What’s Happening

Drew Buggs slumped back against his locker and closed his eyes. Next to him, Justin Webster leaned forward and stared at the carpeted floor. At that moment, even the normally ebullient freshman couldn’t bring himself to break the silence. There was nothing left to say. Zigmars Raimo approached Buggs and lay a comforting hand on […]

With movie theaters shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many first-run films are already being made available on digital platforms. One such movie is “The Way Back,” which was released in theaters on March 6 and made its digital debut just 18 days later. The film stars Ben Affleck as a former high school […]

A couple of University of Hawaii recruiting updates: First, the UH men’s basketball team has secured a verbal commitment from a high-scoring point guard from Sheridan College in Wyoming. JoVon McClanahan announced his intention to join the Rainbow Warriors for the 2020-11 season. This past season, McClanahan averaged 23.5 points, 6.3 assists and 6.5 rebounds […]

On Thursday, Honolulu mayor Kirk Caldwell asked all O’ahu residents to begin wearing a cloth mask every time they go out to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The mayor stressed that this is to prevent an individual, especially those who may be asymptomatic, from spreading the coronavirus to others when out in public. However, […]

Courtesy of UH Athletics, let’s take one final look at the 2019-20 University of Hawaii men’s basketball season. It was a year full of inspiring efforts, amazing comebacks, clutch shots and, at times, bitter disappointments. While Rainbow Warrior fans will be left wondering “what could have been,” we can still appreciate the team’s most memorable […]

Former University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball coach Dave Shoji was a guest on yesterday’s jam-packed “Sports Animals” program. The coaching legend (1,202 career wins, four national titles) updated us on his family and shared his thoughts on COVID-19’s far-reaching Impact on the sports world, including UH Athletics. Give it a listen!   #   […]

By Lance Tominaga First of all, put down the branding iron. I fully realize that, at least from a sports fan’s perspective, the games we love are simply that: games. And no matter what sport we’re passionate about – football, basketball, baseball, etc. – in the end it’s just entertainment. Unlike this scary, uncertain time […]

Chad Pennington. Giovanni Carmazzi. Chris Redman. Tee Martin. Marc Bulger. Spergon Wynn. Through no fault of their own, these six individuals are forever linked in NFL history. We call them the Brady Six. They are all former NFL QBs who were drafted ahead of Tom Brady in the 2000 NFL Draft. And, yes, we know […]

By Gary Dickman. Guess what, I’m still here. I figured, “Why not still talk about what could be going on, what should be going on and what’s not going on?” But first, there is some UH basketball news. Since last week, UH has had three players transfer out. Two of them didn’t surprise me, with […]

WrestleMania 36 is right around the corner – well, a scaled-down, audience-free version of it, anyway – so today we thought we’d chronicle the career of one of the industry’s most recognizable figures. Since making his in-ring debut in 1977, Hulk Hogan (real name: Terry Bollea) has been both celebrated and reviled, embraced and ostracized, […]