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Live basketball blog: Hawaii vs. No. 21 Washington

By Stephen Tsai on December 23, 2019

Freshman Isaiah Stewart scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to boost No. 21 Washington to a 72-61 victory over Hawaii and into the championship game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. Zigmars Raimo led UH with 15 points and 15 rebounds. >> PHOTO GALLERY: HAWAII VS. WASHINGTON * * * * * The Rainbow Warriors are making a mini rally, closing to 47-41 on Drew Buggs’ 3 from the top of the key. The ‘Bows missed 23 of […]

VIDEO: Old rivals Hawaii and BYU primed for SoFi Hawaii Bowl

By Brian McInnis on December 23, 2019

Old rivals meet on the field of battle on Tuesday afternoon at Aloha Stadium. Hawaii and BYU met first as respected adversaries at the SoFi Hawaii Bowl press conference on a picturesque Monday morning at the lawn of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Head coaches Nick Rolovich and Kalani Sitake and players Kendall Hune and Dayton Furuta for UH, and Micah Simon and Dayan Ghanwoloku for BYU spoke on the dais. Rolovich also addressed the epic 2001 meeting between the teams […]

Rainbow Forecast: Hawaii Bowl and Diamond Head Classic week for football, men’s basketball

By Brian McInnis on December 23, 2019

It’s Christmas week, which means it’s Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic and SoFi Hawaii Bowl week for all you diehards (and us media types). Be sure to get the right balance of family, gifts and egg nog between the non-stop action at the Stan Sheriff Center and Aloha Stadium. For UH football, it’s a chance at a rare 10-win season, something last accomplished in 2010. The Rainbow Warriors last won the Hawaii Bowl in 2016, a 52-35 win over Middle […]

Hawaii men’s basketball: Bernardo da Silva ahead of schedule, needed against Washington in Diamond Head Classic

By Dave Reardon on December 23, 2019

Projects almost always take way longer to develop than promised in Hawaii. Maybe if we’re lucky that rail thing will be done 75 years from now, in time for our yet-to-be-born children to ride when they get too old to drive. But University of Hawaii freshman forward Bernardo da Silva showed he is way ahead of schedule Sunday. While he also showed he is far from being a finished product, UH’s electrifying 67-63 comeback victory over UTEP in the first-round […]

Diamond Head Classic: Hawaii vs. UTEP

By Stephen Tsai on December 22, 2019

FINAL: Drew Buggs scored Hawaii’s final five points to spark a 67-63 comeback victory over UTEP in the opening round of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. >> PHOTO GALLERY: HAWAII VS. UTEP FINAL: #HawaiiMBB 67, UTEP 63 UH (8-3) advances to the @DiamondHeadClsc semifinals for the first time since 2015. No. 22 Washington awaits at 6 pm Monday night on ESPN2. pic.twitter.com/VE1GM6aRRc — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) December 23, 2019 Here’s #HawaiiMBB’s shot of the night from point guard […]

Hawaii men’s basketball: Eddie Stansberry takes torrid scoring into Diamond Head Classic

By Brian McInnis on December 22, 2019

Eddie would shoot. And, more importantly for the Hawaii mens basketball team, Eddie would score. Heading into the start of the 2019 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic today, host Hawaii is one of seven teams in the eight-team field with a winning record, at 7-3. Eddie Stansberry, a senior shooting guard with the Rainbow Warriors, has a lot to do with that. His seven 20-point games, among 10 played, have hiked his overall scoring average to 19.7 — which represents the […]

Hawaii men’s basketball: 2020 Diamond Head Classic field revealed

By Brian McInnis on December 22, 2019

Just as the 2019 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic tipped off, the 2020 edition of the field was revealed. The 12th edition of the ESPN-run tournament features two past DHC champions (Oklahoma and San Diego State), two more past visitors (Saint Mary’s and Western Michigan), three first-timers (Temple, Arizona State, Seattle University) and the host (Hawaii). The event will again be held on Dec. 22, 23 and 25. The dates have yet to stray. Here is the 2020 Hawaiian Airlines […]

Sports director Brandi Higa leaves KITV to join Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s office

By Dave Reardon on December 21, 2019

Brandi Higa has left her position as KITV sports director to be an information specialist with Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s office. Her last day with KITV was Friday. Higa, 32, starts with the city on Jan. 2. She will report to new public information officer Alex Zannes, who was named last week as replacing Andrew Perreira. Perreira and Zannes are also former local TV newscasters. “I’ve been looking for a while to expand my career,” Higa said today. “I’m very grateful […]

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