In my role as a newspaper sports columnist I’ve taken a few shots at the NCAA over the years. But I do so with great hesitance because I understand governing major college sports is an incredibly daunting task, often with no easy answers. Read more
Don’t look now, but they’ve got a winning streak going. Read more
A transfer from the powerful UCLA basketball program came to the University of Hawaii for one year, adding excitement to a team that needed something to keep the fans’ attentioN. Read more
Professional sports franchises come and go in Hawaii. Read more
So far, I love the hiring of Robyn Ah Mow-Santos as Dave Shoji’s successor mainly because I love a good story. Read more
Saturday night left University of Hawaii baseball fans hungry for more. Read more
There’s a list every college basketball coach watches closely, especially Division II recruiters. Read more
“My perspective is all the kids have parents and if they’re not getting what they want they’re free to take them wherever they want. Lots of other coaches are talking about recruiting. But for me, I’m not concerned with that. I just want to focus on our kids, our program.” Read more
Ever notice how the adjectives used to describe statistics marking rare sports performances often don’t really seem to make sense? Read more
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Twenty five years ago Harold Cabbab was a University of Hawaii baseball standout. Read more
Did anyone out there dare to believe the University of Hawaii’s men’s basketball team would still be in contention in the Big West in February? Read more
Being the goat used to be a bad thing in sports. A very bad thing. It meant you cost your team the game. Read more
Kahuku is the No. 1 boys high school basketball team in the state, according to the Star-Advertiser’s poll of coaches and media. Anuenue never came close to winning a game this season and finished 0-15. Read more
Today is called National Letter of Intent Day, when high school athletes who “committed” to colleges sign their way into exclusivity — or not. Read more
People want it, but no one wants to pay for it. The answer is simpler than you think: Make it pay for itself. Read more
If not for a picture on our website of the Carolina Panthers’ Thomas Davis playing dodgeball in Orlando, I would’ve forgotten all about the Pro Bowl and that it’s not being held here this Sunday. Read more
It was a tough call to take, in a game that inevitably ended as a tough defeat to take for Hawaii. Read more
The state player of the year from Saint Louis School and nation’s top dual-threat quarterback prospect didn’t freak out over the lack of sandy beaches and raw fish in Tuscaloosa. Read more
Willie Mays stumbling in the outfield during the 1973 World Series is almost as memorable as his signature back-to-the-plate catch 19 years previous. Maybe because so many more people had TVs by then. Read more
Justin Thomas crushed Waialae most of the week. When he wasn’t, he managed it to near-perfection. Read more
Justin Thomas watched with a slight grimace as his approach shot on the 13th hole landed. Read more
