HAWAII RUMORS & GOSSIP

Vander Joaquim had 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead Hawaii in a 62-58 victory over Fresno State on Saturday night. Hauns Brereton scored 12 points and Joston Thomas added 11 for the Rainbow Warriors (14-10, 5-3 Western Athletic). Jerry Brown III led the Bulldogs (11-16, 3-8) with 17 points. Hawaii used a 10-0 run to take a 45-37 lead with 12:22 remaining. Fresno State pulled...

Joston Thomas had a career-high 29 points and 12 rebounds as Hawaii erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat San Jose State 83-81 in overtime on Saturday night. Zane Johnson added 19 points and Vander Joaquim had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors (13-9, 5-3 Western Athletic Conference), who trailed 54-40 with 13:14 remaining in regulation. Wil Carter had a career...

ProElite 3: Da Spyder vs Minowaman kicks off today at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. MMAsucka is on the scene to report the results of all the action. The event will also be streaming live on HDNet at 10 pm ET. Kendall “Da Spyder” Grove vs Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa Sara McMann vs Hitomi Akano Jake Heun vs Richard Odoms Ryan Martinez vs Cody Griffin...

Zane Johnson made six 3-pointers and finished with 27 points as Hawaii beat Clemson 75-68 on Sunday in the fifth-place game of the Diamond Head Classic. Vander Joaquim added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Hawaii (7-5). Andre Young scored 14 points to lead the Tigers (7-6). Johnson finished 8 of 14 from the field, with four of his 3-pointers coming over the first 13 minutes of the second half.

Shaquille Stokes scored 19 points and Vander Joaquim added 16 to lead Hawaii to a 65-57 victory against North Carolina A&T on Sunday night. Zane Johnson had 13 points for the Rainbow Warriors (5-4), who hosted a regular-season game on Maui for a second straight year. Marc Hill had 17 points and DaMetrius Upchurch 11 for the Aggies (4-8). Hawaii led 49-48 with 7:45 remaining...

Hawaii's disappointing season all comes down to one game. The Warriors (6-6) need to knock off Armed Forces Bowl-bound Brigham Young (8-3) on Saturday night to earn a berth in their hometown Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24. ''This is what everyone dreams of growing up, ending the season with a must-win,'' Hawaii safety Richard Torres said. ''Playing in a big...

HawaiiAthletics.com has game notes (PDF) and some information on this Saturday's UH vs Colorado season opener. They also have an H-Files Q&A with Richard Torres. If you don't like reading, you can watch him answering the questions: The Daily Camera has video of Colorado coach John Embree talking about the upcoming game. Natalie Meisler of The Denver Post...

Well, this isn't a great way to start out game week. Starting linebacker Aaron Brown and starting wide receiver Darius Bright have been arrested and suspended.Two University of Hawaii football starters — outside linebacker Aaron Brown and left wideout Darius Bright — have been suspended from team-related activities following their arrests this morning. They were accused...

Hawaii Last season: 10-4, 20th in the MRI The good: Bryant Moniz returns in the ridiculous offense that the Warriors put on the field. At times last season, Moniz looked better than Colt Brennan or Tommy Chang, the two passers ahead of him on the all-time list at Hawaii, ever did. But he had a lot of help from a strong receiving core, one of the best to ever come through the...

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Aloha from the NFL Draft Bible with today’s guest Greg Salas former Hawaii Warriors. Salas is one of the top wide receivers in the 2011 NFL Draft. Bringing the NFL stars of tomorrow to you today on the NFL Draft Bible Spotlight Show, hosted by Bo Marchionte. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD HERE

from WACSports.com……. HONOLULU – The University of Hawai‘i Warrior football team secured its earliest bowl berth in school history with a 45-10 homecoming victory over Idaho Saturday night at Aloha Stadium. After their seventh win of the season, the Warriors accepted an invitation to the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl, UH’s seventh bowl bid in the last nine years....

The USC Probies will visit Honolulu for a taste of Hawaii. So Cal meets Dog land.  USC has dominated the Pac 10 for years, whether or not it was legit is irrelevant. Their mastery of PAC 10 will come to an end. USC’s first game with the inferior Hawaii will be an interesting. Yes, that is interesting with a sarcastic tone. Hawaii plays in the Western Athletic Conference...

Stephen Tsai writes about Brett Leonard, who suffered a knee injury in yesterday's practice.Leonard had an MRI yesterday. Early indications are that there is no significant damage, although Leonard is expected to miss at least a few practices. Leonard was poised to be named the starting center when he was injured during a limited-contact drill.Bronson Tiwanak is now elevated...

So much speculation still flying around about the Bryant Moniz situation. But just like 31 flavors, Mokesville Weekly always has the scoops:Manoa, Hawaii. University of Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz leave of absence is to join the NPL, The National Pizza League. Every 4 years, national pizza chains get together for a series of events to compete for the NPL pizza box trophy. The...