The Maui News The University of Hawaii women’s basketball team dropped to 4-10 on the season after a 72-68 loss to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday in Fullerton, Calif. Amy Atwell hit four 3-pointers and finished with 25 points off the bench for the Rainbow Wahine, who were playing their ...
National championship matchup set for Jan. 7 By STEVEN WINE The Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — This season’s Alabama juggernaut has yet to be stopped, and Oklahoma’s suspect defense sure wasn’t going to do it. Maybe Clemson can. Tua Tagovailoa threw for 318 yards ...
The Maui News Eddie Stansbury scored 26 points and Zigmars Raimo added 14 to lead the University of Hawaii men's basketball team to a 71-63 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Warriors finished their nonconference slate at 9-5. They open Big West ...
The Maui News The University of Hawaii women’s basketball team finished its nonconference schedule with a 79-78 overtime loss to Nevada in Reno on Saturday. The Rainbow Wahine (4-9) were led by Julissa Tago, who scored 24 points, and Lauren Rewers, who added 17. The pair combined to ...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Former UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn has tapped out for the first time in his 17-year mixed martial arts career. Penn lost to Ryan Hall in the first round at UFC 232 on Saturday, dropping the Hall of Famer to 0-6-1 in his last seven fights since 2010. Penn ...
By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Nick Saban knows Alabama cannot win every game. The Crimson Tide merely come close. This is the fifth year of the College Football Playoff, and the fifth Alabama appearance in the four-team tournament to decide the ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota officially is questionable for Tennessee’s regular-season finale against Indianapolis with a playoff berth on the line. Mariota was limited Friday for a second straight day at practice after a stinger late in the first half of ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota has returned to practice and hopes to recover from his latest injury in time to start against the Indianapolis Colts. Mariota threw passes during the portion of practice open to reporters Thursday. The Saint Louis School graduate ...
Louisiana Tech dominates second half to win Hawaii Bowl 31-14 By KALANI TAKASE The Associated Press HONOLULU — J’Mar Smith threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score in a big third quarter to lead Louisiana Tech to a 31-14 win over the University of Hawaii football team in ...
By TERESA M. WALKER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans finally have a victory in a game where quarterback Marcus Mariota left injured, and Blaine Gabbert did much more than just win. Gabbert kept the Titans’ playoff hopes alive. The veteran threw a ...
HONOLULU (AP) — Joel Ntambwe scored 17 points with 11 rebounds, Kris Clyburn also scored 17 and Noah Robotham had all 16 of his points in the second half when UNLV used a big run to overtake the University of Hawaii men’s basketball team 73-59 in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic ...
The Maui News The University of Hawaii women’s basketball had its three-game winning streak ended on Friday in a 73-48 loss to Utah in the final of the Duel in the Desert tournament in Las Vegas. Utah (11-0) shot 25-for-53 (47.3 percent) from the floor and 8-for-20 from the 3-point ...
By RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press Zach Harrison is one of the most highly touted recruits in the country, and he goes to high school 15 miles from Ohio State. Yet not until Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period, did the 6-foot-6, 245-pound defensive end commit to the ...
By JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Tua Tagovailoa is optimistic that he will be fully recovered from ankle surgery and ready to play in the Orange Bowl. The Alabama quarterback out of Saint Louis School and Heisman Trophy runner-up said his left ankle will be just ...
By TERESA M. WALKER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Derrick Henry heard Marcus Mariota throw his shoulder into Giants linebacker Alec Ogletree to clear the corner for the Titans running back. Tennessee safety Kevin Byard saw the block from the sideline. Watching replays ...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban says quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is “probably ahead of schedule” in recovering from an ankle surgery. The Heisman Trophy runner-up from Ewa Beach, Oahu, has been practicing for the top-ranked Crimson Tide, which began preparations Friday ...
First photo: Gabriel Medina of Brazil competes during finals day of the Billabong Pipe Masters on Monday on Oahu’s North Shore. Medina claimed his second world title when he won his semifinal heat over Jordy Smith, and then defeated Australian Julian Wilson — who had been his challenger for ...
Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater competes during the second round of the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons — the last stop on the World Surf League Championship Tour and the Vans Triple Crown — on Sunday on Oahu’s North Shore. Slater won his heat and then played ...
The Maui News Women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane of Oahu defeated Valerie Letourneau by submission in the third round of their main event title fight at Bellator 213 on Saturday night at Neal Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. After two close rounds, Macfarlane (9-0) took ...