, even fighting through a huge rash of injuries. He couldn't surv
List of Names for the new hurricane season
List of Names for the new hurricane season SINCE 1953, Atlantic tropical storms had been named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center in the United States. They are now maintained and updated through a strict procedure by an international
Panetta: War strategy can't be guided by polls
By LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) -- The war in Afghanistan can't be determined by polls, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday, asserting that the US must continue with its strategy in the decade-old conflict despite plummeting
Panetta: War strategy can't be guided by polls
By LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) -- The war in Afghanistan can't be determined by polls, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday, asserting that the US must continue with its strategy in the decade-old conflict despite plummeting
'Big Youth' off to great start
'Big Youth' off to great start By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net With his professional boxing career off to a fantastic start, Ryan 'Big Youth' McKenzie has decided to take it to another level by moving his training base to
TURKEY WARNS SYRIA AWAY FROM ITS BORDER
By ELIZABETH A KENNEDY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) -- Turkey warned Syria on Tuesday to keep its forces away from the countries' troubled border or risk an armed response -- a furious reply to the downing of a Turkish military plane last week by the Damas
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sports inbrief SOFTBALL NPSA RAINED OUT AFTER rain washed out its double header on Saturday night, the New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) is expected to make up those games tonight at the Baillou Sporting Complex as the regular season swings into
The world's strongest earthquakes and tsunamis
(AP) - A look at the world's strongest earthquakes and tsunamis since 1976: March 20, 2012: A 7.4-magnitude quake with an epicenter in Guerrero state shakes central southern Mexico, swaying buildings in Mexico City. March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake
Mexico's Pacific coast no stranger to earthquakes
By ALICIA CHANG AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A powerful earthquake Tuesday that centered along the Pacific coast of southern Mexico occurred in a region with a history of unleashing damaging jolts, scientists say. Since 1973, the seismically acti
