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Dave Reardon
Dave Reardon writes about mostly sports for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. He was born in Honolulu and attended Pearl City High School, Northwestern University and the University of Hawaii.
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In addition to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and the Honolulu Advertiser at various times since 1981, he worked at the Gainesville Sun in Florida, and his writing has also appeared in national publications including Sports Illustrated and the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. He has won more than 10 state or national awards for sports column, feature and news reporting while at one time or another covering every sports beat in Hawaii, and has also been honored for nutrition and medical reporting while at Island Scene magazine.
In his free time he teaches sports journalism at UH-Manoa and does volunteer work.
Latest Stories by Dave Reardon
Dave Reardon: Bad beats abound in fantasy football
At least the Packers quarterback didn’t go down until the last minute against the Eagles. But many are heartbroken after Hurts and Love ended with Love hurt. Read more
Dave Reardon: NFL is less of a kick with its new rules
Kickoff returns generate four times as many injuries as other plays, so the NFL made rules over the years that resulted in fewer of them — returns and injuries. Read more
Dave Reardon: Dodgeball among sports hard to elude on airwave
High school and college football is underway, and the NFL season starts Thursday. Read more
Dave Reardon: Tunnel Talks have become ticket to UH success so far
The storied University of Hawaii women’s volleyball program already has plenty of traditions. Read more
Wahine rally to beat San Diego in four sets
Hawaii started slowly but picked up more than enough steam in its 11-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-20 victory Sunday over San Diego in the final match of the season-opening Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic. Read more
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Dave Reardon: Lack of running game dooms any hopes of an epic Hawaii win
One of the best plays for the University of Hawaii football team Saturday underscored some of the Rainbow Warriors’ deficiencies in their 16-13 loss to UCLA. Read more
Stadium Authority expects to award contract soon
The state and Aloha Halawa District Partners still have some boxes to check off before a contract is signed to move forward on developing the new Aloha Stadium Entertainment District, including construction of the stadium itself. Read more
Dave Reardon: UH has advantage of knowing what it needs to fix
Host Hawaii is a 141⁄2 point underdog Saturday against UCLA. So, if you’re a Warriors fan, maybe you’re in the market for some good omens. Read more
Dave Reardon: Hawaii-Delaware State game didn’t live up to its 40-point-spread billing
Hawaii’s season-opening victory over the 40-point underdog visitors with the travel week from hell was in doubt for more than a half. Read more
Dave Reardon: Warriors should improve, but 6-6 might be best they can do
The crystal ball finally worked properly a year ago. Well, sort of. I predicted the University of Hawaii football team would win five games and lose eight, and that’s what the Warriors did. Read more
Dave Reardon: Could Week Zero games start to hurt UH football?
Many University of Hawaii football fans obsess over the program’s disadvantages, actual or perceived. But isolation is a legit concern. Read more
Dave Reardon: As always, a Hawaii Little League team will bring spirit, fight
Everybody loves a winner until they win too much. There are few exceptions to this rule in sports, but one comes to mind quickly: Hawaii in the Little League World Series. Read more
Dave Reardon: Reallocation should consider ’72 hoops game
Most of us in Hawaii wanted to see 2021 Tokyo gold medalist Carissa Moore go out with a repeat performance in surfing, considering this was her last competition, at least for now. Read more
Dave Reardon: Reinebold teaching key history to Hawaii D-linemen
Their new position coach is Jeff Reinebold, who knows that history isn’t just about learning from mistakes of the past, but from the positives, too. Read more
Aloha Halawa District Partners submits stadium district plan
The state got closer to a new stadium Wednesday when Aloha Halawa Development Partners submitted its proposal to rebuild the facility and also develop 93 acres surrounding it. Read more
Dave Reardon: Like Aloha Stadium, new stadium has abundance of moving parts
The record book tells us the first football game at Aloha Stadium was played on Sept. 13, 1975, with Texas A&I spoiling the University of Hawaii’s housewarming party 43-9. T Read more
Plan for new Aloha Stadium development heading for early approval
The state could accept a proposal for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District in Halawa as soon as mid-September, but demolition of the original Aloha Stadium won’t start until a contract is finalized nine months later. Read more
Dave Reardon: ESPN’s 100 greatest athletes list overlooks the obvious
Two of Hawaii’s favorite sports simply don’t exist as such. They’re just activities that a lot of so-called sports experts don’t recognize as athletic competition. Read more
Dave Reardon: Video game returns with players getting a small cut
Sadly, I missed the Madden era. No, not that of the actual John Madden, the Hall of Fame football coach and broadcaster. I grew up watching plenty of games with him on the Raiders sideline. Read more
Dave Reardon: Warriors hope to start 2024 like how they ended 2023 season
Can they pick up where they left off? The last time we saw the University of Hawaii football team, the Warriors had just pulled off a senior night semi-miracle at Ching field. Read more
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