The way things are going for the Philadelphia Phillies, it was only a matter of time before someone delivered a big hit. Jayson Werth hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 13th inning to send the Phillies to

Alberto Contador rode hard to keep the Tour de France's yellow jersey in the Alps yesterday, while teammate Lance Armstrong produced a dazzling burst of speed to remain in second place.

Mike Krzyzewski could have left international basketball on top, having returned the United States to its longtime position as the world's best. That's not what coaches like Krzyzewski do.

Sergio Mitre made it back after undergoing elbow-ligament replacement surgery. Then he was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance. Finally set to make his first major league start since 2007, he had to wait out

A woman has filed a lawsuit in Reno, Nev., accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of raping her last summer in his penthouse hotel room at a casino in Lake Tahoe during a celebrity golf tournament.

Rockets center Yao Ming had surgery yesterday in Houston to repair a broken bone in his left foot.

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Phillip Duke tagged and released an estimated 150-pound Pacific blue marlin yesterday to help Team Malaka of California surge ahead after Day Two of the 50th Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament in waters off Kailua, Kona.

Cameron Higgins doesn't get caught up in the numbers. He'd much rather take one "W" over 300-yard passing games or five-touchdown performances.

When Tryson Shigemoto peered into the mirror, he saw someone motivated to work out just to keep pounds off. But a funny thing happened on the way to the barbell rack at the gym.

Hawai'i lost one of its most devoted sports fans and sweetest souls when Chiz Shoji, whose oldest son Dave coaches the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team, died at home Monday morning of natural causes. She was 87.

Nearly 30 years have passed since Deitre Collins showed up in Manoa and began to swat volleyballs at a startling rate. That rare gift, and a rarer-still ability to get from here to there remarkably quickly, shaped a life that

AT&T customers having trouble with their wireless telephones could face continued problems today, according to a customer service representative. Kimberly Coleman, with AT&T, said the company is aware of the problem and is working on it. After checking into the

The iconic Ilikai Hotel in Waikiki will reopen on Friday under new management, according to an announcement yesterday by hotel owner iStar Financial.

Three Maui News unions yesterday accepted a wage cut in a three-year pact with Maui Publishing Co., the newspaper's owner.

The stock market managed to extend its weeklong rally even as it struggled with more worries about the banking industry.

The economic downturn that has derailed much of Hawaii's real estate development has upended three office building complexes planned for Kapolei, but one is still trying to push through to fruition.

The first Target Corp. store on the Neighbor Islands debuts today when the discounter's newest location opens at the Kona Commons shopping center on the Big Island.

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