Browns get ex-Warrior Bess

BEREA, Ohio » The Cleveland Browns have acquired veteran wide receiver Davone Bess in a trade from the Miami Dolphins.

The deal, which has been rumored for several days, can’t be finalized until Bess, a former Hawaii receiver, passes a physical, Browns general manager Michael Lombardi said Friday night. Lombardi added that the Browns have discussed giving Bess a three-year contract extension.

To get Bess, the Browns traded their fourth-round pick (No. 104) and fifth-round (No. 164) to the Dolphins for Miami’s fourth-round pick (No. 111) and a seventh-rounder (No. 217).

Bess spent five seasons with Miami, catching at least 50 passes each season. He had 61 receptions for 778 yards and one touchdown in 13 games last season.

UH women advance in Big West water polo

The top-seeded Hawaii women’s water polo team got balanced scoring en route to a 7-2 victory over Pacific on Friday to advance to today’s semifinals of the Big West Tournament in Irvine, Calif.

Amarens Genee, Caity Lopes da Silva and Zoe Respondek each scored two goals, and Danielle Lewis scored once for the Wahine, who next face Long Beach State, which beat Cal State Northridge 8-2.

Goalie Amy Carlson had eight saves as the Wahine (19-9) held the Tigers (16-14) to an opponent season low in goals.

Wahine gain semifinals in Big West tennis

The UH Rainbow Wahine tennis team knocked off Cal State Fullerton 4-1 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Big West Conference Championships at Indian Wells, Calif.

Martina Kostalova and Rebecca Faltusz won in singles and were part of winning doubles teams for the Wahine (6-14), who play top-seeded UC Irvine today.

» The UH men were eliminated by Santa Barbara 4-2 on Thursday. Dmytro Kovalyov and Danilo Casanova won their matches for the Warriors (7-13).