Ferd’s Words
Ferd Lewis: There is no way around UH’s travel subsidies
The advisory committee gave UH some promising suggestions, but when it comes to eliminating travel subsidies, a cudgel might have come in handy. Read more
Ferd Lewis: Central Florida quarterback Dillon Gabriel causes a commotion on social media
At UCF, it should be understood, the record-setting Gabriel is regarded as the franchise and the future. He led the nation in passing yards per game (357) this past season, was second in total offense (373.9) and top five in several categories. Read more
Ferd Lewis: State Comptroller Curt Otaguro again in the Aloha Stadium spotlight
Curt Otaguro recalls a time when newly opened Aloha Stadium seemed a place of magic where dreams and redemption came true for wide-eyed high school football players such as himself. Read more
Ferd Lewis: Gov. David Ige’s comments on maintaining the aging Aloha Stadium cloud the outlook for a new facility in Halawa
For the sake of all concerned, somebody needs to make a call fairly quickly. And it would be nice if the state’s highest elected official was neither wishy nor washy about it. Read more
Ferd Lewis: Hawaii Pacific’s Reid Takatsuka shakes off incredible achievement
Nobody, it seems, not even the players themselves, have been able to cool off Takatsuka or the program he heads entering today’s game with Chaminade. Read more
Ferd Lewis: Chris Kirk overcomes demons to place second and retain his PGA card
Eight months ago, compelled to put his career on “indefinite” hold while working through the fog of alcoholism, depression and anxiety that had increasingly engulfed him, Chris Kirk could have scarcely imagined the view that would be his on Sunday. Read more
Ferd Lewis: Kevin Na put his birdie run on full display to shoot a 61 at the Sony Open
It starts with a birdie putt that begins running straight and true and finishes with a race to the cup between the ball and the golfer who just launched it, Kevin Na. Read more
Ferd Lewis: Father, with his son on his bag, proving to be in Cink at Sony Open
Until COVID-19 began to roar, Reagan Cink was working in flight operations for Delta Airlines in Atlanta. Read more
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Ferd Lewis: When it comes to helping pizza chain, Peter Malnati usually delivers
On days like Thursday, when a flurry of nine birdies helped lift Peter Malnati into a three-way share of the first-day lead at the Sony Open in Hawaii, it has usually meant that one of the Midwest’s largest pizza chains has had to come up with some dough. Read more
Ferd Lewis: University of Hawaii’s newest plan not a good look for program
Imagine University of Hawaii football coach Todd Graham showing a blue chip prospect from his former high school, Allen (Texas) High, around the Rainbow Warriors’ new home field at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. Read more
Ferd Lewis: John Howard Greer turned a wheelchair into a vehicle into tennis
Instead of letting his life remain shattered when a 1984 car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, John Howard Greer decided to take the world on from his new wheelchair one set of tennis at a time. Read more
Ferd Lewis: Big West continues to gamble on men’s hoops
The Big West Conference is scheduled to open its third week of league play in basketball Friday and the question of the moment should be: Read more
Ferd Lewis: Miami Dolphins’ fall shouldn’t land on Tua Tagovailoa’s shoulders
What’s the shelf life on a “generational” quarterback these days? Read more
Ferd Lewis: Calvin Turner’s next move worth watching for University of Hawaii football team
One of the weekly joys of this abbreviated University of Hawaii season has been watching opposing defenders try to anticipate Calvin Turner Jr.’s moves with the football and then seeing them left flailing at air. Read more
Ferd Lewis: Hawaii linebacker Darius Muasau runs down Rebels in career-best performance
Just two plays into Saturday’s game the University of Nevada-Las Vegas football team had fair warning it could be one Halawa long night. Read more
Ferd Lewis: Boise State football still searching for greener pastures
Big, bad Boise State this month might well hoist high another Mountain West Conference football championship trophy, the Broncos’ third in four years. Read more
Ferd Lewis: UNLV bets on Marcus Arroyo building a winner
In a city built on gambling, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas is betting heavily that Marcus Arroyo can do what few have managed before him and make the Rebels football team a consistent winner, someday. Read more
Ferd Lewis: University of Hawaii football team looks to keep last trophy in the case
When last seen in public, the Island Showdown Trophy glistened in the Nevada sun triumphantly held aloft by then-University of Hawaii football coach Nick Rolovich in November 2019. Read more
Ferd Lewis: San Jose State wastes little time in spoiling Hawaii coach’s birthday
They played “Happy Birthday” over the Aloha Stadium sound system Saturday afternoon but the good feelings didn’t even make it through the first quarter for University of Hawaii football coach Todd Graham. Read more
Ferd Lewis: Mililani’s McKenzie Milton opts to transfer from University of Central Florida to pursue his comeback
For a quarterback who hasn’t thrown so much as a pass in a game in two years now, McKenzie Milton continues to be very impressive. Read more
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