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Jones’ double powers Sun past Sky 100-94

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 27 points and 11 rebounds for her 10th double-double this season, and the Connecticut Sun held off the Chicago Sky 100-94 last night for their fifth straight win.

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Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association basketball results

THE Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association continued its basketball regular season on Wednesday at the Hope Center on University Commons with a number of games played.

Lightbourn Trading office design is ‘new standard’

A local firm of architects believes it has set “a new standard for commercial buildings” in The Bahamas with its design for Lightbourn Trading’s property.

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The Editor responds on permits: Government is crossing the line

THE TRIBUNE is the newspaper to which Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell refers in his comments to the House.

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THE FINISH LINE: Proper lighting needed at QE Spors Centre, Baillou Hills

The Amateur Boxing Federation of the Bahamas sent three boxers to the qualifying tournament in Tijuana, Mexico, and all three were successful in qualifying for the 17th Pan American Games by winning bronze medals.

Cable targets 14 per cent EBITDA growth - without NewCo

Cable Bahamas yesterday disclosed it is targeting a 14 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in earnings before taxation over the next five years - a goal that excludes potential benefits from its stake in the nation’s second mobile provider.

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28-member Team Bahamas named for Rio Olympics

Against the backdrop of a $125,000 sponsorship from BTC, the Bahamas Olympic Committee announced a 28-member team to represent the Bahamas at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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DIANE PHILLIPS – Brent Stubbs: To the quiet goes the glory, even if it takes a little longer

WE are so busy looking for the greatest of all time, we even created an acronym for it. GOAT gave us an excuse to focus on the best of the best - the Simone Biles, Serena Williams, Tom Bradys, LeBron James and Michael Jordans of the world.

Baseball nationals rained out

GRAND Bahama — Interrupted all weekend by the inclement weather, officials of the Bahamas Baseball Association had to call off the completion of their inaugural Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championships, featuring the amalgamation of all the isla

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'Pancho' not pleased with Nassau schools' participation

While this is the fifth year that the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has renamed the National Primary School in his honour, Frank ‘Pancho’ Rahming said he’s just pleased to have been able to get it started some 30 years ago.Once known as the O

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THE PRESS BOX: Did Ezekiel Elliott receive a fair hearing? 'Dis ga be long'

WE all know this legal manoeuvre was iminent, so when the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Monday that the NFL filed its appeal of Ezekiel Elliott’s preliminary injunction to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, per court documents, I k

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Pre-register now for Diamond League Basketball Camp

“GONE, but not forgotten” are the words posted at the top of the banner to promote the Diamond League Basketball Camp for the late versatile athlete Jonique ‘Mini’ Webb and basketball coach Sherman Smith.

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Donte Armbrister stays alive in Goombay Splash

Donte Armbrister, showing a lot of resilience and shaking off a slight left shoulder injury after losing the first set, managed to stave off elimination by coming from behind to pull off a hard-fought, three-set victory over Shu Matsuoka of Japan. W

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Playoff ends in mass brawl

THE St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine will be back to defend their senior boys title when the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ best-of-three championship series get underway on Monday at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium.

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Giants to face Cybots in NPBA final

Coach Perry Thompson knew that once his Commonwealth Bank Giants kept the ball out of the hands of the Police Crimestoppers’ guard Mitchell Johnson, they would be back to defend their title in the New Providence Basketball Association’s championship series.

Cable 'excluded' from 55% of market

Cable Bahamas is currently excluded from 55 per cent of the Bahamian communications market, a senior executive arguing it should be “in top spot” to gain the second cellular licence.

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‘Soca Warriors’ dominate

A SUDDEN thunderstorm halted play on the pitch in the tournament finale, but it failed to dampen a weekend of beach soccer action among some of the best teams in the region.

Wilson: BTC has ‘no choice’ on downsize

A leading critic of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) privatisation has defended its controlling shareholder’s decision to further downsize the workforce, arguing: “What choice do they have?”

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Sports notes

THE Masters Softball League is scheduled to hold a meeting for all teams, managers and players 6:30pm Tuesday in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds.

Cancer returns amid City Meat pension delay

The financial hardship suffered by former City Markets workers and pension beneficiaries has been exposed by a 29-year veteran of the company, whose inability to access her entitlement has resulted in cancer’s return.