Hawaiʻi County announces winners of Kupuna Softball Tournament
HILO — The Department of Parks &Recreation’s Elderly Activities Division (EAD) is pleased to announce the winners of the 49th Annual Hawai‘i Kupuna Softball Tournament, which took place July 17-18, 2024 in Hilo.
UH football star receiver suspended indefinitely
The University of Hawaii has indefinitely suspended Steven McBride from the football team’s activities following the star wide receiver’s arrest on an accusation of abuse of a household member.
Mililani Homegrown defeats Hanford to earn World Series trip
Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park delivered prime youth baseball, and a lot of it, Saturday.
TNT tries to keep NBA, while NBC gets back in the game. What to know on new NBA TV deals
Warner Brothers Discovery, the parent company of TNT, matched Amazon Prime Video’s bid for a share of the NBA’s new television package on Monday, according to an industry source. But whether TNT gets to keep the NBA beyond next season — despite matching Amazon’s offer — remains very much in question.
Sports in brief
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
LeBron James’ late scoring spree propels Team USA past Germany
LONDON — Flag bearer by morning, game changer by evening. Monday belonged to LeBron James.
Shohei Ohtani blasts 473-foot home run, farthest at Dodger Stadium since 2015
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani made landfall beyond the right field pavilions at Dodger Stadium just after 5:30 p.m., and awe ensued. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger’s power has long been the subject of myth and envy, and yet the damage he did on national television Sunday night was staggering nonetheless.
Max Homa screamed when he made The Open Championship cut. This is why
TROON, Scotland — That shout had nothing to do with making the cut. It wasn’t about his chances of winning The Open Championship or even getting two more days of golf. Max Homa was releasing four months of pain.
Churchill Downs reinstates trainer Bob Baffert from three-year suspension
It took three years to resolve, but finally the country’s most famous trainer can once again run in the world’s most famous race.
Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA single-game assist record with 19
Caitlin Clark made more WNBA history Wednesday night. The Indiana Fever rookie sensation recorded 19 assists against the Dallas Wings, a new WNBA record for most assists in a single game. The previous record was 18 from Courtney Vandersloot, which she set on Aug. 31, 2020, with the Chicago Sky.
Shane Lowry cards 66 at Open Championship as Rory McIlroy struggles
Shane Lowry made the ideal start to his bid for a second Open title as Rory McIlroy effectively wrote off his chances of doing the same at Royal Troon in Scotland.
Warriors fully engaged as art imitates life in EA Sports video game
HONOLULU — Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager was in the hurry-up mode.
HCRA: Kai ‘Ehitu dominates regatta field again
Kai ‘Ehitu Canoe Club had another successful outing in Moko O Hawai‘i Outrigger Canoe Association’s sixth regatta of the 2024 season last weekend in Hilo. During Saturday’s outing, the club tallied 26 total medals and secured 12 gold — the most of any team competing. Kai ‘Ehitu also posted the most points of the day with 234.
Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo come off bench to spark Team USA’s 105-79 rout of Serbia in Olympic tuneup
Joel Embiid isn’t Team USA’s secret weapon after all.
Chiefs arrive to camp early for extra work with Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and several rookies reported to training camp as Kansas City sets the course for a bid at history.
Pirates phenom Paul Skenes completes remarkable year as pro
ARLINGTON, Texas — Paul Skenes capped a remarkable 53-week run as a professional on Tuesday night, starting the All-Star Game for the National League in the latest of a seemingly endless series of firsts.
Hawaiʻi County kicks off 49th Annual Kupuna Softball Tournament
HILO — The Department of Parks and Recreation’s Elderly Activities Division (EAD) kicked off the 49th Annual Hawai‘i Kupuna Softball Tournament on Wednesday, hosting 21 teams and over 400 players from around the County of Hawai‘i. The two-day tournament is being held at the Walter C. Victor Baseball Complex in Hilo.
U.S. women’s water polo, with an unlikely hype man, eyes Olympic history
Rapper Flavor Flav realizes it is an unexpected crossover. He once had only a vague awareness of water polo, from seeing Olympic matches on television. But he has a new appreciation for the sport, and the stamina required to play it, after recently signing a five-year sponsorship deal as the official hype man for the U.S. women’s and men’s national water polo teams.
Community celebrates ballfield improvements
Mayor Mitch Roth, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and West Side Hawai‘i Little League (WSHLL) celebrated their partnership and recent improvements to the ballfield at William Charles Lunalilo Park in Kona on Tuesday, July 16.
Moore proving to be good as gold in and out of the water
About a week before the start of the women’s Lexus Pipe Pro at Pipeline, then 17-year-old Sunny Kazama sent a text.