Curtis Murayama: Top-ranked Ducks enjoying NFL Draft snub of star QB Dillon Gabriel
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel has the No. 1-ranked Ducks rolling at 11-0. Read more
Curtis Murayama
Curtis Murayama is the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s sports editor, with more than 45 years of journalistic experience.
Murayama worked at the Honolulu Advertiser for 33 years, starting in 1977 as a sports reporter and page layout designer before being named sports editor in 1999 until the newspaper merger in 2010. Murayama was the Star-Advertiser’s deputy sports editor from 2010, until becoming the sports editor in 2021.
Murayama was born in Honolulu and is a graduate of Kaimuki High School and the University of Oregon, with a double major in journalism and speech communication. Murayama has a wife and three children and two grandchildren.
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Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel becoming a role model for Mililani and the next generation
When you’re the quarterback of the No. 3-ranked college team in the country, with serious championship aspirations, I would suspect that you’d have a lot of thoughts on your mind and weight on your shoulders. Read more
Analysis of the first round of the NFL Draft
No surprise here. He has pocket awareness, scramble ability and a power arm, much like Patrick Mahomes. And he can run with the speed of Josh Allen. Read more
High-profile players await their fate as the NFL Draft kicks off today
Fans and teams from around the globe will be celebrating their selections today when the NFL conducts the first round of the NFL Draft. Read more
Sports writers Cindy Luis, Ann Miller included in UH’s Circle of Honor
Cindy Luis and Ann Miller, two of the finest sportswriters Hawaii has ever seen, will become members of the University of Hawaii’s Circle of Honor. Read more
Hawaii’s Charlie Ane played on last Detroit Lions team to win NFL title in 1957
The late Charlie Ane, a multi-sport legend from Punahou, played on the last Detroit Lions team to win an NFL Championship in 1957. Read more
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Curtis Murayama: The Pac-12’s collapse was sudden, and sad
The emotions are all over the map: shock, sadness, acceptance, excitement, disappointment, revulsion. And none of this stems from last year’s burning topics of NIL and the transfer portal. Read more
Curtis Murayama: Hawaii teams have ability to join NCAA dance party
The madness ends today. And it’s been a maddening past month, with upsets — some predictable — big-time shot-making, breakout stars, late-game drama and wild celebrations. Read more
Sudden cardiac arrest a concern for Hawaii’s student athletes
With more than 32,000 student-athletes participating in Hawaii high school sports, including 32,881 during the 2021-22 academic year, it behooves us to ask such questions as: How vulnerable are young high school athletes? Read more
Curtis Murayama: Time to make volleyball an official state sport
It was just your ordinary Hawaii day back in 1976, but the memory of a passing conversation remains seared in my noggin. Read more
NFL Draft first round, pick by pick analysis
Curtis Murayama: These Olympics had some high and some of the lowest of lows
While you were sleeping, the Beijing Winter Olympics came to a close. I’m wondering if most of you slept through all 17 days of it. Read more
Speedskating coach Ryan Shimabukuro’s Olympic journey takes him from Hawaii to Beijing
Ryan Shimabukuro, in his 24th year of coaching, returned as the head coach of the U.S. speedskating team after a disappointing 2018 Games and resurrected the program, with the squad earning three individual medals, including a history-making gold by Erin Jackson. Read more
Curtis Murayama: Transfer portal now despicable term for coaches
COVID-19 has dominated our lives for the better part of two years. But there’s a two-word term that probably has caused as much angst to college football coaches and administrators — “transfer portal.” Read more
Curtis Murayama: Farrington was no ka oi on this day, don’t you forget it
Congratulations, Farrington. The school commemorated 85 years of service as “The Pride of Kalihi” with a 12-page section inserted in the Star-Advertiser on Nov. 17. Read more
Curtis Murayama: Data shows that state should allow fans back into the stands
Enough already. Anybody else fed up with our state administration not allowing even parents or family members to attend University of Hawaii football games? Read more
USA wrestling assistant Clarissa Chun says team combats uncertainty by training like the games will go on
Hawaii’s Clarissa Chun of the USA wrestling program finds herself in the middle of the Olympic Games firestorm, a mega-event that’s supposed to galvanize not polarize. Read more
Curtis Murayama: Diverse viewpoints will occupy this space
I know what you’re thinking. What am I doing in Ferd Lewis’ old space? Well, the man retired. It was no joke, even though it was on April 1. Read more
NFL Draft’s winners, losers, and more
Everybody’s happy. That’s usually the case of all teams that drafted in the first round of today’s NFL Draft. Read more
Three Hawaii high school graduates picked on final day of NFL Draft
Complete team-by-team list and Curtis Murayama’s draft grades. Read more
Former Kahuku and Notre Dame standout Alohi Gilman drafted in sixth round by Los Angeles Chargers
Former Kahuku and Notre Dame standout Alohi Gilman was drafted in the sixth round by the Los Angeles Chargers today on the final day of the three-day NFL Draft. Read more
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