NFL trades and deals 2018

12/31/18- Six head coaches fired on Black Monday: Marvin Lewis (Cincinnati), Adam Gase (Miami), Vance Joseph (Denver), Steve Wilks (Arizona), Dirk Koetter (Arizona), Todd Bowles (New York Jets)
12/3/18 - Packers fire head coach Mike McCarthy
12/1/18 - Kansas City releases Kareem Hunt after video surfaces
11/4/18 - Arizona releases Sam Bradford
10/30/18 - Detroit trades Golden Tate to Philadelphia for third round pick
10/30/18 - Denver trades Demaryius Thomas to Houston for fourth round and seven round pick
10/29/18 - Cleveland fires Hue Jackson
9/1/18 - Khalil Mack traded by Oakland to Chicago for two first-round picks / to sign six-year $141 million extension
8/29/18 - Jets trade Teddy Bridgewater to Saints
8/29/18 - Aaron Rodgers signs four year extension worth $134 million
7/25/18 - Baker Mayfield signs four year rookie contract for $33 million
7/25/18 - Todd Gurley signs extension for four years, $60 million ($45 million guaranteed)
4/4/18 - Ravens sign RG3
4/3/18 - Rams trade first round and sixth round picks to New England for Brandin Cooks and fourth round pick
3/28/18 - NFL simplifies the catch rule
3/17/18 - Jets trade up to no. 3 (first round) sending no. 6 (first round), two second-round picks and a second-round pick in 2019 to Indianapolis
3/17/18 - Michael Crabtree signs with Baltimore for three-years, $21 million
3/16/18 - Detroit signs LeGarrette Blount
3/15/18 - Jordy Nelson signs with Raiders for two years, $15 million, release Michael Crabtree, sign Doug Martin
3/15/18 - Kirk Cousins signs with Vikings for three years, $84 million
3/14/18 - Bills sign A.J. McCarron to two-year deal
3/14/18 - Teddy Bridgewater signs with Jets
3/13/18 - Packers release Jordy Nelson, to sign Jimmy Graham
3/13/18 - Sam Bradford to sign with Arizona
3/13/18 - Case Keenum to sign with Denver
3/10/18 - Richard Sherman signs with 49ers for three years, $39 million
3/10/18 - Tyrod Taylor traded from Buffalo to Cleveland for third round pick
3/9/18 - Jarvis Landry traded from Miami to Cleveland for 2018 fourth round pick and 2019 seventh round pick
2/8/18 - 49ers sign Garoppolo for five years $137.5 million, (a new record of $27.5 million per year)
1/31/18 - Chiefs trade Alex Smith to Washington

