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DODGERS TURN TO YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO IN CLASH VS. GUARDIANS The Dodgers will open a three-game series in Cleveland today, one day after completing a set in New York against the Mets. Yoshinobu

Yamamoto (5-3, 1.86 ERA) takes on fellow right-hander Gavin Williams (4-2, 3.94) of the Guardians. Read more NO NCAA BASEBALL BID FOR RAINBOWS As expected, the University of Hawaii baseball

team’s 2025 season officially came to an end. The Rainbow Warriors were not among the 64 teams selected for the 2025 NCAA Regionals. The NCAA announced the field this morning. Read more

HAWAII’S BASEBALL SEASON LIKELY OVER AFTER LOSS TO CAL POLY IN BWC TOURNEY The ’Bows are scheduled to remain in Orange County until Monday’s NCAA selection show, although it appears their

season has ended. Read more HAWAII’S OFFENSIVE SURGE KNOCKS OUT FULLERTON FROM BIG WEST TOURNEY In a knock-out game, the Hawaii baseball team KO’d Cal State Fullerton with today’s 16-4

victory over Cal State Fullerton at Goodwin Field on the CSUF campus. Read more WARRIORS LAND TRANSFER QB FROM UCLA Former 4-star quarterback Dermaricus “MarMar” Davis confirmed he is

transferring from UCLA to the University of Hawaii football team. Read more RAINBOWS’ COMEBACK FALLS SHORT, WILL PLAY ELIMINATION GAME FRIDAY Down four runs and facing the Anteaters’ most

successful reliever, UH’s Ben Zeigler-Namoa smacked a three-run homer — his second in as many days — off Ricky Ojeda to close the Rainbow Warriors to 6-5 in the top of the seventh. Read more

DON'T MISS OUT ON WHAT'S HAPPENING! Stay in touch with breaking news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It's FREE! POWER, PITCHING PROPEL RAINBOWS PAST UCSB TO

ADVANCE IN BWC TOURNEY By ousting UC Santa Barbara in the lose-and-out round, the Rainbow Warriors play top-seeded UC Irvine in Thursday’s double-elimination segment of the Big West

Champioship Tournament. Read more NFL KEEPS TUSH PUSH LEGAL AFTER VOTE TO BAN FALLS SHORT A proposal to eliminate any play involving pushing or shoving ballcarriers forward did not receive

the required 24 votes of support today at the NFL owners meetings in Eagan, Minn. ESPN reported the final vote was 22-10. Read more UH’S WALLS NAMED TOP BWC FRESHMAN PITCHER; 2 OTHERS NAMED

TO FIRST TEAM University of Hawaii right-hander Cooper Walls today was named the Big West Conference’s Freshman of the Year. In polling of the league’s 11 head coaches, UH two-way player

Itsuki Takemoto and relief pitcher Isaiah Magdaleno were named to the All-Big West first team. Read more CAITLIN CLARK, FEVER BACK WNBA PROBE INTO FAN BEHAVIOR AT GAME The Fever thrashed the

rival Chicago Sky 93-58, with Clark recording a triple-double and picking up her first flagrant foul as a pro. Read more UH GREAT KOLTEN WONG RETIRES AFTER 11 MLB SEASONS Wong first

announced his retirement Friday and was inducted by the University of Hawaii into the school’s Circle of Honor on Sunday. Read more SHOHEI OHTANI’S LEAGUE-LEADING 16TH HOMER CAN’T SAVE

DODGERS * By Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times * May 17, 2025 * 2 The Angels closed out the scoring in the ninth on a two-run single by Schanuel. Read more WNBA TIPS OFF AFTER CHAOTIC

CLOSE-SEASON SHUFFLE The New York Liberty seek a rare title repeat after a wild close-season of sensational trades and signings across the league, as the WNBA looks to build on the momentum

of a transformative 2024. Read more SHOHEI OHTANI’S TWO HOMERS HELP DODGERS DEMOLISH A’S Max Muncy, Andy Pages and James Outman also hit home runs for the Dodgers, who left no doubt by

taking a 13-2 lead following a seven-run third inning. Muncy and Hyeseong Kim each had three hits for Los Angeles. Read more OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST KYLE SNYDER ARRESTED IN PROSTITUTION STING

One of the most successful wrestlers in U.S. history, Snyder, 29, was charged with engaging in prostitution following his arrest last week. Court records do not list an attorney for Snyder.

Read more PETE ROSE, ‘SHOELESS’ JOE JACKSON REINSTATED BY MLB; NOW ELIGIBLE FOR HALL OF FAME Based on current Hall of Fame rules for players whose careers ended over 15 years ago, the

earliest Rose and Jackson would become eligible for induction would be summer 2028. Read more HAWAII BASEBALL TEAM DEFEATS CAL STATE FULLERTON Kamana Nahaku, who started the previous 28

games, came off the bench to hit 3-for-4, including his team-high ninth homer of the season. Read more RAINBOW WARRIORS BASEBALL TEAM FALLS TO CAL STATE FULLERTON The ’Bows and UC San Diego

are tied for fifth place. They meet in a three-game series next week at Les Murakami Stadium. Read more