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Ayton and Suns 7-0, stay in hunt for play-in spot

Bahamian centre Deandre Ayton and his Phoenix Suns kept their playoff hopes alive with a 130-117 rout over the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday in the National Basketball Association’s bubble at the ESPN Wild World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

BGDBA Playoffs: Cybots and Avengers go up 1-0 in first round

The Bain and Grants Town Cybots and Airport Authority Avengers nabbed the first wins in their round one playoff matchups.

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Both sides predict win as early voting begins

BOTH major political parties are promising a victory on October 15th after advance polling was conducted yesterday in the North Abaco bye-election.

URCA 'u-turn' over third cellular player

URCA 'u-turn' over third cellular player By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamian communications regulator has reversed course by deciding not to reserve space in the key 700 MHz radio frequency spectrum for a third cellular operator, while

Agriculture policy to emphasise buyer links

Small Bahamian producers and livestock developers must have secure access to regional and international markets, the Minister of Agriculture said yesterday, adding that “connecting buyers to sellers” was central to the the Bahamas’ Agriculture Policy Programme (APP).

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‘GREATEST OF ALL TIME’: SPORTS STAR AND CULTURAL ICON PELÉ DIES AT 82

SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé will be famous for 15 centuries.

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FNM revolt

IN A bold move that stunned Parliament, seven Opposition MPs submitted a letter of no confidence in Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis to both House Speaker Dr Kendal Major and Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling yesterday, revealing that a vote was taken among them for Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner to be the new Official Opposition Leader in the House of Assembly.

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Ayton and Suns top Pelicans 110-99 in Game 1 of series

DEANDRE Ayton and the Phoenix Suns dominated a physical game one in their series against the New Orleans Pelicans and the veteran centre said he likes the tone that has been set for the postseason.

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Roker posts double double, X-Men rout Axemen 99-76

IN his final season with the St Francis Xavier X-Men, Azaro Roker had a long-awaited opportunity to return to the court amid the COVID-19 pandemic and bid farewell to the programme’s legendary coach.

URCA sides with Aliv on BTC billing dispute

Aliv has hailed industry regulators for taking its side in a billing dispute with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) that could have threatened customer connectivity.Damian Blackburn, pictured, the mobile provider’s top executive, told Trib

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Bahamas Bowl players are selected in the NFL Draft

TWO student athletes who participated in last year’s Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl joined three other alumni from previous years as they were selected during the 2019 NFL Draft, held April 25-27 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Jones: 'We move the ball really well'

Already the most successful postseason run of her WNBA career after a single series, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun took game one of their semi-finals matchup.The Sun have been on the losing end of single game elimination scenarios at the hand

Average 34-minute wait time for ambulances

NINETY per cent of ambulance delays in New Providence in 2012-2013 were due to “a lack of availability of a unit”, a report prepared by the government’s international consultants Sanigest Internacional found.

UCF wins Bahamas Championship

THE Central Florida Knights began 10 days of NCAA Division I basketball at the Baha Mar Convention Centre by winning the “Bahamas Championship” tournament title. The Knights defeated the Santa Clara Broncos 57-50 last night in the finale.

Waltiea and Tar Heels in title run

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net Still working her way back into playing shape on the court, Waltiea Rolle and the North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team continue to make strides toward contending for the ACC title a

Red Cross seeks volunteers

THE Bahamas Red Cross Society is looking to increase its volunteer intake across the country to assist in its work to provide relief and assistance to those in need and during times of disaster.

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Jones and WNBA All-Stars beat US Olympic team 93-85

A BUSY WNBA All-Star night for Jonquel Jones featured an MVP calibre performance in an historic win for Team WNBA and a second place finish in the MTN DEW 3-Point Contest.

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Lashann scores 31, earns MVP award, Jonquel on court

LASHANN Higgs earned another weekly MVP award for Pajariel Bembibre in Spain’s Liga Femenina Endesa while Jonquel Jones and UMMC Ekaterinburg returned to Russian Premier League play.

Charles Bain scores season high 12 points in back-to-back games

CHARLES Bain celebrated senior night with his most productive performance in back-to-back games for the Robert Morris University Colonials.

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Jonquel Jones has double double, Foxes 11-0 in Euro League

JONQUEL Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes returned to FIBA Women’s EuroLeague play for the first time in nearly a month and remained just as dominant as the last time they took the floor.