BIIF basketball: HPA wins big over the weekend
KEA‘AU — In a low-scoring, defensive battle, Hawaii Preparatory Academy girls basketball handled business in a 23-4 road-trip victory over the Lady Cougars on Saturday night at Kea‘au High School.
NFL capsules: Dolphins use overtime touchdown to push past Jets
Tua Tagovailoa tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jonnu Smith on the first possession of overtime as the Miami Dolphins defeated the New York Jets 32-26 on Sunday afternoon in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Shorthanded USC has no problems defeating Washington
Wesley Yates III, making his first collegiate start, scored a career-high 19 points against his former team as injury-riddled USC trounced Washington 85-61 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday afternoon in Seattle.
Manny Pacquiao elected to International Hall of Fame
Manny Pacquiao was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 on Thursday, further cementing the Filipino’s legacy as one of the sport’s most iconic fighters.
Rainbow Warriors get beached in Big West opener
Beach day was not pleasant for the University of Hawaii basketball team.
Trae Young’s trey in OT lifts Hawks past Lakers
Trae Young hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime, helping the Atlanta Hawks beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 134-132 on Friday.
Dodgers’ use of deferred deals masks reality of their advantage
LOS ANGELES — To Andrew Friedman, president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, complaints about the $1 billion in salary deferrals given out by the team’s owners are “kind of a lazy narrative.”
Rainbow Wahine swept by TCU in NCAA Tournament opener
PHOTOS: Wildcats win second straight over Lions
By Conor Langs
Cougars, Warriors seal wins
KEA‘AU — After falling to Waiakea earlier in the week, Kea‘au boys basketball got back on track with a 63-29 win over St. Joseph’s on Thursday inside the Cougars’ gymnasium. Kea‘au improved to 2-1 in the early season.
UH-H falls to HPU in season opener
HONOLULU — The Vulcans were tasked with facing a tough combo of rebounding and perimeter shooting by the Sharks as Hawai’i Hilo Men’s Basketball fell to HPU, 88-71, Thursday evening in both teams’ Pacific West Conference season-opening contest at The Shark Tank.
University of Hawaii men’s volleyball will stay in Big West
BIIF sports: ‘Riders rout Canefire; HPA blacks Kea‘au
The Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) winter sports season continued Wednesday with soccer and basketball games across the isle.
The Caleb Williams File: Inside the final-minute meltdown in Detroit and the rookie’s quest to ‘keep going’
CHICAGO — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was back at practice Wednesday at Halas Hall, working to get reset following the “mini-bye” weekend the team had after its 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving.
Cyclists Conquer Waikoloa Hill Climb in new Hawaii Cycling Club event
WAIKOLOA — The inaugural Waikoloa Hill Climb, held on Sunday, November 17th, marked an exciting addition to the Hawaii Cycling Club’s (HCC) calendar of events. Hosted in partnership with Lavaman, the event tested riders of all abilities with an 11.8-mile climb up Waikoloa Road, ascending a total of 2,442 feet.
The NBA’s latest arms race? Building wildly expensive practice facilities
The Cleveland Cavaliers launched the newest salvo. On a chilly, drizzly mid-October morning, several hundred people gathered along the Cuyahoga River to celebrate the groundbreaking for a gargantuan new practice facility that could outclass any training center in pro basketball.
The Warriors didn’t solve their biggest problem and it’s too obvious to ignore any longer
The Golden State Warriors’ “strength in numbers” motto was all well and good in October and early November.
Signing of Blake Snell is Dodgers’ latest financial flex. ‘This is where you want to play.’
LOS ANGELES — In the right-field Stadium Club at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, where dozens of media members gathered for yet another introductory news conference welcoming a star player to the organization, the Dodgers flexed their financial muscles with businesslike handshakes and celebratory smiles.
Dolphins fight to keep faint playoff hopes alive vs. hapless Jets
The Miami Dolphins are surely happy to be back home.
