Honokaa guard Rylee Velazquez drives down the court Wednesday in the HHSAA Division II tournament against Pearl City at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. Pearl City will play No. 4 seed Kapaa in the championship bracket at 3 p.m. today and the Dragons will compete in the consolation bracket against Molokai at 11 a.m. All Division II games will be played at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium through Saturday.

Hawaii Preparatory guard Brooke Samura jumps for a lay up over Molokai forward Leila Hooper-Phifer during a game in the HHSAA Division II tournament at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium on Wednesday. The Ka Makani will play No.1 seed Hawaii Baptist Academy in the championship bracket at 5 p.m. today, while the Molokai Farmers compete in the consolation bracket against Honokaa at 11 a.m. All Division II games will be played at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium through Saturday.

The opening of college football’s traditional signing period for high school prospects brought an apparent end to two of the cycle’s most notable recruitments.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick is one of only three players from the top 20 in the world at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. It’s lacking star power by PGA Tour standards.

Kamehameha Schools Hawaii guard Kiai Yasso jumps for a lay up during the BIIF Division I Championship against Konawaena Tuesday at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. KS-Hawaii defeated the Wildcats 47-33. The Warriors finished 10-3 in the league and 13-9 overall this season and will go on the play in the HHSAA Championship tournament.

Kohala’s Isaac Libron steals the ball from Honokaa during the BIIF Division II Championship Tuesday at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo. Kohala defeated Honokaa 57-53. The Cowboys finished 11-1 in the league and 16-2 overall this season and will go on the play in the HHSAA Championship tournament.

NEW YORK — LeBron James moved within 89 points of breaking the NBA’s career scoring record and climbed into fourth place on the assists list, finishing with a triple-double in his return to Madison Square Garden as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 129-123 on Tuesday night.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jon Rahm began his year by winning two in a row on the PGA Tour. Rory McIlroy began his year with birdies on the last two holes to win in Dubai.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers head into another offseason with major questions at quarterback after a season filled with injuries to the most important position ended without any of them physically able to throw the the ball downfield.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Donna Kelce is going to have to pull out that now-familiar custom jersey — the one with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s front stitched to Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce’s back — one more time this season.

Brace yourself. There’s going to be some angry people in the NBA on Thursday night.

GENEVA — Olympic gold medalist Wladimir Klitschko has joined Ukraine’s fight against IOC plans to let some Russians compete at the 2024 Paris Summer Games.

U.S. Soccer has introduced a Safe Soccer program that will require comprehensive vetting of individuals involved in the sport as the federation continues to address its investigation into coach misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Joe Mazzulla started the season as an assistant coach. He then became interim head coach of the Boston Celtics, in a most unexpected way.

PHILADELPHIA — Black quarterbacks have come a long way in the NFL since Fritz Pollard became the first to play in the league in 1923 and Doug Williams was the first to start and win a Super Bowl following the 1987 season.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open championship returned him to a rather familiar spot on Monday: No. 1 in the ATP rankings.

Broken promises and unrealistic expectations have been part of college football recruiting for as long as coaches have been pitching their programs in living rooms across America.