Maui Sports

After being sidelined for nearly a month with a stress fracture in his right foot, University of Hawaii power forward Bill Amis appears on the verge of returning to action.

How does a cash-strapped athletic department reward a coach who guided a team to a 10-3 record, a share of the WAC title, a No. 24 national ranking and a bowl berth?

The deals have been done. The University of Hawaii officially is switching to the Mountain West in football and the Big West in most other sports.

Maui Invitational champion Connecticut has risen to No. 6 in the rankings and improved to 8-0 with a rout of Fairleigh Dickinson.

Three Hawaii football players — Greg Salas, Mana Silva and Corey Paredes — were named to the all-Western Athletic Conference first team.

Kendall Grove of Maui is moments away from stepping into the Octagon for a bout hes dubbed one of the biggest of his MMA career.

The University of Hawaii women were knocked out of the NCAA volleyball tournament following a straight sets second-round loss to Washington.

LeBron James made a triumphant return to Cleveland, scoring 38 points to lead the Miami Heat to a romp past his former team.

Hawaii suffered its 13th straight basketball road loss, dropping a 54-53 decision at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo in a game ending on a controversial note.

Hawaii fans will get a better idea of just how good their unbeaten basketball team visits Cal Poly tonight and Brigham Young on Saturday.

Alex Green ran for a school-record 327 yards and three touchdowns as Hawaii clinched a share of the WAC football title and No. 25 in the AP rankings.

The University of Hawai‘i football team gained Top 25 ranking in the latest Associated Press Poll released over the weekend. The ranking is the first national

Kemba Walker completed a dazzling three-day run by scoring 29 points in leading U-Conn to an 84-67 win over eight-ranked Kentucky in Wednesday’s championship game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

With Kemba Walker’s 30 points leading the way, unranked Connecticut posted a 70-67 semifinal win over Michigan State and earned a berth versus Kentucky in the title game.

The stage is partially set for tomorrows line up in the third and final day of the 27th Annual EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Basketball Tournament. Wednesday’s

Connecticut and Kentucky, a pair of programs with rich basketball traditions, advanced into the semifinals of the 2010 EA Sports Maui Invitational with victories.

Before tonight, the last time Matt Hughes, UFC Hall of Famer and former welter-weight champion, was knocked-out in a mixed martial arts bout was nine years ago.

It’s just mere hours away from BJ Penn’s UFC 123 co-main event fight tonight against Matt Hughes, and I have to admit it: I’m a little nervous. Given that I’m predicting a win for the Hilo native, and have solid reasons for doing so, I shouldn’t be worried.

BJ Penn is significantly switching things up. Coming off a two-fight skid to Frankie Edgar, who stole his UFC Light-weight championship by split decision in April and then put a stamp on it with a dominating decision win in August, the Hilo native decided he needed a fresh start for his welter-weight rubber-match against Matt Hughes today at UFC 123 “Rampage vs. Machida” at the Palace of Auburn Hill in Detroit.

The University of Hawaii Men’s Basketball team will play its first inter-island game on Maui since the 2003 Maui Invitational. UH Basketball Coach Gib Arnold