Hawaii beats MSU 68-57 in 1st game since fight

Hawaii beats MSU 68-57 in 1st game since fight
Hawaii head Basketball coach Gib Arnold gestures while coaching his team against Mississippi State in the first half of an NCAA college Basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, in Honolulu. Zane Johnson had 19 points and eight rebounds to lead Hawaii over short-handed Mississippi State 68-57 in the fifth-place game of the Diamond Head Classic on Saturday, the first game for the Bulldogs since they suspended two players for fighting in the stands. The Rainbow Warrior...

Hawaii's New Governor Takes Up the Fight Against Birthers (The Atlantic Wire)
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, The New York Times reported that Neil Abercrombie, the new Democratic Governor of Hawaii, plans to take aggressive steps to address the "birther" movement--the Conspiracy theorists who believe Barack Obama was born overseas rather than in the United States. The Obama campaign has already posted a certificate of birth from the Hawaii Department of Health on its Web site, and two independent fact-checking organizations have verified its legitimacy, but Abercromb...

Mississippi State Fight: Renardo Sidney, Elgin Bailey Suspended For Fighting In Stands (VIDEO)
Honolulu -- The two Mississippi State players caught on camera fighting in the stands of the Diamond Head Classic have been suspended indefinitely and sent home from Hawaii. Renardo Sidney and Elgin Bailey, who are roommates, were involved in a fistfight after the Bulldogs' game Thursday night. The altercation lasted for several minutes before being broken up by teammates and coaches. WATCH: MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin sent out a tweet on Friday saying "The actions that took place i...

Renardo Sidney, Elgin Bailey Fight Video: Mississippi State Basketball Players Fight In Stands
Honolulu -- Two players from Mississippi State's Basketball team fought in the stands Thursday night between games at the Diamond Head Classic Sophomore forward Renardo Sidney and junior forward Elgin Bailey got into the altercation about 10 minutes before the tipoff of the game between tournament host Hawaii and Utah at the Stan Sheriff Center. Punches were thrown in the fight that lasted several minutes and was broken up by teammates. WATCH: Sidney was seen being escorted away by arena ushe...

Competition on for presidential library
HONOLULU, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Hawaii wants to be the location for President Obama's library and groups there are already scouting out possible sites, officials said. The library in Hawaii would open in 2019 or 2020, assuming the president is re-elected and picks it to be home to his library, Politico reported. "We have mostly a two-term strategy," said Robert Perkinson, an American studies Professor at the University of Hawaii leading the effort to locate the Presidential Library there. "It's like...

Butler tops Washington St. 84-68 for Hawaii title
Butler center Andrew Smith (44) attempts a shot but is fouled by Washington State guard Klay Thompson (1) in the first half of an NCAA college Basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, in Honolulu. Shelvin Mack scored 20 points to pace Butler to an 84-68 victory over Washington State in the Championship Game of the Diamond Head Classic on Saturday night. A 15-0 second-half run fueled the Bulldogs (9-4) to their fifth straight win. Klay Thompson scored a game-high 31 ...

Obama Visits Marines, Families at Hawaii Base
Obama at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii President Barack Obama poses for a picture as he makes a Christmas Day visit to Soldiers and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii December 25, 2010 Reuters MSNBC Honolulu — President Barack Obama and the First Lady, Michelle, dropped by a Marine Corps base on Saturday to greet service members and their families during Christmas dinner . The president thanked the Troops at the mess hall at Marine Corps Base Hawaii for the sacri...

Obama Pays Christmas Visit to Hawaii Marine Base
Source: Reuters Obama pays Christmas visit to Hawaii Marine base Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:36pm EST Honolulu (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle took time from their Hawaii Vacation to drop by a Marine Corps base on Saturday, where they greeted service men and women during Christmas dinner. Obama, who has otherwise kept a low profile during the 11-day family holiday and stayed almost completely out of public view, visited the same base last year and the year before on Christmas ...