2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football

12/25/18 - John Ursua to go pro
12/22/18 - Hawaii stymied by Louisiana Tech in Hawaii Bowl [8-6]
12/20/18 - 13 sign with Hawaii: Zach Bowers LB, Zach Daniel QB, Cortez Davis CB, Steven Fiso U, Tauivi Ho Ching LB, Arasi Mose OL, Darius Muasau LB, Tiger Peterson DB, James Phillips SB, Jared Smart WR, Melquise Stovall Rec, Mason Vega DE, Kaimana Bubba Wa'a OL
12/17/18 - Arasi Mose, OL, St. Louis and Mason Vega, DL, Chaffey College commit to Hawaii
12/10/18 - Hawaii to face Louisiana Tech in Hawai'i Bowl
11/30/18 - Ursua named All-Mountain West
11/24/18 - San Diego State upset by Hawaii in OT 30-31 [8-5]
11/19/18 - Should Cordeiro play Saturday?
11/17/18 - Cordeiro leads Hawaii to miracle comeback over UNLV 35-28 [7-5]
11/17/18 - Warriors looking to qualify for Hawaii Bowl on senior night
11/16/18 - The Hawaii senior class
11/4/18 - Jahlani Tavai out for season with shoulder injury
11/4/18 - Vince Manuwai dies at 38
11/3/18 - Hawaii run over by Utah State 56-17 [6-5]
10/30/18 - Hawaii hosts nationally ranked Utah State
10/27/18 - Fresno State overwhelms Hawaii 50-20 [6-4]
10/20/18 - Hawaii executed by for Nevada 22-40 [6-3]
10/17/18 - Rolovich appreciates Nevada
10/14/18 - Hawaii hosts Nevada
10/13/18 - BYU blows out Hawaii 49-23 [6-2]
10/13/18 - It's Rolo's turn to try to beat BYU in Provo
10/8/18 - Chevan Cordeiro never wavered in his pledge
10/6/18 - Cordeiro leads Hawaii past Wyoming 17-14 [6-1]
10/6/18 - Memorable victories at Aloha Stadium
10/4/18 -  Tuileta the scout
9/29/18 - San Jose State outlasted by Hawaii 41-44 in 5 OTs [5-1]
9/22/18 - Hawaii 42, Duquesne 21 [4-1]
9/21/18 - Current Warriors remember 2007
9/17/18 - Hawaii hosts Duquesne in homecoming game
9/15/18 - Army 28, Hawaii 21 [3-1]
9/8/18 - Hawaii 43, Rice 29 [3-0]
9/1/18 - Hawaii 59 Navy 41 [2-0] (youtube / highlights)
8/31/18 - Ivin Jasper couldn't be more thankful / The Jasper family went through a difficult time
8/30/18 - There is little stopping Navy's Malcolm Perry
8/29/18 - Once We Were Rainbow Warriors by Brian Derby
8/27/18 - Hawaii hosts Navy / CFN prediction
8/25/18 - Hawaii holds off Colorado State 43-34 [1-0] / McDonald breaks Rolovich record (youtube)
8/22/18 - Colorado State's miracle stadium
8/21/18 - Warriors open season at Colorado State at 14-point underdogs
8/21/18 - The run and shoot was hard to stop (video)
8/20/18 - How Larry Price stopped the run and shoot
8/19/18 - Welcome back, run and shoot
8/19/18 - Ron Lee had seen enough
8/15/18 - Borden, Hensley, Choi, Tavai voted as captains
8/13/18 - position preview: Running Backs
8/10/18 - position preview: Offensive Line
8/9/18 - Corey Batoon has begun Phase 3
8/8/18 - position preview: Receivers
8/6/18 - position preview: Special Teams
8/6/18 - Warriors football TV schedule
8/5/18 - Warriors go back to move forward
8/3/18 - position preview: Defensive Line
8/3/18 - Colt Brennan stops by
8/1/18 - position preview: Secondary
7/31/18 - Mouse Davis invited to consult
7/31/18 - position preview: Linebackers
7/29/18 - Mountain West capsules
7/29/18 - Joseph Ward comes out of nowhere
7/29/18 - Media Guide: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
7/22/18 - Rolo steers back for a fresh start to 2018
6/26/18 - Timoteo no longer on scholarship
6/13/18 - Rolovich ranked 113 (out of 130) college head coaches / 108
5/31/18 - UH is in the second group
3/22/18 - First day of practice
3/18/18 - New look Warriors head into spring ball
3/16/18 - Ghobrial to succeed Chaudari
3/3/18 - Viane Moala has transferred to Utah
2/23/18 - Billy Ray Stutzmann hired as intern for the offense
2/13/18 - Mayur Chaudhari leaving Hawaii for Atlanta Falcons
2/10/18 - Warriors sign 10, but Faumui defects to Virginia
2/7/18 - Warriors get commitments from Ernest Moore, OT and Justus Tavai, DT
2/7/18 - Dru Brown headed to Oklahoma State
2/4/18 - Vanasio "Solo" Vaipulu, C, to sign with Hawaii
2/1/18 - Manase Time, S, commits to Hawaii
1/31/18 - Aaron Faumui, DL, accepts scholarship from Hawaii
1/30/18 - Gene Pryor, OL, to accept offer from Hawaii
1/27/18 - Keala Santiago leaving UH too
1/27/18 - Thomas Wade, OL, from California verbally commits
1/23/18 - Dru Brown to leave UH for family reasons
1/18/18 - Rolovich to reload the run-and-shoot
1/17/18 - Rolovich ranked no. 108
1/16/18 - Dylan Collie to transfer to earn a graduate degree after graduating in May
1/16/18 - Andre Allen hired as receivers coach, Ricky Logo hired as defensive line coach
1/16/18 - Marc Weber to be named offensive line coach
1/5/18 - Mark Banker expected to be named assistant head coach
1/5/18 - Corey Batoon loves coaching
12/31/17 - Before and after New Orleans
12/31/17 - Rolo reflects
12/30/17 - Corey Batoon hired as defensive coordinator
12/27/17 - Sean Duggan, linebackers coach, won't be returning
12/19/17 - Warriors await National Letters of Intent Day
12/21/17 - Rolovich blows the conch shell on signing day
12/18/17 - Legi Suiaunoa and Kefense Hynson to leave Hawaii for Oregon State

