Blaze Soares said he has been diagnosed with a deep bruise in his left shoulder.
His left arm was in a sling today.
He said he won't be able to practice for "a couple of days."
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June Jones is attending Bill Walsh's funeral.
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Watch out for the mysterious Big Foot.
Wideout Jason Rivers missed most of practice after an unnamed teammate stepped on his right foot. Center Aaron Kia also was hobbling after Big Foot stepped on his foot.
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8:30 a.m. — I'm by my lonesome again.
It might have something to do with the new aloha rules. Fans and family members usually sit on the hill overlooking the practice field. Today these signs are posted on the hill: "Please no spectactors or autographs on playing field."
Of course, there are no punctuation marks, so maybe we're to read it as spectators are not allowed to be pleased.
This hasn't stopped Keao Monteilh's dad. He's watching from his usual spot.
8:33 a.m. — Offensive lineman Laupepa Letuli is stretching, which is a good sign his right hamstring is improving. But he's not in pads, so he won't be involved in practice drills.
8:35 a.m. — Offensive line coach Dennis McKnight is yelling: "We need somebody with some energy out there."
He's now leading them in a group cheer: "Are you ready? ARE YOU READY?"
The players yelled back: "KICK ASS."
Hey, Ferd Lewis is here. He looks ready to kick okole.
This year's camp seems much calmer than last year's camp. I was told it's because last year the Warriors needed to make a statement in the opener against Alabama. This year, the statement will be made over 12 weeks.
10:53 a.m. — We're backing from during our tour. Fa‘a Satele, who is attending practice, said this is a big day for his son, Samson. Samson is going car shopping.
This weekend the Dolphins (Satele, Reagan Mauia and Tala Esera) play the Jaguars (Vince Manuwai).
10:57 a.m. — UH is expanding the playing rotation in scrimmages.
Micah Lau is starting at outside linebacker. Khevin Peoples and Jason Laumoli are getting their first looks at running back in live action.
11:03 a.m. — Largon Pau, a running back, actually seems like a pretty tough player.
Dylan Linkner has moved from right wideout to the left side.
Michael Washington just sped past the secondary, then dropped a 40-yard pass from Colt Brennan.
11:08 a.m. — So much for Davone Bess' commitment to north-and-south running. He caught a pass in the left flat, looped behind the line of scrimmage ands sprinted to his right. He looked like a hockey player circling behind the net.
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There just doesn't seem to be that much enthusiasm for Colt Brennan being named to all of these "watch lists" for national awards, not when he is a school-promoted candidate for THE award — the Heisman.
It's like LeBron James being on a preseason watch list as one of the NBA's best guards.
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It was a nice gesture for Papa Leahey to personally congratulate Bobby Curran for his top-10 placement in the morning radio ratings. It is quite an achievement for Curran, who had to overcome two obstacles: 1) his show is on AM. 2) the rating period was last spring, traditionally a slow sports time.
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Poring thorugh scores of stories each day to provide the best links here is not rocket science. But it takes a rocket scientist to do it.
Garret (Lori's lucky husband) reads stories from publications across the country, then shares the most relevant on this blog. He archives the quotes from some of those articles at http://warriorquotes.wordpress.com.
Garret is a self-described "devoted fan of UH sports." His parents are longtime UH football and basketball season-ticket buyers.
Garret grew up in Kaneohe and graduated from Castle High in 1985. At Castle he was a National Merit Scholar (he was told that he was the first from Castle), State Math Bowl Champion, Salutatorian, and participated in a variety of activities such as debate (State Champion), theater, FFA (State Public Speaking Champion) student government, and newswriting. Garret received a BS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990, an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1991, and a PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1998.
From 1987-1998 Garret worked for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in a variety of capacities (Co-operative Education Student, Member of Engineering Staff, and Consultant), where he won a NASA Honor Award and a Commendation for Superior Performance. He designed, built, and operated the laser transmission and monitoring system for the Gallileo Optical Experiment, which set the record for longest laser communication in space (6 million kilometers). He also was in charge of software and hardware for the Mars Pathfinder TCU, and was very relieved when the pictures were received from Mars as he didn't want
to be famous for messing up that satellite.
From 1998 until 2005 Garret was an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University, where he taught a variety of classes mainly related to wireless communications. He left Santa Clara to move to San Diego to work in wireless communications for a startup company that was bought a year later.
Garret has written one book (which is in its third printing), chapters in three other books, and about 30 other published papers.
Garret's parents are both retired school teachers, as his dad taught for 30-plus years at Kailua High and his Mom taught for 30-plus years mainly at Waimanalo Intermediate.
He has been married for six amazing years to Lori (Castle '97) and theyhave wonderful 4- and 2-year-old girls.
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Tomorrow we meet Homey.
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BIRTHDAY SHOUTOUT: Margo Okuhara, Roosevelt High '78.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
