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Sports Notes - September 24, 2012

GAME four in the New Providence Softball Association’s best-of-five playoff series between the pennant winning Bommer G Lady Operators and former champions YII Shipping Wildcats got rained out on Saturday night.

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Basketballers Munnings, Burrows and Fritz shine across Europe

BAHAMIAN basketball players have continued their respective seasons in leagues across Europe.

NPSA Best of 5: Hitmen take Game 1

MANAGER Darren Stevens liked what he saw from his C&S Hitmen in game one of their New Providence Softball Association men’s best-of-five championship series at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night.

Man United rallies to tie Chelsea

LONDON (AP) -- Javier Hernandez completed Manchester United's comeback from a 3-0 deficit at Chelsea on Sunday with a late header that salvaged a 3-3 draw and leaves the defending champions two points off the Premier League lead. After storming to a 3-0 le

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Young and Cavalry clinch playoff berth

Chavez Young was back in the lineup for the Canberra Cavalry and had his most productive series of the season to help his team clinch a playoff berth in the Australian Baseball League.

Govt explores ‘no build’ zones

The government is exploring the creation of “no-build zones” in The Bahamas, a senior Ministry of Works official said yesterday, with Hurricane Dorian’s devastation amplified by construction “shortcuts”.

Quarterly press conferences planned by Prime Minister

NEWLY appointed Press Secretary Anthony “Ace” Newbold yesterday signaled a shift in the culture of press engagement with the nation’s leader, with the introduction of quarterly press conferences with Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.Mr Newbold advised

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Junior Comets dominate

Freedom Farm Baseball Park turned into “Comet Country” as the Queen’s College Comets dominated the junior division last night, sending two teams soaring into the finals.

Chamber chief calls for end to prison ‘blackhole’

The Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday called for all Fox Hill Prison inmates to be placed in a mandatory work programme that would finance their incarceration, so that the funds to finance their jailing do not fall into a “blackhole”.

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PM praise for ferry, casino developments

THE commissioning of a new speed ferry to Bimini and the opening of the Resorts World Bimini Casino was praised by Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday for showing the confidence of the developers in both the Government and the people of the Bahamas.

Cornish emerges as team leader for the Seawolves

HEADED into his senior season with the Stony Brook Seawolves, Jaron Cornish has emerged as a team leader during offseason workouts.Following a summer where he made his Bahamas senior men’s national team debut, Cornish was back on campus in New York a

REACH stretched to last dollar, Sure Win steps in

WITH $1 in the bank, REACH – the organisation that is the lifeline for children with autism, their parents, teachers and caregivers – was on the brink of falling off a financial cliff when benefactors Sure Win stepped in.

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SEX WORKERS: Selling their bodies for $500 a week in struggle to survive

MORE than 60 per cent of sex workers in Nassau earn up to $500 a week, while 30 per cent claim they make even more than that, a new study investigating the habits of sex workers in New Providence reveals.

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Day 3: Family Island teams make debut

Day three of Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic traditionally signals the debut of Family Island schools in the national tournament, and several programmes got off to impressive starts in their respective runs at the 2013 title.

Aliv ‘credibility’ boost as roll-out targets hit

The Bahamas’ second mobile operator yesterday received a “credibility” boost from regulators confirming it had met its first network roll-out targets, and disclosed it was ahead of schedule in bring service to Abaco, Grand Bahama and Eleuthera.

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Leonard ‘Boston Blackie’ Miller, 82, laid to rest

IT’S a pity that after all Leonard ‘Boston Blackie’ Miller did for the Bahamas as a national and international sporting icon in boxing and cycling and as a respected mentor, coach and philanthropist, he didn’t get what he deserved.

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Ayton posts double-double in 111-109 loss to Raptors

TORONTO (AP) — Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 17 rebounds, Devin Booker scored 30 points and Kelly Oubre Jr scored 18 for the Phoenix Suns in a 111-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors last night.

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Mailboat Cybots one win away from championship title

THE Mail Boat Cybots are now just one game away from winning the New Providence Basketball Association’s championship title. But the defending champions Commonwealth Bank Giants are not yet prepared to push the panic button in the best-of-seven series.

Mystic Marlins win All-Girls High School Tourney

THE Dame Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins can celebrate as the initial champions of the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association’s All-Girls High School Basketball Tournament held in honour of long-time basketball coach Anthony Swaby at the DW Davis Gymnasium over the weekend.

Celtics beat Raptors 96-73 to snap 5-game skid

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Celtics had two reasons to be thankful Wednesday night: Their five-game losing streak was finally over and a scary fall by point guard Rajon Rondo resulted in only a sore right wrist. Rondo still led the Celtics with 21 points bef