Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinson’s disease
WASHINGTON — Brett Favre, the former NFL quarterback accused of diverting millions of dollars in federal money away from welfare recipients, said Tuesday that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
UH-H sports: Vulcans counter Chaminade; women’s golf open season
HONOLULU — Hawai’i Hilo women’s soccer closed out the non-conference slate of the season with a 1-0 victory over Chaminade Saturday afternoon at the Saint Louis School Field.
BIIF seeking head coaches
Honoka‘a seeking coaches
Defending champs ready to get back to work
BRIGHTON, Mass. — The good news for the Boston Celtics is that they will begin the 2024-25 season as defending NBA champions.
Curt Miller out after 2 seasons as Sparks’ coach
The Los Angeles Sparks and coach Curt Miller have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Tuesday.
BIIF volleyball: Vikings, Warriors and Dragons sweep
HILO — The Hilo Vikings girls volleyball team made quick work of the visiting Laupahoehoe Seasiders on Monday night in Hilo town.
Sabrina Ionescu scores 36 as Liberty sweep Dream
Sabrina Ionescu poured in a playoff-career-high 36 points, Jonquel Jones had a double-double and the New York Liberty completed a 2-0 first-round sweep of the Atlanta Dream with a 91-82 home win on Tuesday.
BIIF football: BIIF holds four blowouts in weekend games
KAPA‘AU — Kamehameha Schools-Hawai‘i had a successful business trip to the northern tip of the island Saturday, routing Kohala 43-6 in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) DII matchup.
What a sight! Rams save their season with awestruck win against 49ers
LOS ANGELES — “Holy —-!”
The octagon inside the Sphere: Bloody fights and soaring films
LAS VEGAS — After an animated vignette of conquistadors ransacking Indigenous Mexican temples played on the Sphere’s enormous video screen and the venue’s haptic seats shook violently, two mixed martial arts fighters approached each other on Mexican Independence Day weekend. As they battled in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s caged octagon, birds soared across a backdrop of temple ruins.
Chargers S Derwin James suspended 1 game for illegal hits
The NFL suspended Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James one game on Monday for “repeated violations” of league rules to protect players’ health and safety.
Josh Allen tosses 4 TDs in Bills’ rout of Jaguars
Josh Allen threw four first-half touchdown passes to help the Buffalo Bills steamroll the Jacksonville Jaguars 47-10 on Monday night at Orchard Park, N.Y.
Mercury Morris, elusive rusher on a perfect Dolphins team, dies at 77
Mercury Morris, who gave speed and dexterity to the rushing attack of the Miami Dolphins in the early 1970s, helping power the team to two Super Bowls and the only perfect season in the history of the National Football League, died Saturday night. He was 77.
BIIF volleyball: Ka Makani, Wildcats and Cowgirls all sweep
The Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) girls volleyball season continued over the weekend all over the island. Many teams are at the midway points of their seasons, as BIIF playoffs begin in October.
Horschel beats McIlroy in tense playoff to win BMW PGA Championship
WENTWORTH (Reuters) — Billy Horschel won the BMW PGA Championship after beating Rory McIlroy and Thriston Lawrence in a thrilling three-man playoff at Wentworth on Sunday to take home the winner’s cheque of $1.53 million.
Aces’ A’ja Wilson voted WNBA’s second unanimous MVP
Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson on Sunday became the second player in WNBA history to be named unanimously as the league’s MVP.
NFL roundup: Rams zip past 49ers in final seconds
Joshua Karty hit a 37-yard field goal with two seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Rams pulled off an improbable 27-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday by scoring 13 points in the final 6:15.
Aaron Judge, Yankees sweep Oakland goodbye as AL East magic number shrinks
A Linden, Calif., native, Aaron Judge grew up a San Francisco Giants fan. But that didn’t stop him from visiting the home of the Bay Area’s other team, the Oakland Athletics.
