DETROIT — Caleb Williams is heading to the Windy City, aiming to become the franchise quarterback Chicago has sought for decades.

BOSTON — Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists, hitting six of Miami’s franchise playoff-record 23 3-pointers, to lead the Heat to a 111-101 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night and tie their first-round playoff series at one game apiece.

In coach Rich Hill’s first two years as the University of Hawaii baseball coach, the Rainbows heated up around the middle of both seasons.

The No. 1 pick in the NFL draft already has traded hands, with Carolina sending it more than a year ago to Chicago in a trade to move up to take Bryce Young first overall in 2023.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

KAILUA-KONA — The Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) Division I and II softball semifinal playoffs continued Wednesday afternoon across the isle, with all of the winning teams advancing to the championship round — which starts early next month.

NEW YORK — Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and an assist and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers held on to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

MILWAUKEE — Pascal Siakam scored 37 points and the Indiana Pacers overcame another fantastic first-half performance from Damian Lillard to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 125-108 on Tuesday night and tie their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece.

MINNEAPOLIS — Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points for a career best in the playoffs and spearheaded another stifling defensive performance by the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 105-93 victory over the Phoenix Suns to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series on Tuesday night.

The Big Island Interscholastic Federation’s (BIIF) golf season wrapped up Monday afternoon at The Club at Hokuli’a with the boys and girls individual championships’ final round.

DETROIT — The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest.

KAILUA-KONA — The Central Pacific Bank/Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) Division I and Division II softball playoff semifinals began on Tuesday as high seeds hosted low seeds to start their best-of-three series.

KAILUA-KONA — The Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) individual tennis season wrapped up Saturday morning during the boys and girls championships at Holua Racket and Paddle, and there was plenty to celebrate for windward-side competitors, who dominated the contest all week. Championship matches for singles and doubles took place after play began on Thursday and Friday.

HUALALAI — The first round of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) Individual Golf Championships took place on Saturday morning at Hualalai — with only the top-nine girls and top-18 boys qualifying for today’s final round at 9:30 a.m. at Hokuli‘a.

Rick Tocchet barely had a chance to get accustomed to the Pacific time zone when the newly hired Canucks coach wondered what exactly he had just gotten himself into in late January 2023.

MIAMI — Tyler Herro scored 24 points and was an assist shy of a triple-double, rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 21 points and the Miami Heat grabbed the last spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs, running away from the Chicago Bulls 112-91 in a play-in tournament elimination game Friday night.