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Deandre Ayton shinesin the Summer League

AS the Las Vegas Summer League tipped off, Deandre Ayton has showed flashes of the athleticism and basketball IQ on both ends of the floor that led to his selection as the top overall pick in June’s NBA Draft.In his summer league debut on July 6, Ayt

Commercial banks to acquire 80 per cent of restoration bond

Some 80 per cent or $120 million of the Government’s Hurricane Restoration Bond will be raised from the commercial banks, the Government yesterday confirming the offering’s multi-tiered nature.

Grand Bahama's power costs 383% ahead of Florida

Grand Bahama-based businesses and households are paying 383 per cent more in energy costs than their Florida-based counterparts, a Freeport businessman yesterday telling Tribune Business this was the main reason for the island's 20 per cent-plus unemployment rate.

Women in the Bible - Part two

NOW this should attract the attention of any truth seeker. The two most influential philosophers in the world of Christian theology in the Middle Ages were both of the Greco-Roman world into which Christianity was born – Plato (427-347 BC) and Aristotle (384 - 322 BC).

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Troubled Arizona loses 98-93 to Oregon

AMID controversy, Bahamian collegiate basketball star DeAndre Ayton produced one of his best games of the season, but his Arizona Wildcats fell short in their bid to claim a share of the PAC-12 regular season title.

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Large support for expansion of NHI to fund health care

NEARLY 90 percent of respondents in a new survey support the expansion of NHI to provide affordable coverage for high cost medical care — including treatment for widespread cancers, dialysis and heart attacks.

The Big 'O' - where do I find it?

“Orgasms. Where do I find them?”

Heat top Thunder 104-98

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James better get well fast. He's about to play for a championship. Hardly able to move, James returned from a left leg injury to make the tiebreaking three-pointer with 2:54 remaining and the Miam

Baha Mar beat local bidding target by 68%

Baha Mar says it has “far exceeded” its commitment to provide Bahamian contractors with $400 million worth of work, beating this target by 67.8 per cent while more than 6,000 local jobs to-date.

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Bahamas broker’s clients: ‘We’ll be left with nothing’

Deloitte & Touche liquidators and their attorneys have been awarded over $1m in costs despite clients of a collapsed Bahamas broker/dealer voicing fears this payment leaves nothing for them to recover.

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Shonel Ferguson’s firm given three weeks to vacate building

FOX Hill MP Shonel Ferguson’s investment company has three weeks to vacate a building it allegedly never paid real property taxes on since assuming responsibility for it some 13 years ago, a Supreme Court judge has ordered.

Budding entrepreneurs discover fertile landscape

Getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to Marc-Arnold Christophe and Ryan Ferguson.Their terminations gave them the freedom and spark to launch their own business, True Green, a landscaping company.The 23-year-olds met in 2012, at their

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Trent donates bats during visit to Mario Ford Baseball Camp

BEFORE leaving to begin spring training camp in Tempe, Arizona, centre fielder Trent Deveaux took the time out to spend Saturday, giving some instructions to players in the Mario Ford Baseball Camp as they returned to Windsor Park.

Giants clobber Shockers 91-79

AFTER losing their season opener a week ago, the New Providence Basketball Association’s defending champions Commonwealth Bank Giants took their frustrations out on the Real Deal Shockers at CI Gibson Gym Saturday night.

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Jones, Thomas lead Sun to 94- 66 win over Mercury

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had 17 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, Jonquel Jones added 20 points and eight rebounds and the Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 94-66 yesterday.

BBF boss Bowleg praises FIBA U-17 coaching staff

MARIO Bowleg, president of the Bahamas Basketball Federation, feels that he selected the right coach to lead the boys’ national basketball team at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Brown's two touchdowns lead UAB past Miami (OH) 24-20 in Bahamas Bowl

NASSAU Bahamas (AP) — Jermaine Brown Jr. rushed for 116 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Trea Shropshire had 183 yards receiving and a score, and UAB held off Miami (Ohio) 24-20 on Friday in the Bahamas Bowl.

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Deyton Albury and Paul Greene help Chipola move up in NJCAA rankings

DEYTON Albury and Paul Greene continue to lead Chipola’s ascent up the national rankings while Emmanuel Alexandre and Colin Storr’s production continue to lead the group of Bahamians at Northeast Community College.

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Ayton has double double, but Clippers beat Suns 116-102 to stave off elimination

PHOENIX (AP) — Paul George scored 41 points, Reggie Jackson added 23 and the resilient Los Angeles Clippers staved off elimination by beating the Phoenix Suns 116-102 last night in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.

McCartney and Stampeders win CFL's 102nd Grey Cup

KARL McCartney celebrated his 27th birthday this past Saturday and on Sunday he received the best birthday gift a pro football player can ask for, his Calgary Stampeders winning the 102nd Grey Cup.