KOHALA COAST — Watching Lacey Uchida play against the BIIF field is like watching an elite gamer use a cheat code to play against a noob. It just seems unfair and maybe a bit savage.

KOHALA COAST — Over the past four years, Pono Yanagi has battled in one BIIF championship after another, often finding himself in the last pairing during the final round, only to come up a little short.

DENVER — Nikola Jokic scored 37 points and the Denver Nuggets withstood Damian Lillard’s 39-point effort and Enes Kanter’s strong return to Portland’s lineup in a 121-113 win over the well-rested Trail Blazers in the opener of their second-round playoff series Monday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Steve Kerr saw his share of spectacular postseason performances playing alongside one of the greatest ever.

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Chase Elliott felt right at home, embraced by fans at a track a few hours from home and one where his father celebrated victory a couple of decades before.

According to somebody, the No. 5 classic movie line of all time is in the Blues Brothers.

KOHALA COAST — One week removed from claiming both the boys and girls team tennis titles, Waiakea kept the momentum going on the courts Saturday at Mauna Lani Sports and Fitness Club with three more titles

KOHALA COAST— The wait is finally over.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs acquired pass rusher Frank Clark from the Seattle Seahawks for a package of picks Tuesday, then quickly agreed with him on a $105 million, five-year contract, as they continue to overhaul their much-maligned defense.

The phone started ringing in the days after Tiger Woods won the Masters.

Justin Thomas is the latest PGA Tour player to launch a foundation, and it wasn’t anything he threw together overnight.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Barclay Goodrow scored 18:19 into overtime to send San Jose into the second round of the playoffs with a 5-4 win Tuesday night, capping a wild Game 7 that featured the Sharks erasing a three-goal deficit by scoring four times on a disputed major penalty in the third period and Vegas tying the game in the final minute of regulation.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard hit a 37-footer at the buzzer and finished with career playoff-high 50 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers eliminate the Oklahoma City Thunder from the playoffs in five games with a 118-115 victory on Tuesday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Steve Kerr drove home from a stunning 35-point defeat at Oracle Arena one night last month and thought of something on the bright side: He can’t recall very many ugly losses during Golden State’s sensational five-year run.

ORLANDO, Fla. — If there was a silver lining for Indiana fans after the Pacers were the first team to be bounced from the 2019 NBA playoffs, it’s this: They won’t have to watch any more first-round games.

DENVER — In response to an early call, Toronto coach Nick Nurse formed the perfect “O” with his mouth and held it for a dozen or so seconds.

DALLAS — John Klingberg scored from the left circle 17:02 into overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Monday night to wrap up their first-round Western Conference playoff series in six games.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — After the Yankees’ vaunted closer blew a 12th-inning lead, but before New York manufactured another run while striking out four times in the 14th, an Angels outfielder playing second base for the first time in his pro career dived to stop a grounder and made a fine throw to get the out at first.

KEALAKEKUA — After battling through 16 innings in the first two games, both Konawaena and Hawaii Preparatory Academy entered the rubber match of a best-of-3 BIIF Division II semifinal series with some pretty thin pitching staffs.