'Birther' Battle: Hawaii Governor Abercrombie Offended By Obama Citizenship Questions (Video)
Abercrombie: The 'dark side' is responsible... hawaiinewsnow Honolulu Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie said Friday the "dark side" is responsible for accusations Barack Obama is not or should not be president because he was not born in the United States. As governor Abercrombie is optimistic he will be able to quiet at least some of the questions surrounding Obama's birth place. "This has to do with the people in Hawaii who love him, people who loved his mom and dad. This has to do with the r...

MSU's Sidney, Bailey suspended for fistfight
Renardo Sidney, Far Left, and Elgin Bailey, Far Right, both teammates with the Mississippi State Basketball Team fight in the stands before the start of the Utah/Hawaii Basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, in Honolulu. The two Mississippi State players caught on camera fighting in the stands of the Diamond Head Classic have been suspended indefinitely and sent home from Hawaii. Renardo Sidney and Elgin Bailey were involved in a fistfight after the Bulldogs' game...

Diana Taurasi Tests Positive For Banned Substance
NEW YORK — WNBA standout and former UConn star Diana Taurasi tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a pro league in Turkey, her lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday night. Howard Jacobs said Taurasi's "A" sample came back positive from a Turkish lab last week and she was provisionally suspended by the Turkish league she's playing in. She has already missed three games with her team, Fenerbahce. Jacobs said the substance "was not a steroid or recreational drug," and...

Taurasi Tests Positive for Banned Substance
No. 89: UConn Tops UCLA, Beats Florida St 93-62 (AP) WNBA standout and former UConn star Diana Taurasi tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a pro league in Turkey, her lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday night. Howard Jacobs said Taurasi's "A" sample came back positive from a Turkish lab last week and she was provisionally suspended by the Turkish league she's playing in. She has already missed three games with her team, Fenerbahce. Jacobs said the substance "was not ...

Johnson runs wild, Tulsa beats No. 24 Hawaii 62-35
Hawaii running back Alex Green, center, is stopped by Tulsa defenders Curnelius Arnick, left, and Brian Moore during the Third Quarter of the Hawaii Bowl NCAA College Football game at Aloha Stadium, Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, in Honolulu. Damaris Johnson broke loose for a career-high 326 all-purpose yards to set an NCAA career record and Tulsa took advantage of six first-half turnovers to beat No. 24 Hawaii 62-35 in the Hawaii Bowl on Friday night. The Golden Hurricane (10-3) grounded the nation's ...

COL FB: Tulsa 62, Hawaii 35
HONOLULU, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- First-half interception returns for touchdowns by John Flanders and Curnelius Amick Friday sent Tulsa storming to a 62-35 win over Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl. In a game filled with big plays, five of the 13 touchdowns went for at least 30 yards and Tulsa Quarterback G.J. Kinne averaged more than 20 yards per completion. The teams combined for 1,077 yards -- 795 of them through the air. In a span of less than 2 minutes of the Second Quarter, Flanders returned an intercep...

Pakistan Food Centers Shut After Suicide Bombing
Dec. 25, 2010: Pakistani men weep as they stand beside their relative who was injured in the Suicide bombing in Bajur tribal region. KHAR, Pakistan - KHAR, Pakistan-- Authorities have temporarily closed food aid distribution centers in northwest Pakistan, an official said Sunday, a day after a female Suicide Bomber killed 45 people and wounded scores more outside a World Food Program depot in the region. Shafiq Khan, an official with the WFP food distribution project, said the regional gov...

Obama pays Christmas visit to Hawaii Marine base
Honolulu | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:36pm EST Honolulu (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle took time from their Hawaii Vacation to drop by a Marine Corps base on Saturday, where they greeted service men and women during Christmas dinner. Obama, who has otherwise kept a low profile during the 11-day family holiday and stayed almost completely out of public view, visited the same base last year and the year before on Christmas Day. The president and First Lady shook hands, pose...

