Fresno State's Matthews runs over Hawaii in dominating 42-17 winOctober 11th, 2009 Fresno State defeats Hawaii 42-17 behind MatthewsHONOLULU — Ryan Matthews, one of the nation's leading running backs, rushed for 149 yards and scored a touchdown as Fresno State beat Hawaii 42-17 in a rainy rout Saturday. Fresno State quarterback Ryan Colburn threw two touchdown passes and completed 12 of 14 pass attempts for 120 yards for the Bulldogs (2-3, 1-1 Western Athletic Conference).
Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson knocked out briefly by sideline hit, stays in gameOctober 10th, 2009 ASU coach knocked out by sideline hitPULLMAN, Wash. — Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson was knocked down and briefly out when one of his players ran into him in the third quarter of a game Saturday.
Porter rushes for 160 yards, Louisiana Tech runs over Hawaii 27-6September 30th, 2009 Porter, La Tech run over Hawaii for 27-6 victoryRUSTON, La. — Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley wrote an open letter to fans urging them to attend Wednesday night's game against Hawaii to see something special.
Jones rushes for 191 yards, 4 TDs as E. Washington tops Sacramento State 56-30September 26th, 2009 E. Washington runs over Sacramento State 56-30SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Taiwan Jones rushed for a career-high 191 yards and four touchdowns Saturday night to help Eastern Washington defeat winless Sacramento State 56-30.
Clayton's touchdown pass in final minute gives UNLV 34-33 victory over HawaiiSeptember 20th, 2009 UNLV edges Hawaii 34-33 in final minuteLAS VEGAS — Phillip Payne caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Omar Clayton with 36 seconds left to give UNLV a 34-33 win over Hawaii on Saturday night. Clayton, who threw for a career high 340 yards, found Payne on the right side of the end zone with an up-for-grabs pass capping a 14-play 67-yard drive for the Rebels (2-1).
Alexander's career night sends Hawaii over WSU 38-20 for first road win over BCS schoolSeptember 12th, 2009 Alexander passes Hawaii past Wash. State 38-20SEATTLE — Greg Alexander threw for a career-high 453 yards and three touchdowns and Hawaii won a road game over a team from a BCS conference for the first time in seven tries, 38-20 over mistake-prone Washington State on Saturday night.
Committee gives BYU-Hawaii probation for failing to monitor athletics programAugust 28th, 2009 BYU-Hawaii placed on probationHONOLULU — Brigham Young University-Hawaii has been placed on three years probation by the NCAA for failing to monitor certain aspects of its athletics program, officials said Thursday. A spokesman for the university didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.
Ethics Commission ends Hawaii football review of travel to Sugar BowlAugust 7th, 2009 Ethics Commission ends Hawaii football reviewHONOLULU — A review of expenses rung up by the University of Hawaii when the Warriors traveled to New Orleans to play in the 2008 Sugar Bowl has ended with officials saying there is insufficient evidence the school violated the state's ethics code. Daniel Mollway, executive director of the state Ethics Commission, had said the panel wanted to determine if people with no official function traveled at the state's expense to watch the Warriors play Georgia.
WAC reprimands Hawaii coach McMackin for using slur in describing Notre Dame cheerAugust 3rd, 2009 WAC reprimands Hawaii coach for using slurHONOLULU — The Western Athletic Conference is reprimanding Hawaii coach Greg McMackin for his derogatory comment while describing Notre Dame's chant before last year's Hawaii Bowl. The university already has suspended McMackin for 30 days without pay.
Defending champ Boise State picked to win again in WACJuly 29th, 2009 Boise State picked again in WACSALT LAKE CITY — Defending champion Boise State has been picked to repeat in the Western Athletic Conference. The Broncos went 8-0 in the conference last fall and have won six of the last seven WAC titles.
Ticket sales for 2011 women's World Cup to start Oct. 29July 27th, 2009 2011 WCup ticket sales to start Oct. 29BERLIN — Organizers of the 2011 women's World Cup in Germany say ticket sales will start Oct.
LPGA: Organizers drop out of Kapalua LPGA Classic in HawaiiJuly 1st, 2009 LPGA: Organizers drop out of Hawaii tournamentHONOLULU — Organizers of the Kapalua LPGA Classic in Hawaii have pulled out of their contract to host the annual LPGA event through 2012. LPGA deputy commissioner Libba Galloway said Tuesday in a news release that the association is "extremely disappointed" with the decision not to conduct the event in October.
ESPN gets Rose Bowl in 2011, giving the cable network all BCS gamesJune 12th, 2009 ESPN gets Rose Bowl in 2011 to corner BCS marketBRISTOL, Conn. — The Rose Bowl will be televised on ESPN beginning in January 2011, giving the network broadcast rights to all Bowl Championship Series games.
Back-to-back HRs lift Washington State to 3-2 win over Wichita State in NCAA elimination gameMay 30th, 2009 Washington State eliminates Wichita State 3-2NORMAN, Okla. — Derek Jones and Jared Prince hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning to lift Washington State to a 3-2 victory over Wichita State in an NCAA regional elimination game on Saturday.
Arkansas uses big 8th-inning rally to beat Washington State 10-3 in NCAA tournamentMay 30th, 2009 Cougars' bullpen collapses in loss to ArkansasNORMAN, Okla. — Scott Lyons hit a three-run homer and Arkansas rallied for nine runs in the eighth inning to defeat Washington State 10-3 on Friday in the Norman regional.