Sports RSS http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com en-us Copyright 2009, The Honolulu Advertiser | honoluluadvertiser.com Saxotech Online http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -1000 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:01:55 -1000 30 For homecoming night, the Hawai'i football team brought back the 1990s. The decade of the running game was resurrected in the Warriors' 49-36 victory over Utah State last night at Aloha Stadium. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -1000 If ever there was a little girl destined to be a Rainbow Wahine volleyball player it was Aneli Cubi-Otineru. Her grandmother played the game on the beach with big wave surf legend Eddie Aikau. Both parents played as well as aunties and all four sisters. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:51:00 -1000 Farrington turned to its bread and butter — a play-making defense and punishing ground game — last night to hold off Castle, 42-26, and secure third place in the O'ahu Interscholastic Association football playoffs. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:22:00 -1000 For the 25,833 at Aloha Stadium, they caught a rush never seen until last night. Pass-oriented Hawai'i, which entered last night averaging 80.2 rushing yards per game, rolled up a disbelieving 360 yards on the ground in a 49-36 win against Utah State to snap a six-game losing streak. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:47:00 -1000 Bryant Moniz knows he has an arsenal of weapons at his disposal on offense. Last night, his most lethal one was Greg Salas. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound junior slotback tied his season high with 10 catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Warrior offense in a 49-36 win over Utah State. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:46:00 -1000 All week Diondre Borel studied tape of the Hawai'i defense, particularly last week's loss at Nevada. But he came across a much different Warrior defense last night. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:44:00 -1000 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:29:00 -1000 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:29:00 -1000 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:28:00 -1000 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:25:00 -1000 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:24:00 -1000 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:23:00 -1000 Jarrett Arakawa passed for three touchdowns as 'Iolani beat Damien, 38-14, yesterday in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division II season finale at the Raiders' field. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:21:00 -1000 (Based on Oct. 24 BIIF Championship) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:19:00 -1000 STANFORD, Calif. — Toby Gerhart and Stanford did to the Oregon defense what the Ducks did a week ago to Southern California, opening up the Pac-10 race with a program-defining victory. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:50:00 -1000 The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team will be without its leading rebounder — and leader — for at least the first part of this season. Senior forward Bill Amis is out "indefinitely" with a torn plantar fascia in his right foot. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:35:00 -1000 SHANGHAI — Phil Mickelson was unwinding from a day of high energy and quick turnarounds, one that took him from a two-shot deficit against Tiger Woods to a two-shot lead over the final eight holes yesterday in the HSBC Champions. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:34:00 -1000 PHILADELPHIA — It was a year in which Shane Victorino reached the top — and then some. It began right around this time a year ago when he and the Philadelphia Phillies ended a 25-year span of futility in this city by winning it all; the first team here to do so since Julius Erving's Philadelphia 76ers in 1983. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:33:00 -1000 For the first time, the University of Hawai'i will be offering a baseball camp during the Thanksgiving weekend. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:32:00 -1000 IOWA CITY, Iowa — With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:28:00 -1000 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Navy's second consecutive victory at Notre Dame Stadium didn't produce the same euphoria for the Midshipmen as the last one. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:26:00 -1000 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Air Force linebacker Andre Morris Jr. didn't lead the team in tackles, didn't have any sacks, and didn't really turn in any spectacular plays. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:24:00 -1000 Chris Johnson's final collegiate game came in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl, where he rushed for 224 yards and helped lead East Carolina to a 41-38 win over Boise State in 2007. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:21:00 -1000 Hawai'i, which earned a point because of a forfeit before play began yesterday, then won six of 10 matches to take the lead after the second round of the USA Hawai'i-Japan Junior Cup at Waikoloa Beach Resort's Kings' Course. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:20:00 -1000 ARCADIA, Calif. — Zenyatta pawed the ground with her right front hoof and pranced past an adoring crowd jamming the grandstand as she made her way to the start of the Breeders' Cup Classic. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:58:00 -1000 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Ty Law spent the first half of the season waiting for the right team to come calling. Now that it has, he doesn't want to waste any more time getting back on the field. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:56:00 -1000 David Haye certainly backed up his brash prediction. Haye used his superior quickness to surprise Nikolai Valuev, earning a majority decision last night and winning the WBA heavyweight title at Nuremberg, Germany. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:39:00 -1000 Read more at www.honoluluadvertiser.com/sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:17:00 -1000 ATLANTA — Josh Smith had a night to remember, especially after one he and the rest of the Atlanta Hawks would like to forget. Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, and Smith had 22 points, nine rebounds, six blocked shots and seven assists in the Hawks' 125-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets last night. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:16:00 -1000 REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Alexa Glatch and Melanie Oudin lost in straight sets yesterday as Italy took a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:14:00 -1000 HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Fedor Emelianenko stopped Brett Rogers in the second round in a Strikeforce M-1 Global heavyweight bout last night. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:53:00 -1000 FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first. Busch won his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series race at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked track yesterday. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:50:00 -1000