NHLPA approves going forward with 24-team playoff talks
The NHL Players’ Association’s executive committee authorized moving forward in talks with the league on returning to play from the coronavirus suspension, approving 24 teams making the playoffs with other aspects still to be negotiated
Jets, quarterback Joe Flacco agree to terms on one-year deal
NEW YORK — The New York Jets and quarterback Joe Flacco have agreed to terms on a one-year deal, the 2013 Super Bowl MVP’s agency announced on Twitter.
Ex-Hoya, ex-Knick, current Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing tested positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON — Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated at a hospital.
SEC, Big 12 to allow football workouts on campus next month
Southeastern Conference schools will be able to bring athletes in all sports back to campus for voluntary activities starting June 8 at the discretion of each university, and the Big 12 plans to welcome football players back to campus a week later.
College baseball playing into July? Coaches say it would save money
OMAHA, Neb. — A group of Power Five coaches led by Michigan’s Erik Bakich is proposing a later start to the college baseball season to trim expenses in the post-coronavirus era, make the game more fan friendly and reduce injury risk to players.
Tiger Woods is back on course this weekend, with a few other guys you may know
ATLANTA — The Michael Jordan well has been sucked fairly dry, although there’s always hope for a prequel to “The Last Dance.” Maybe a nine-part series. Call it: “MJ, the In-Utero Months.”
Plant-based materials catch on with home-goods designers
With an eye toward sustainability, makers of home furnishings are experimenting more and more with plant-based materials. You can find things like bark, leaves and seeds transformed into vegan leather, fabric and organic plastic.
Editorial: A crowd in space: Tens of thousands of satellites planned for orbit
Space, that final frontier, could become very crowded very soon.
Kahaluu Bay oxybenzone levels drop dramatically
Oxybenzone levels have dropped dramatically at Kahaluu Bay, The Kohala Center reported this week.
It’s a boy! Monk seal born in late April doing well
A Hawaiian monk seal pupped in late April on West Hawaii’s shores is doing well, experts say.
Astronomers confirm existence of 2 giant, newborn planets
New evidence shows the first-ever pictures capturing the birth of a pair of planets orbiting the star PDS 70 are in fact authentic.
In brief: Science & Nature
NASA’s newest test pilots are veteran astronauts, friends
Letters to the Editor: May 23, 2020
Please do not remove trees
Commentary: Our new Cold War with China: Not like the old Cold War
Are the United States and China heading for a new Cold War? Judging by some of the rhetoric and policies emanating from Beijing and Washington, it sure looks that way.
Hilo mall stores reopening
Fifteen stores inside Hilo’s Prince Kuhio Plaza have opened their doors since the mall’s reopening on May 9.
DOE’s Summer Grab and Go Program misses most of West Hawaii
A large gap in sites for the state Department of Education’s summer grab-and-go program, which provides free meals to children, is raising concerns in West Hawaii.
‘It’s just who we are’: Waimea Middle School Delivers 2,000-plus Kokua Kits to students
COVID-19-mandated school closure and the sudden shift to distance learning has challenged everyone — students, families and teachers. One Hawaii Island school has found an innovative way to connect teachers with students and families and keep the learning happening.
University of California pressured to cease TMT funding
A group of students and faculty at the University of California are calling on the university to divest from its financial involvement in the Thirty Meter Telescope project after obtaining documents that allege the university has concealed the extent of that involvement.
Sex assault trial in limbo
A Kona Circuit Court judge on Thursday continued a hearing on a motion by prosecutors to continue trial for a 19-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a septuagenarian last summer at a Kawaihae campground.
Memorial Day tempts Americans outdoors, raising virus fears
Millions of Americans are getting ready to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and venture outdoors to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at beaches, cookouts and family outings, raising concern among public health officials that large gatherings could cause outbreaks to come roaring back.
