Runnin’ with Rani: Kona Crush Soccer Academy begins new era as City SC Hawaii

KAILUA-KONA — In a significant move aimed at boosting youth soccer development on the Big Island, City SC (Soccer Club) — a prestigious national soccer club affiliate program based out of Carlsbad, San Diego — announced today an exciting new partnership with Kona Crush Soccer Academy which includes rebranding under the name City SC Hawaii.

3 UH baseball players named to All-Big West second team

Hawaii shortstop Jordan Donahue hits a single against the CSU Northridge Matadors during the first inning, May 4, at Les Murakami Stadium. Donahue, right-handed pitcher Alex Giroux and catcher/designated hitter Austin Machado today were named to the All-Big West Conference’s second team for baseball.

Its future in doubt, the freewheeling ‘Inside the NBA’ is on edge instead

MINNEAPOLIS — The future of “Inside the NBA” was already a sensitive topic when Charles Barkley stepped into an elevator in Minneapolis after Game 2 of the Western Conference finals late Friday. Barkley’s on-air candor as an analyst is a key reason that the studio show has become so influential and beloved among basketball fans and around the league.

PHOTOS: Ortiz-Strauss inks college signature

KEALAKEKUA — Konawaena wrestling hosted another collegiate signing day for the second consectutive week on Wednesday in Ellison Onizuka Gymnasium — but this time, the second girls wrestler in program history inked her signature.

Celtics complete sweep of Pacers, punch ticket to Finals

Derrick White drained a tiebreaking corner 3-pointer with 45 seconds left in regulation and the Boston Celtics finished off a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals with a 105-102 victory on Monday night at Indianapolis.

Bill Walton, NBA Hall of Famer and broadcasting star, dies at 71

Bill Walton, a center whose extraordinary passing and rebounding skills helped him win two national college championships with UCLA and one each with the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics of the NBA, and who overcame a stutter to become a loquacious commentator, died Monday at his home in San Diego. He was 71.