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Representative Sylvia Luke joined The Sports Animals to discuss H.B. 1586, now Act 268 after being signed by Governor Ige Monday, which will provide funding for development of a new stadium in Halawa and the area around it. According to Rep. Luke, funding for the new stadium is one of the successes of this past […]

So you think you know your UH football running backs? Take this short-but-deliciously-challenging trivia quiz and see how effective your “ground game” really is!   QUESTIONS Q1: Name the current NCAA Division 1 FBS head coach who once led the Rainbow Warriors in rushing yards in a season. Q2: Who’s the only UH running back […]

In August of 2007, Richard Pentecost (Founder of KIHA) planned on building an indoor roller arena like the ones seen on the mainland. One of his biggest objectives after starting his inline hockey arena, however, was getting the right coach. The reason it was so important to him was that “If we go back in […]

Richard Pentecost, Founder of KIHA (Kapolei Inline Hockey Arena), talks about the past, present, and potential future of KIHA. Since its creation in April of 2010, Pentecost’s goal has been to develop roller hockey rather than skating. However, only bringing in members interested in roller hockey didn’t go well (Although KIHA does have about 325 […]

Former University of Hawaii player and coach, Bob Nash, joined the Sports Animals in studio to chat about all things basketball, his journey to Hawai’i, and more! Bob Nash was a member of the University of Hawaii’s famed “Fabulous Five” basketball team that led the program to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. He later became […]

VIDEO via TMZ Sports — UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn got into a fight with a bouncer at a strip club in Honolulu late Monday night … with the altercation spilling onto the street … owner of the club who told TMZ Sports that Penn was escorted out of the bar around midnight because […]

via Hawaii Athletics — University of Hawai’i men’s basketball head coach Eran Ganot announced the signing of a pair of dynamic players for the 2019-20 season. Justin Webster, a 6-3 combo guard, and  Bernardo da Silva, a 6-9 forward, will join the team this summer with four years of eligibility each. Webster spent the 2018-19 season […]

via Twinsdaily.com — With their 13th round pick, the Twins took Dylan Thomas, who has been a dominate closer for the University of Hawaii over the past three seasons. Thomas was the 2017 Big West Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year, and was named to an All-Big West team in each of his three year’s […]

By: Trevor Sikkema — May 29, 2019 Off nothing more than the eye test, McDonald looks like a subject of a story worth telling. Standing at 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, his long blonde dreadlocks immediate give away his native California roots, and the dark eye black underneath his face mask gives him a warrior’s appearance. As […]

Drake clearly has been enjoying Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s struggles during the Eastern Conference finals, but the superstar rapper’s antics are rubbing some people the wrong way. A senior executive for Octagon, the agency that represents Antetokounmpo, tweeted Wednesday that he has “never seen anything as disrespectful” as Drake’s repeated trolling of Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. […]