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Stephen Tsai
Stephen Tsai is the Honolulu Star-Advertiser's sports beat reporter covering University of Hawaii football, men's basketball and baseball.
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Tsai reported for The Honolulu Advertiser for 29 years and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser since 2010. The National Sports Media Association has named Tsai as Hawaii's Sportswriter of the Year seven times. He served three terms as president of the Asian American Journalists Association's Hawaii chapter.
Tsai was born in New York City, and is a graduate of Roosevelt High and the University of Hawaii. Tsai and his wife have two daughters, a fireknife-performing son and five grandchildren.
Latest Stories by Stephen Tsai
UC Davis following successful path of Hill’s Rainbows
“We’re excited to go to the Mountain West,” UCD coach Tommy Nicholson said. “It’s kind of nice Hawaii’s going with us so we can keep that trip (to Hawaii). We get to keep that home-and-home with them.” Read more
University of Hawaii moves forward with search for next AD
UH is seeking a replacement for Craig Angelos, who was fired as athletic director after 18 months. Read more
Converted Hawaii catcher Walls earns BWC pitching honor
“It’s a great story,” Hawaii baseball coach Rich Hill said of Walls, a right-handed freshman. “He’s a converted catcher.” Read more
Stephen Tsai: 3 wishes that could assist UH, and the college scene
It’s been 107 days since Craig Angelos exited as the University of Hawaii’s director of athletics. Read more
Hawaii pitchers combine on 4-hitter in win over UCSB
A freshman battery of right-hander Cooper Walls and catcher David Vergel de Dios energized the Hawaii baseball team in a 1-0 victory over 15th-ranked UC Santa Barbara at Les Murakami Stadium. Read more
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Hawaii pitchers combine on 4-hitter to beat No. 15 UC Santa Barbara 1-0
Cooper Walls and Isaiah Magdaleno combined on a four-hitter in Hawaii’s 1-0 baseball victory over 15th-ranked UC Santa Barbara today at Les Murakami Stadium. Read more
Takemoto’s hitting helps Hawaii defeat UC Santa Barbara
A night after one of his best pitching performances, Itsuki Takemoto exceeded that as the Hawaii baseball team’s designated hitter. Read more
Hawaii picks up heralded recruit from Richmond for middle of defensive line
The University of Hawaii football team secured a commitment from a 6-foot-3, 300-pound transfer from the University of Richmond to bolster the interior defensive line. Read more
’Bows’ bats go silent in loss to Gauchos
In a pitcher’s duel paced off at 60 feet, 6 inches, the 15th-ranked UC Santa Barbara baseball team drew first to defeat Hawaii 2-1 in Friday night’s opener of a three-game Big West series at Les Murakami Stadium. Read more
Hawaii adds defensive lineman from Richmond
Adding to the interior design of the defensive line, the University of Hawaii football team received a commitment from a 6-foot-3, 300-pound transfer from the University of Richmond. Read more
Hawaii baseball faces UCSB’s ace pitcher in Big West showdown
The heat index will be in the mid-to-high 90s when the vapor-throwing UC Santa Barbara pitchers are on the mound for this weekend’s series against Hawaii at Les Murakami Stadium. Read more
Who’s behind the UH baseball catcher’s mask?
UH head coach Rich Hill has rotated strong-armed catchers Konnor Palmeira, Hunter Faildo and David Vergel de Dios. Hill will unveil the masked player based on strategy, analytics or hunches. Read more
UH’s Christensen earns honorable mention
Christensen, a 6-foot-10 transfer from Utah Tech, averaged 10.8 points and a team-high 6.9 rebounds per game. He also had 24 blocks. Read more
Hawaii loses quarterbacks coach, punter after spring training
Stephen Tsai: Hawaii has lost its Mount Rushmore of sportscasters
The best shows were not at the Hawaii Theater or Kumu Kahua Theatre. Read more
‘Voice’ of Hawaii football, basketball Bobby Curran dies at 69
Hawaii won the coin toss, and then was fortunate to launch Bobby Curran’s celebrated broadcasting career. Read more
‘Warrior Pau Hana’ closes out Hawaii football spring training
Under double rainbows and rainfalls, the Hawaii football splish-splashed their way into the offseason with Sunday’s 15th — and final — practice of spring training at the Ching Complex. Read more
Hawaii baseball falls to Highlanders in finale of 3-game road series
Powered by catcher David Whittle, the UC Riverside baseball team defeated Hawaii 7-4 in Sunday’s finale of a three-game series at the Plex on the UCR campus. Read more
Bobby Curran, long-time voice of Rainbow sports, dies at 69
Longtime radio announcer Bobby Curran who was the voice of the University of Hawaii Rainbow sports for more than three decades, died this morning, according to reports. Read more
March sadness as Cal State Northridge puts an end to Hawaii’s season
It was March sadness for the Hawaii men’s basketball team. Read more
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