The University of Hawaii and other local colleges have their conferences and, to some extent, the NCAA helping to coordinate and set some of the steps and guidelines by which they may eventually return to practice and competition. Read more
Not only is two-time All-American Rado Parapunov among four seniors expected to return for the University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team, the Rainbow Warriors might add another heavy hitter to the lineup, the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Read more
University of Hawaii football coach Todd Graham has an opportunity not fully capitalized upon by some of his predecessors, an opening to shape schedules well into the future. Read more
Todd Graham has been to Aloha Stadium as a visiting coach and, now that he is the University of Hawaii’s head football coach, he has some definite ideas about what the new stadium should have and look like. Read more
Like a lot of other University of Hawaii athletes, tennis player Petra Melounova was forced by the impact of COVID-19 to go online to complete her last two months of spring semester classes. Read more
For the past decade, much of major college athletics has been a free-flowing party, driven by escalating TV rights fees and other rising revenue streams. Read more
Jack Sullivan was a jack of all trades. Mostly, he was remembered as a soccer coach and ambassador for the game. Read more
The folks that gave the NFL the Rooney Rule 17 years ago went back to the drawing board and tweaked it again this week. Read more
Few head coaches at the University of Hawaii have had their careers in Manoa last 20 years or longer. Read more
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The exhausting 18-to-20 hour per week training regimen includes swimming from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., weights from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and swimming again from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Read more
In these pandemic-driven times it is usually comforting when there is a reminder of something from the pre-COVID-19 sports world. Read more
For University of Hawaii basketball recruit Noel Coleman, former Alabama quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa and several hundred of their peers, Wednesday is a day to keep an eye on. Read more
Just two days after Arizona’s Gov. Doug Ducey announced he was opening the way to pro sports resuming in the state come Saturday, the University of Arizona was there Thursday trying to nudge its foot in the doorway. Read more
In these socially distant, pandemic-driven times, UCLA football coaches routinely check on their players not only to see if they are staying in shape and studying their playbooks but also to assess their mental wellness. Read more
He was cut from the University of Hawaii baseball team one season, demoted to the junior varsity squad another year and was a victim of a horrendous traffic accident that left him a quadriplegic four months after graduation. Read more
Just minutes into his inaugural press conference as the incoming commissioner of the Big West Conference, Dan Butterly took determined aim at one of the conference’s biggest failings, its basketball scheduling. Read more
When Honolulu Bulls youth soccer coach Rick Chong tossed a No. 8 jersey to a skinny 7-year old 20 years ago, he had no idea what he had just set in motion. Read more
In succeeding Dennis Farrell as the commissioner of the Big West Conference, Dan Butterly said Tuesday, “It is a little overwhelming to know that I’m gonna have to fill his shoes, as big as they are.” Read more
Even from a distance of 4,030 miles and what ended up being 15 years, Kaniela Aiona could see his future with remarkable clarity and heartfelt purpose. Read more
“I am the king,” Muhammad Ali said in a voice that boomed through a hallway of the Hawaii State Boxing Commission. Read more
University of Hawaii athletic director David Matlin spends many of his days going from one national or regional conference call to another with fellow athletic officials. Read more
