I’ve seen the old black-and-white photo of Duke Kahanamoku and Babe Ruth together on the sands of Waikiki several times. One of the copies is on the wall of The Shack sports bar and restaurant in Kailua. I was always fascinated by the photograph of two of the most famous men in sports history, standing [...]
I was talking with a good friend the other day, and somehow the conversation turned to who we thought was the best Hawaii-born college football player ever. Each of us threw out a number of names Herman Wedemeyer, Charley Ane, Bob Apisa, Rockne Freitas, Olin Kreutz, Timmy Chang, Chris Naole, Tommy Kaulukukui, and a few [...]
If you check out Google maps, it’s doubtful that you’ll find that the way to San Antonio, Texas, is via Honolulu. But for the University of Hawaii Wahine volleyball team this year, there is no other way. The UH Stan Sheriff Center hosts the NCAA regionals beginning Dec. 9, and Wahine head coach Dave Shoji [...]
It’s time to celebrate the best time of the year the start of college football season! And once again, that means its time for me to pull out my trusty prognosticator’s hat and see what’s in store for the University of Hawaii Warriors this year. Once again, I’m up against Warrior Superfan Wayne Coito, who [...]
I remember interviewing Shane Victorino on my radio show a few years back, and we joked about the fact that many fans in the Philadelphia area thought his last name was Italian. Phillies fans weren’t the only ones to make that mistake – a couple of years later, he received a call asking him to [...]
Palama Settlement has a rich and vibrant history in the world of local athletics. Great Hawaii swimmers swam in its pool, barefoot football stars played on its fields, and youngsters from Ben Cayetano to Skippa Diaz to the Noga brothers – and many more – frolicked in and around its many buildings. But until recently [...]
I was talking with local football photographer Barry Markowitz the other day and the discussion got around to the old World Football League. Remember the WFL? It turns out Markowitz had an offer to play linebacker with the Southern California Sun back in 1975, and we recently had fun trying to remember some of the [...]
The winner’s share at this week’s Sony Open in Hawaii will be right around $1 million. That’s a far cry from the $2,000 the legendary Cary Middlecoff took home way back in 1948 when he won the professional predecessor of Oahu’s premier golf event. Yes, PGA golf in Hawaii is big business these days, and [...]
You’ve heard about the proverbial “slow boat to China” or “jumping from a sinking ship.” Local sportscaster Brent Curry can tell you those things really happen. His recent life-threatening misadventure is proof. The 30-year-old Curry, who does play-by-play for Hawaii Pacific University basketball, softball and volleyball on television and radio, survived a sinking sailboat in [...]
Wahine basketball player Courtney Gaddis, a 21-year-old junior, has finally earned her full-ride scholarship. Now, she could help save a life. Gaddis has been identified as a perfect match for a young cancer patient and will donate her bone marrow in an attempt to bolster the health of the 4-year-old patient. “I signed up to [...]
