Tulsa's Kim Chiconas drives past Hawai'i's Christen Roper during the Wahine's 65-55 victory in the quarterfinals of the WAC basketball tournament in Tulsa. UH plays SMU tomorrow in the semifinals.
Associated Press
NEWS UPDATE
Posted at 3:54 p.m., March 8, 2001 UH overcomes TCU in WAC quarterfinals The University of Hawai'i's men's basketball team today defeated Texas Christian 99-79 in the WAC quarterfinals in Tulsa, Okla.
Wahine advance with victory over host Tulsa
Reserve Dainora Puida and freshman April Atuaia hit for career highs in Hawai'i's 65-55 quarterfinal victory over host Tulsa yesterday at the Williams WAC Tournament.
UH's Witt pitches perfect game
Felicity Witt overcame reminders from teammates that she had been retiring everyone in order by pitching a perfect game in Hawai'i's 10-0 softball victory over Winthrop last night.
Golf Report Local golfers take center stage
The early onslaught of professional golf events is over, but 10 months of 2001 tournaments remain, beginning today with the Hawai'i State Amateur Stroke Play Championship.
Home was choice for UH redshirt tackle
Uriah Moenoa grew up in Honolulu wanting to attend a college on the Mainland, but the 'Iolani School graduate stayed home and is apparently favored to win the Warriors' starting job at right tackle.
UH men eager to play WAC Tournament opener
Even after three consecutive nights of all-you-can-eat buffets, the Hawai'i men's basketball team remains hungry and restless. The Rainbows play TCU in a quarterfinal game today.
Scholarships go long way for UH volleyball team
Do the math: There are 4.5 scholarships for 15 University of Hawai'i men's volleyball players. "It makes for some interesting decisions," UH coach Mike Wilton said.
Small College Notebook BYUH opposites are perfect fit
Two years ago, Brigham Young-Hawai'i tennis coach Dave Porter looked at his No. 1 player Petra Gaspar and his redshirt sophomore Tagifano So'onalole and saw a perfect doubles team.
Cowboys waive 34-year-old Aikman
The Dallas Cowboys waived Troy Aikman yesterday, no longer convinced that the quarterback who led them to three Super Bowl titles is healthy enough to be their starter.
NFL Report Patriots give Bledsoe record NFL contract
Quarterback Drew Bledsoe signed the biggest contract in NFL history yesterday, agreeing to a 10-year, $103 million deal that virtually guarantees he will spend his entire career with the New England Patriots.
Ferd Lewis
Knowing when to say when
Here's hoping that Troy Aikman will go out like Dan Marino, not Joe Namath. That Aikman's departure will remind us of Joe Montana's, not Johnny Unitas'.