2019 Hawaii high school football signings

Dillon Gabriel, QB, Mililani - Central Florida
Faatui Tuitele, DL, Saint Louis - Washington
Arasi Mose, OL, Saint Louis - Hawaii
Ben Scott, OL, Saint Louis - Arizona State
Gino Quinones, DL, Saint Louis, USC
Isaiah Filisi, DL, Saint Louis, Army
Julius Buelow, OK, Kapolei, Washington
Tim Horn, K/P, Punahou, Washington
Miki Ah You, LB, Kahuku, Washington
Sama Paama, DL, Kaimuki, Washington
Sitiveni Kaufusi, FB, Punahou, Navy
Tausili Fiatoa, DE, Kahuku, Navy
Akalea Kapono, LB, Kamehameha, Navy
Darrellson Masaniai, OL, Radford, Navy

more

Elijah Unutoa, OL, Kapaa, Brigham Young
Ethan Erickson, TE, Kahuku, Brigham Young
Kupono Blake, Kamehameha, Air Force
Maninoa Tufono, Punahou, USC
Duke Clemens, OK, Punahou, UCLA
Maris Liufau, Punahou, Notre Dame
Peni Naulu, LB, Kapolei, Washington State
Leif Fautanu, Pac-Five, UNLV

Tauli Tagovailoa, QB, Kapolei, Alabama
Treven Ma'ae, DL, Kapolei, Oregon

Tilini Livai, Hilo, USC

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[4/19/19] Mika Makekau signs to play football for La Verne (she's a girl)

MLB deal with Cuba

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball has reached an agreement with Cuba's Baseball Federation allowing Cuban players to sign with U.S. teams without needing to defect, MLB Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem told Reuters on Wednesday.

Under the deal, which marks a ray of light in fraught U.S.-Cuban relations, MLB teams will pay the Cuban Baseball Federation a percentage of the bonus awarded to a Cuban player, Halem said.

Cuban players older than age 25 or with six years of service in Cuban leagues will be free to sign with MLB teams, he added. Other players will have to seek permission first. If they defect they will need to face a waiting period of one to two years.

In the past, many Cuban players seeking riches in the big leagues have defected and undertaken dangerous journeys via human traffickers. In Cuba the basic salary for players is $50 per month.

"Our primary objective in this agreement is to provide players from Cuba a path to the major leagues without having to endure the hardships many of our players have already experienced," Halem told Reuters.

Gabriel and Tuitele top All-State team

When Saint Louis brought Cal Lee and staff back to campus five years ago, the cupboard wasn’t exactly bare.

What Lee wanted first and foremost was depth on his defensive line. Two years later, Faatui Tuitele arrived on the varsity, a sophomore with the tools to impact game plans.

Tuitele’s senior season at Saint Louis completed a string of three consecutive Open Division state championships. Coaches and media voted Tuitele the Star-Advertiser All-State defensive player of the year.

Tuitele outpointed teammate Jordan Botelho, a junior linebacker and key contributor for one of the best defensive units in state history.

Other top vote-getters were safety Marist Liufau of Punahou, linebacker Nick Herbig of Saint Louis, defensive lineman Tupu Alualu of Moanalua, defensive tackle Mykah Tuiolemotu of Mililani, and Waipahu defensive backs Deacon Kapea and Zeondre Benjamin.

In all, nine Crusaders were voted to the first team: Tuitele, Quinones, Botelho, Herbig, S Kamo‘i Latu, CB Korvin Feagins, OL Ben Scott, OL Arasi Mose and WR Roman Wilson.

