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Saturday, October 15, 2022 By Tanner Haworth In their first game played in the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex in a month, the Rainbow Warriors came home with a win over the Nevada Wolf Pack 31-16. Offense headlined the game, as the Hawaii offense gained 396 yards after averaging 318 yards per game prior to […]

Sunday, October 9, 2022 By: Tiff Wells Two weeks complete in conference play and only two unbeaten teams remained entering Week 3…Hawai`i and UC Santa Barbara. All 11 Head Coaches know their team needs to do more than just show up in order to get a win. Nothing is a given in this league. What […]

Saturday, October 8, 2022 By: Tanner Haworth The Rainbow Warriors dropped a heartbreaking loss Saturday night in San Diego, as the University of Hawaii lost to the Aztecs, 16-14. Defense highlighted the first half of the game with only three points being scored by the Aztecs going into the half as both offenses struggled to […]

Sunday, October 2, 2022 By: Tiff Wells After two 3-0 wins to open up Big West play, UH saw themselves tied atop the conference standings with UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly entering week two. Week two…UH back on the road for the first time in five weeks. How would they travel? Could they carry […]

By Bobby Curran. The CSU Rams hold a 15-10 series advantage and have won 10 of the last 12. However, the series is tied at seven for games played in Honolulu. For Hawaii, there is only pride left to play for. Bowl eligibility left on the last flight from Las Vegas in the wake of […]

By Lance Tominaga, ESPN Honolulu Web Editor. It’s Vegas Week! About half of our ESPN Honolulu team is in Las Vegas for Saturday’s Hawaii-UNLV football game and all its surrounding festivities. Be sure to listen to “The Bobby Curran Show” and “The Sports Animals” live from “Sin City” as they bring you game previews, team […]

By Lance Tominaga, ESPN Honolulu Web Editor. As I write this on my iPad Pro, the World Series is being shown on my 50-inch flatscreen. Next to me, my smartphone is sending me text notifications on the latest sports headlines. And my Apple computer is streaming “The Sports Animals” show. What a world, eh? I’m […]

By Bobby Curran. Not much was expected from Utah State this year following last season’s 1-5 slate. Phil Steele had them picked next to last in the Mountain Division of the MWC. But they’ve been a huge surprise, going 5-2 and 3-1 in conference,making the Aggies one of the nation’s top turnaround teams. First-year HC […]

By Bobby Curran. When the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors travel to Reno to take on the Nevada Wolfpack, there will be some familiar faces on both teams. Of course, you might ask, “Why bring up recent history? That was then, this is now.” The answer is simple: COVID.   With players granted an extra year, […]

By Lance Tominaga, ESPN Honolulu Web Editor.  “Don’t quit. Quitting becomes a habit, and you don’t want to live like that.”  Richard Aloiau’s tone was gentle, but firm. Seeing that I still wasn’t convinced, he stepped forward, sat down next to me and slipped his hands inside the pockets of his blue windbreaker.   “Give it […]