Obamas plan quiet Hawaii Christmas
Honolulu — President Obama and his family plan to spend a quiet Christmas at their oceanfront Vacation Home in Hawaii, with hopes that outside events don’t interrupt their holiday. A year ago, the president’s Christmas was disrupted by the attempted bombing of a plane bound for Detroit, and that consumed the rest of Obama’s Vacation. This year, the president has his sights set on a more relaxing holiday after a volatile year and a frenzied lame-duck legislative session. ...

Obamas Greet Marines at Christmas Dinner
Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images President Obama and the First Lady, Michelle Obama, greeted members of the Military and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Saturday. Honolulu — If twice makes tradition, President Obama has a new one for Christmas Day: greeting Troops during dinner at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Mr. Obama, accompanied by his wife, Michelle, dropped by the base mess hall Saturday afternoon, as he did last Christmas. The commander in chief hoisted...

Obama pays Christmas visit to Hawaii Marine base
Honolulu | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:36pm EST Honolulu (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle took time from their Hawaii Vacation to drop by a Marine Corps base on Saturday, where they greeted service men and women during Christmas dinner. Obama, who has otherwise kept a low profile during the 11-day family holiday and stayed almost completely out of public view, visited the same base last year and the year before on Christmas Day. The president and First Lady shook hands, pose...

So Does This Make Me a Birther?
So Does This Make Me a “Birther”?Saturday, December 25th, 2010 I’m guessing not. It seems to exclude me from that group: Gov. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii, who befriended President Obama’s parents when they were university Students here, has been in office for less than three weeks. But he is so incensed over “birthers” — the Conspiracy theorists who assert that Mr. Obama was born in Kenya and was thus not eligible to become president — that he is seeking ways

Hawaii beats Utah 68-55
Zane Johnson scored 17 points, Joston Thomas 15 and Hiram Thompson 13 to lead Hawaii to a 68-55 win over Utah Thursday night in a Diamond Head Classic consolation game. The Rainbow Warriors (8-3) will play Mississippi State Saturday in the fifth-place game while the Utes (7-5) will meet San Diego for seventh. Johnson shot 6 of 10 from the field, including 4 of 5 on 3-pointers. Thompson, who came off the bench after missing Wednesday's loss to Florida State due to a Back Injury, played 34 minutes...

Chicago, Hawaii Fight Over Obama Presidential Library
Politico reports: As President Barack Obama prepares to battle with Republicans for a Second Term, another fight is already brewing: where to enshrine his legacy once he leaves office. The effort to play host city to Obama’s Presidential Library is being complicated by the peripatetic life he has had. His diverse background — a fixture of his political brand — is now fueling a debate at a time when the White House would like to focus on anything but where to store the Obama archives. The

Special day in D.C. for 'don't ask' activist
Call it a Bipartisan marriage. Tom Lang, a gay Activist and independent from Manchester-by-the-Sea, received his invitation to Wednesday’s signing of the Repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” from none other than Republican Sen. Scott Brown. Lang, an antiques dealer, riled Conservatives in 2005 when he started KnowThyNeighbor.org, where he published the names of people who signed a petition to ban Gay Marriage in Massachusetts. Lang, who took his husband to the event, l...

Taurasi tests positive for banned substance
The lawyer for WNBA standout Diana Taurasi tells The Associated Press that the former UConn star has tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a pro Basketball league overseas. Howard Jacobs said Thursday night that Taurasi's A sample came back positive from a Turkish lab and she was provisionally suspended by the Turkish league she's playing in. Taurasi has requested that her B sample be tested. Jacobs said the substance "was not a steroid or recreational drug," however he refused t...

Mississippi State players fight in stands
Sophomore forward Renardo Sidney and junior forward Elgin Bailey got into the altercation about 10 minutes before the tipoff of the game between tournament host Hawaii and Utah at the Stan Sheriff Center. Punches were thrown in the fight that lasted several minutes and was broken up by teammates. Sidney was seen being escorted away by arena ushers and Honolulu Police, who said later that nobody was arrested. Sidney scored 19 points in the Bulldogs' 69-52 win over San Diego earlier Thursday while...