6-6 point guard commits to ’Bows for 2025
The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team has received a 2025 commitment from a 6-foot-6 point guard who competes on an elite basketball circuit for high school-aged players. Read more
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.
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Panthers ready to play after having their play day in Hawaii
Like most of his Northern Iowa football teammates, linebacker Tucker Langenberg embraced the opportunity to make a stand. Read more
How the Hawaii and Northern Iowa football teams match up
In February, Luke Falk, who learned the Air Raid offense from the late Mike Leach at Washington State, was hired as offensive coordinator. Read more
Warriors expecting a fight from tough-minded, run-heavy Panthers
Ignore the lower-division classification. A football smackdown is expected when Northern Iowa and Hawaii meet Saturday night at the Ching Complex. Read more
Warriors need collective effort to improve run game
After Tuesday’s 2-hour practice under an unforgiving sun, the Hawaii football team’s itinerary included a weight-lifting session. Read more
Stephen Tsai: Time for Hawaii to re-negotiate terms with the MWC
In a brutal week for University of Hawaii football: >> Four schools gave notice of their intent to leave the Mountain West, of which UH has been a football-only affiliate since 2012. Read more
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Hawaii, Sam Houston headed in opposite directions
Partly to unwind, partly to celebrate, Sam Houston officials drank Miller Lite and traded stories following the Bearkats’ 31-13 football victory over Hawaii at Bowers Stadium. Read more
Players say it’s not all on Chang, they share blame
While head coach Timmy Chang accepted blame for the Hawaii football team’s 31-13 loss to Sam Houston, the Rainbow Warrior players insisted it was an ensemble effort. Read more
Hawaii’s road woes continue in 31-13 loss to Sam Houston
The Warriors lost for the 12th time in 13 road games during head coach Timmy Chang’s 29-game UH tenure. Read more
UH football team ready to take on burgeoning program in Sam Houston
Don’t mess with Huntsville, Texas. Not when it comes to tributes. The statue of Sam Houston, hero of the War of 1812 and only person in U.S. history to serve as governor of two states, stands 77 feet from base to the top of the head, and is visible from I-45 northbound for six miles. Read more
How the Hawaii and Sam Houston football teams match up
The Warriors used the bye week to get healthy and reset the connection between QB Brayden Schager and slotback Pofele Ashlock. Both were not quite the same after suffering first-half injuries against UCLA. Read more
Hawaii football loses conference rivals to Pac-12 in major shift
It was officially announced Thursday that Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State will abandon the Mountain West Conference — and the Hawaii football team — to join a rebuilding Pac-12 Conference in July 2026. Read more
Hawaii’s Texans excited to return to football’s hotbed
Birds gotta fly. A Leahey gotta announce. Texans gotta … love football? Read more
Rainbow Warriors head to Texas refreshed
After months of offseason training, a five-week training camp and two games to open the 2024 season, Hawaii coach Timmy Chang believed his football team needed to step back to move forward. Read more
Stephen Tsai: UH’s Warriors still looking for answers on the road
The University of Hawaii once cloned mice. It also helped advance the Hawaiian language in a way that scholars could not do for Latin. Read more
UH QB Schager ready to roll in native Texas
After Monday’s 90-minute practice, University of Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager declared himself to be physically fit and ready to play in Saturday’s road game against Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas. Read more
Cenacle’s game lives up to the legend after hard work
Hawaii football assistant coach Jared Ursua was ready to call Nev Schulman, host of MTV’s “Catfish: The TV Show.” Read more
UH D-lineman Evaimalo masters the first strike against offense
Is there any doubt Hawaii defensive lineman Ezra Evaimalo can spike a punch? Read more
University of Hawaii QB2 Sagapolutele staying ready
On Wednesday, the University of Hawaii football team practiced for the first time since Saturday’s 16-13 loss to UCLA. Read more
6-4 guard from Belgium joins Rainbow Warriors
Obasohan was admitted into UH last week and then signed a scholarship agreement. Read more
North Carolina the big name on the UH basketball schedule
After their NCAA basketball teams played each other in 2016, coaches Roy Williams of North Carolina and Eran Ganot of Hawaii agreed to a rematch in 2020. Read more
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