Curtis Murayama: Top-ranked Ducks enjoying NFL Draft snub of star QB Dillon Gabriel

• By Curtis Murayama
• Nov. 18, 2024
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Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel has the No. 1-ranked Ducks rolling at 11-0. Read more

Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel becoming a role model for Mililani and the next generation

• By Curtis Murayama
• Aug. 19, 2024

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

• By Curtis Murayama and Jeremy Nitta jnitta@staradvertiser.com
• April 26, 2024

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• April 25, 2024

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• March 2, 2024

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• Jan. 28, 2024

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

Curtis Murayama: The Pac-12’s collapse was sudden, and sad

• By Curtis Murayama
• Aug. 7, 2023

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• April 3, 2023

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• Feb. 5, 2023

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• May 16, 2022

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• April 29, 2022

Curtis Murayama: These Olympics had some high and some of the lowest of lows

• By Curtis Murayama
• Feb. 21, 2022

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• Feb. 20, 2022

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• Jan. 3, 2022

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• Nov. 29, 2021

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• Oct. 4, 2021

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• June 1, 2021

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• May 17, 2021

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• April 29, 2021

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• April 26, 2020

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

• By Curtis Murayama
• April 25, 2020

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