HAWAII RUMORS & GOSSIP

Today, we’re 99 days away from the kickoff of the 2012 college football season. As such, we’ll review the No. 99 team in our Rant Sports 100 in 100 college football previews, the Hawaii Warriors. After an extensive career in both professional and college football on the mainland, native son Norm Chow returns to the island to lead the Hawaii Warriors into the 2012 season...

A little lesson for the fans and media out there when it comes to draft coverage – Because you see a name on the list of players who declare for the NBA Draft that you haven’t heard of, it doesn’t make their decision a “mistake” or “head-scratcher.” Unfortunately, a variety of things often prevent players from getting the exposure that many others do. Teams on the...

By Anthony Caruso III The Capital Sports Report Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer Joston Thomas will be leaving the Island for the NBA draft. Thomas has decided to forgo his senior year of eligibility to enter the NBA draft. The last time a Warriors basketball player was drafted in the NBA draft was in 1989. Reggie Cross was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1989 NBA draft...

Overview- Another offense that lost quite a few talented playmakers and was never really able to match the production that was expected coming in. Despite losing a 1,200-yard back in Alex Green and two 1,300-yard+ receivers in Greg Salas and Kealoha Pilares, much was anticipated of the Warriors’ offense because of QB Bryant Moniz. The senior ended up having to do much by himself...

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.

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.

Joston Thomas and the Hawaii Warriors handed Xavier yet another post-brawl loss, relegating the reeling Musketeers to the seventh-place game in the Diamond Head Classic.

Joston Thomas made a layup from the baseline with 0.8 seconds left in overtime to give Hawaii an 84-82 comeback victory over No. 14 Xavier on Friday night in the Diamond Head Classic, the Musketeers' third straight loss since a bench-clearing brawl Dec. 10 against Cincinnati.

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...

Vander Joaquim had 19 points and 17 rebounds Friday night as Hawaii defeated Hawaii-Hilo 79-66. Shaquille Stokes led the Rainbow Warriors (4-4) with 21 points and Joston Thomas also had 17 points. Terrell Mack scored 20 points to lead the Vulcans (4-3), who play in Division II. Hawaii-Hilo led for much of the first half and owned a 34-32 edge at the break, but Hawaii scored the...

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...

Graves showed some spark, and the defense looked good in the second half, but the Warriors couldn't pull it out. HawaiiAthletics.com has the game summary. Gotta win the next two to make the Hawaii Bowl.Sophomore David Graves nearly rallied the Warriors (5-6, 3-4 WAC) to victory, completing 13-of-27 for 199 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for another score. Graves entered...

As a laid-back Honolulu native known for his passion for surfing and his love of floral shirts, Hawaii coach Gib Arnold may not be the best person to instill military-style discipline in his team during preseason conditioning. Therefore, Arnold took his players to a nearby Marine Corps Base on a recent Saturday morning and had a drill instructor put them through a two-hour boot camp...