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The Portland Trail Blazers signed veteran free agent guard Andre Miller to a three-year, $21 million deal yesterday. Miller, whose NBA career has spanned 10 seasons with four teams, averaged 16.3 points and 6.5 assists as a starter for the

David Beckham was fined $1,000 by Major League Soccer, which said his gestures toward taunting fans suggested that they leave their seats and come on the field.

Matt Holliday wanted to join his new team quickly, so he hopped on a train with his wife and two sons and got to the ballpark in plenty of time. Holliday was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals from the

The Cleveland Browns have signed linebacker Kaluka Maiava, a fourth-round draft pick from Southern Cal. Maiava, a Baldwin High alum, reported for the first day of Cleveland's rookie training camp yesterday.

A 22-kilowatt photovoltaic system has been installed at the Kualapu'u school on Moloka'i to help cut the facility's electricity bills.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said yesterday that a new agency focused on protecting consumers is needed because the mission currently is too scattered among various regulators.

A Japanese father-and-son team yesterday won the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament off Kailua, Kona. Captain Kihachiro Suzuki and Tetsuzo Suzuki of Kona Game Fishing Club-Bellhope scored 1,643 points with five Pacific Blue marlin and one ahi.

Joba Chamberlain looked toward Jorge Posada behind home plate, nodded his head at the signal and sent another pitch zipping past Oakland's Eric Patterson. The fiery young right-hander pumped his fist as he spun off the mound and headed for

General Electric Co., founded by inventor Thomas Edison, plans to close its last U.S. factory that makes common household incandescent light bulbs as demand rises for more energy-efficient lighting.

After three weeks and thousands of miles of riding, it all comes down to this: a soaring bald mountain in Provence where the Tour de France can be won or lost. The fabled and dreaded Mont Ventoux today provides a

Optimists are back in control of the stock market, but they are cautious optimists.

The Ilikai Hotel officially reopened yesterday after a two-week shutdown, with relieved employees and just a dozen reservations on the books for Day 1.

Honolulu's Tadd Fujikawa rallied after the turn to fire a 4-under-par 67 yesterday and remain in fourth after the second round of the Nationwide Tour's Cox Classic, at Omaha, Neb.

Aqua Hotels & Resorts yesterday added a 16th property to its management roster — this time the Hilton Kauai Beach Resort.

Big Island native Kimberly Kim already has a runner-up finish in a United States Golf Association tournament this year, so she made it known she has her eye on the prize in today's match play final of the U.S. Girls'

Local real estate, ocean transportation and agriculture company Alexander & Baldwin Inc. posted a $12.6 million profit in the second quarter, a 57 percent drop from from $29.6 million in the same quarter last year.

Slow work paid off for Kapono Nahina yesterday. Nahina won the pro-am division of China Uemura's 25th Annual Longboard Surfing Classic yesterday. The final was run in 1- to 3-foot waves at the "Queens" break off Kuhio Beach, Waikiki.

The acquisition of kama'aina grocery store chain Star Markets by rival Times Supermarkets announced two weeks ago may result in the closure of two of Star's seven stores.