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Despite army takeover, fear strong in Mexican town
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press CIUDAD MIER, Mexico (AP) -- Schoolchildren once again chatter and scamper across the town plaza where drug gang gunmen last year torched the police station and left the remains of a dismembered man. By night, towns
Despite army takeover, fear strong in Mexican town
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press CIUDAD MIER, Mexico (AP) -- Schoolchildren once again chatter and scamper across the town plaza where drug gang gunmen last year torched the police station and left the remains of a dismembered man. By night, towns
Young illegal immigrants are coming out of the shadows
By HELEN O'NEILL AP Special Correspondent SHE was tiny and trembling and looked so very vulnerable. Barely 15, having already experienced a lifetime of hardships since losing her mother at five and crossing the desert with her father, she clutched a micr
West champs Thunder head to finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant had 34 points and 14 rebounds while playing all of regulation for the first time all season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed a spot in the NBA finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-99 last night. Russell Westb
Prison time capped for ex-Maryland man at Gitmo
By BEN FOX Associated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A Pakistani man who attended a suburban Baltimore high school and is accused of plotting with the self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attack to blow up fuel tanks in the US wou
Bryant leads Lakers past Hornets in OT, 107-101
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 33 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fourth straight game and second straight in overtime, 107-101 over the New Orleans Hornets last night. For the second night in a row, the Lakers climbed out of a double-
Bryant leads Lakers past Hornets in OT, 107-101
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 33 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fourth straight game and second straight in overtime, 107-101 over the New Orleans Hornets last night. For the second night in a row, the Lakers climbed out of a double-
sports inbrief
BASEBALL: JBLN SEASON BREAK DUE to the mid-term break at St Andrew's School, the Junior Baseball League of Nassau will take this weekend off from its regular season action. Play is all set to resume 7pm on Wednesday, February 22 with a Major League (11-
Wade brings the Heat for 2-0 lead in series
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- As the Miami Heat expected, the New York Knicks were much improved in Game 2. Better, yes -- but not good enough. Dwyane Wade scored 25 points, Chris Bosh added 21 and the Heat beat New York 104-94 on Monday n
LAKERS GO HOME
By JEFF LATZKE AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and
NOAA will develop recovery plans for endangered whales
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A federal agency will develop recovery plans for two endangered whales. A notice earlier this week in the Federal Register said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will prepare a recovery plan for North Pacific rig
Lakers hold off Nuggets to take 2-0 series lead
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Denver Nuggets ran the court and drove the lane with all the intensity they lacked in their playoff opener. They double-teamed Andrew Bynum, harassed Pau Gasol and scored relentlessly in the paint. Nope, still not enough to beat Kob
Tottenham ties 0-0 at Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) -- Luis Suarez returned from an eight-game suspension given after he racially abused an opponent, and Liverpool was held to a 0-0 tie by Tottenham in the Premier League on Monday night. Suarez entered in the 66th minute, his first a
Tottenham ties 0-0 at Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) -- Luis Suarez returned from an eight-game suspension given after he racially abused an opponent, and Liverpool was held to a 0-0 tie by Tottenham in the Premier League on Monday night. Suarez entered in the 66th minute, his first a
Tottenham ties 0-0 at Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) -- Luis Suarez returned from an eight-game suspension given after he racially abused an opponent, and Liverpool was held to a 0-0 tie by Tottenham in the Premier League on Monday night. Suarez entered in the 66th minute, his first a
2016 Games: IOC officials visit site of Olympic village in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- IOC officials visited the construction site of the Olympic Village for the 2016 Games on Tuesday, the second day of an inspection tour to Rio de Janeiro. Members of the IOC's coordination commission also checked on work being done to
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
Blackpool, Millwall advance in the FA Cup
LONDON (AP) -- Blackpool and Millwall advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup with wins Tuesday night to set up games against Premier League opponents. Blackpool beat Sheffield 3-0 Wednesday in their fourth-round replay on goals by Matthew Phillips, Loma
Arsenal recovers 2-0 deficit to advance in FA Cup
LONDON (AP) -- Arsenal kept its bid to end a seven-year trophy drought on track Sunday, scoring three times in eight second-half minutes to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and reach the fifth round of the FA Cup. Villa led 2-0 at halftime on goals by Richard Dunne an
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
