By Lance Tominaga. Monday’s news that the University of Hawaii intends to hold all Rainbow Warrior football home games at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex for the next three years certainly caught many UH fans by surprise. But was it a surprise in the positive sense or negative sense? It depends on who you…… Continue Reading »
By Gary Dickman. So close. So very close. I was already thinking how I would start this week talking about the UH men’s basketball team going 2-0 on the road to open their Big West season. Instead, I start with, “So close, so very close.” Our Bows were a little over a minute away from…… Continue Reading »
By Lance Tominaga, ESPN Honolulu Web Editor. The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team is scheduled to host Cal State Bakersfield this Friday and Saturday at the SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Rainbow Warriors are currently 3-1 on the season (1-1 in Big West Conference play), while the Roadrunners are 7-4 (3-1…… Continue Reading »
Earlier today on “The Bobby Curran Show,” Bobby interviewed University of Hawaii men’s basketball head coach Eran Ganot. In their discussion, Ganot reflected on this past weekend’s series split against UC Riverside, talked about this week’s scheduled opponent (Cal State Bakersfield) and gave insights on the unique challenges of navigating the 2020-21 during a global…… Continue Reading »
The NFL playoffs are in full swing, and already we’ve been treated to some great action. Before we soldier on with the postseason, however, let’s take a look back at some of the best trick plays from the regular season. Whether it’s a flea-flicker or a fake punt, a successful trick play can totally change…… Continue Reading »
By Lance Tominaga, ESPN Honolulu Web Editor. If you’re a regular viewer of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” show, you’re probably familiar with the yearly feature, “Who He Play For?” – where Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley tries to guess (with usually hilarious results) the NBA teams that lesser known players are signed with. Well,…… Continue Reading »
By Lance Tominaga, ESPN Honolulu Web Editor. It happened 40 days before U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the “Hawaii Admission Act,” which officially established Hawaii as the country’s 50th state. It was a cool evening in Manoa Valley on the night of February 6, 1959. Inside the University of Hawaii’s Otto Klum Gym, however, Tony…… Continue Reading »
The 2020 college football season ends with a bang tomorrow as No. 1 Alabama takes on No. 3 Ohio State for the CFP National Championship. The game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, and ESPN Honolulu will provide full coverage of the event starting at 2:00 p.m. (kickoff is set for…… Continue Reading »
By Lance Tominaga, ESPN Honolulu Web Editor. Since its humble beginnings, the University of Hawaii men’s basketball program has carved out a history steep in great teams, games and players. There was the All-American and Olympian, Tom Henderson. There was the high-scoring exploits of Gavin Smith (and his headband). Then came the AC-Alika years and…… Continue Reading »
All Elite Wrestling was founded in 2019 by Tony Khan, a businessman and sports executive who is a co-owner of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. The fledgling company landed a TV contract with TNT and held its first two-hour episode in October of that year. AEW quickly established itself as the second-most prominent wrestling promotion in…… Continue Reading »