Tuitele, a scholar-athlete raised in Mayor Wright Housing, committed to Washington in November. He turned down offers from 38 other universities. Other island players who have committed to UW are Miki Ah You of Kahuku, Julius Buelow of Kapolei, Sama Paama of Kaimuki and Tim Horn of Punahou.

On the other side, Mililani quarterback Dillon Gabriel was a near-unanimous selection as offensive player of the year.

“It’s amazing. The state of Hawaii will forever be the place I’m most proud of. The football and everything, it is the place that raised me. I am so proud to be from here,” Gabriel said.

With the senior southpaw at the controls, the Trojans captured the OIA Open championship behind the most potent offense in the league. He passed 13 QBs, including Tua Tagovailoa and Timmy Chang of Saint Louis, to become the all-time leader in passing yardage with 9,848 yards. His 105 TD passes are second only to Chang.

His 2018 season included 3,747 yards and 38 TD passes as Mililani went 10-3 and reached the state final. For the year, Mililani racked up 456 points, 35.1 per game. The only teams to limit the Trojans to fewer than 20 points were St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) and Saint Louis, who are Nos. 3 and 14 in the USA Today Super 25 national rankings.

Gabriel doesn’t say a whole lot, but is concise, much like his actions on the field. His process is about eliminating bad decisions. For all the TDs and yards, he’d love to zap the 13 interceptions he threw this season.

Running a hybrid system crafted by Trojans coach Rod York, Gabriel has grasped run-and-shoot concepts along with RPO timing and vision. In early 2017, York hoped Gabriel would get an offer from Hawaii, which happened.

Gabriel also got an offer from Army, committed to West Point, and then decommitted. He currently is weighing offers from Georgia, USC and UCF.

The coach of the year honor went to Bryson Carvalho, who guided Waipahu to the Division I state championship just one season after the Marauders were crowned D-II OIA champions. Carvalho edged Cal Lee in the voting. Other coaches receiving votes were Kui Kahooilihala of Roosevelt, Garret Tihada of Lahainaluna, Philip Rapozo of Kapaa, Kale Ane of Punahou and York.

2018 College Football

12/8/18 - Murray edges Tagovailoa to win Heisman Trophy
12/6/18 - Tua Tagovailoa wins Walter Camp player of the year
12/6/18 - Kyler Murray named AP player of the year
12/4/18 - Urban Meyer retiring after Rose Bowl
8/22/18 - Urban Meyer suspended for three games
8/8/18 - ESPN ranks Tagovailoa no. 11, Milton no. 20
8/1/18 - Ohio State puts Urban Meyer on administrative leave

Fury vs. Wilder

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fought to a split draw Saturday night, with Wilder retaining his WBC heavyweight title after knocking down his British challenger twice.

Wilder (40-0-1) floored Fury (27-0-1) in the ninth and 12th rounds, yet Fury clearly outboxed Wilder for large portions of the remainder of their entertaining showdown at Staples Center.

Fury looked finished when Wilder put him flat on his back with two minutes left in the fight, but he rose and made it to the bell.

"We gave each other all we've got," Wilder said. "We're the best in the world. The respect was mutual."

Judge Robert Tapper scored the fight 114-112 for Fury, while Alejandro Rochin favored Wilder 115-111. Judge Phil Edwards and The Associated Press scored it a 113-113 draw, with Wilder's knockdowns compensating for Fury's superior technique.

"I hope I did you all proud after nearly three years out of the ring," Fury said. "I was never going to be knocked out tonight. I showed good heart to get up. I came here tonight and I fought my heart out."

While both men thought they won, neither was overly upset by the verdict in front of a frenzied Hollywood crowd. They embraced warmly and immediately talked about a rematch in the spring.

"One hundred percent we'll do the rematch," Fury said. "We are two great champions. Me and this man are the two best heavyweights on the planet."

The bout was a rare meeting of two unbeaten heavyweight stars in their apparent primes, with both fighters putting aside caution and the typical squabbles over money or belts to stage one of the best matchups in the glamour division's recent history.