UHH women’s basketball: Vulcans earn WBCA Academic Special Mention
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Hawai‘i Hilo women’s basketball Vulcans once again received recognition for academic excellence by earning a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Academic Special Mention for the 2023-24 school year.
China doping row to raise tension at Paris pool
PARIS — A doping row involving Chinese athletes may prove a tinderbox at the Olympic swimming meet where the United States face the biggest challenge to their reign in decades from Saturday.
Ohio State is desperate. Michigan is not. What comes next for the Wolverines?
INDIANAPOLIS — It would take an army of psychologists to unpack the relationship between Michigan and Ohio State and the way those two rivals have taken up permanent residence in each other’s minds.
UHH women’s soccer: Meet the incoming class of Okamura’s nine-year tenure
HILO — Entering the ninth season as UH-Hilo women’s soccer coach, Gene Okamura welcomes his largest incoming class with 16 newcomers set to join the Vulcans in just under a month’s time.
June Jones continues mentorship, friendship with Chang
On Sunday morning, University of Hawaii football coach Timmy Chang brought coffee, doughnuts and an open mind to the program’s conference room.
Trent Williams holding out of 49ers training camp over contract
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — There’s another 49er who’s dissatisfied with his contract situation.
LeBron James and Coco Gauff selected as U.S. flagbearers for Paris Olympics
LeBron James is set to compete in his fourth Olympics.
Kamehameha-Maui’s Palmeira circles back to join Rainbow baseball
Catcher Konnor Palmeira is rounding the bases and heading home.
An Olympian’s awkward packing list: Toothbrush? Check. Rifle? Check
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Olympic shooters have time-tested mental exercises they use to get through some of the most stressful moments of their careers: They exhale deeply to steady their nerves. They assess the targets ahead of them. They trust in the preparation that got them there.
Top Japanese gymnast withdraws from paris 2024 for smoking and drinking alcohol
Japan’s Olympic gymnastics team will head into the Paris Games this week without its captain, Shoko Miyata, after she withdrew from the team following an investigation that found she had violated the squad’s code of conduct by smoking and drinking alcohol.
Matthew Stafford reporting to Rams training camp with reworked contract
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford will report to the team’s training camp with the lingering issue of his contract containing no additional guaranteed money after the 2024 season seemingly resolved. Rams coach Sean McVay confirmed the new deal during Tuesday’s pre-training camp news conference.
Marroquin loads up with 15 newcomers
HILO — With one full year under his belt, UH-Hilo men’s soccer head coach Diego Marroquin has loaded up with 15 newcomers for the upcoming fall season.
Hawaiʻi County announces winners of Kupuna Softball Tournament
HILO — The Department of Parks & Recreation’s Elderly Activities Division (EAD) is pleased to announce the winners of the 49th Annual Hawai‘i Kupuna Softball Tournament, which took place July 17-18, 2024 in Hilo.
Kai ‘Ehitu wins fourth regatta of 2024
HILO — Kai ‘Ehitu Canoe Club concluded the island’s paddling regatta regular season with its fourth victory of 2024 in the Aunty Maile/Moko O Hawai‘i Championship on Saturday in Hilo Bay. The event was sponsored by Hoemana Canoe Club.
Dodgers cut James Paxton, still seeking ‘impact’ starting pitching at the deadline
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers anticipate being one of the luxury shoppers at the top of the starting pitching market before next week’s July 30 trade deadline. On Monday, they cut one of two pitchers who hadn’t missed a start for them all season.
MLB roundup: Bobby Witt Jr. flirts with cycle in Royals’ win
Bobby Witt Jr. collected three hits for the fourth consecutive game, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 10-4 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
LeBron James’ late scoring spree propels Team USA past Germany in final pre-Olympic game
LONDON — Flag bearer by morning, game changer by evening. Monday belonged to LeBron James.
TNT tries to keep NBA, while NBC gets back in the game. What to know on new NBA TV deals
Warner Brothers Discovery, the parent company of TNT, matched Amazon Prime Video’s bid for a share of the NBA’s new television package on Monday, according to an industry source. But whether TNT gets to keep the NBA beyond next season — despite matching Amazon’s offer — remains very much in question.
Shohei Ohtani blasts 473-foot home run, farthest at Dodger Stadium since 2015
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani made landfall beyond the right field pavilions at Dodger Stadium just after 5:30 p.m., and awe ensued. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger’s power has long been the subject of myth and envy, and yet the damage he did on national television Sunday night was staggering nonetheless.
UH football star receiver suspended indefinitely
The University of Hawaii has indefinitely suspended Steven McBride from the football team’s activities following the star wide receiver’s arrest on an accusation of abuse of a household member.
