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CYBOTS FIGHT OFF DETERMINED ROCKETS

WHAT they lacked in size, the short-handed Pyramid Food Rockets tried to make up with speed as they took the Mail Boat Cybots to the limit in game one of their New Providence Basketball Association playoffs.

‘I still think we played our heart out in all three games’

HIALEAH, Florida — After shooting the lights out in the first half, the Florida National University Conquistadors powered their way inside in the second half for a 91-57 victory over the College of the Bahamas Caribs men’s basketball team.

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Giants beat Bradley University 77-74

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s ‘Summer of Thunder’ is just over three weeks in and local teams have already achieved unprecedented success, with three wins in the summer-long series against top tier NCAA Division I teams.

Bahamas Bowl: Odds makers set the lines for Christmas Eve

A WEEK ago we learned the participants in the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl and now odds makers have set the lines for the Christmas Eve matchup.

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Man steals ambulance and crashes it into house

POLICE are on the hunt for a man who stole a Public Hospitals Authority ambulance and crashed it into two vehicles before slamming into a home Saturday night.

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Large quantity of marijuana seized in waters near Exuma

A JOINT operation between police and US Customs and Border Protection led to the seizure of a large quantity of marijuana in waters near Exuma on Friday.

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Jonquel Jones and Sun host Dallas to open WNBA playoffs

DALLAS Wings (18-18, 8-10 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (25-11, 11-7 Eastern Conference)

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D’Aguilar: The rebound continues

FOUR hundred and forty thousand stopover visitors have spent an estimated $875m in The Bahamas during the first six months of 2021, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.

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Isaacs Jr returns to pro baseball

TODD Isaacs Jr will return to professional baseball this season with the New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian-American Division of the Frontier League.

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St Fort, Coleby shine in Japan

MARK St Fort and Kadeem Coleby produced different results for their respective teams as Niigata Albirex and Akita Northern Happinets continued competition in the Japanese Basketball League’s B1 Division over the weekend. Eighth ranked Niigata A defeated 10th ranked Hokkaido L 77-68 on Saturday. They outrebounded Hokkaido L. 43-29 including a 34-20 advantage in defensive rebounds.

The learning crisis

In recent days the effects of the failure of many students to successfully learn Maths and English skills have been highlighted by an RBC Royal Bank executive.

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Bahamian Garvin Clarke named league co-Player of the Year

GARVIN Clarke’s offseason began with several regional awards as the senior point guard was recognised for a standout year in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Robinson scores season high 16, Joseph shines for Wolves

SHERMAN Robinson scored a season high as his role increases with the Newberry College Wolves in NCAA Division II basketball.

Tributes paid to former Guardian Publisher

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham offered his condolences to the family of the late Kenneth Francis, calling the former newspaper publisher one of the country’s “notable sons”.

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Recurrent imbalance rose 1.7% pts in slump

The Government’s recurrent account “imbalance” grew by a sum equivalent to 1.7 per cent of GDP during the former Ingraham administration’s term in office, the minister of state for finance said yesterday.

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Ayton: We still have each other’s backs

DEANDRE Ayton continues to post historic shooting numbers in the NBA playoffs thus far, but his Phoenix Suns faltered down the stretch in game two as the defending champions evened their round one series.

FIBA AmeriCup launches social media campaign

FIBA Americas looks to galvanise support for its upcoming AmeriCup through social media and the Bahamas Basketball Federation is on board with the new initiative as one of the participating programmes.

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Giants, High Flyers are national champions

BOTH the Division I and Division II titles will remain in the capital as the New Providence Basketball Association champions emerged as winners of the 2019 Bunny Levarity Bahamas Basketball Federation Nationals.

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Buddy scores 14 in loss to Kings

ROOKIE guard Buddy Hield had 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as the Sacramento Kings defeated the winless New Orleans Pelicans 102-94 on Tuesday night.

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Giants off to good start with 77-63 win over Shockers

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants, in their bid to regain their New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) title that they relinquished to the PJ Stingers last year, have regained control of the early leaderboard with another impressive victory.