University of Hawaii at Manoa sues former basketball coach Gib Arnold

The University of Hawaii at Manoa on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against former men's basketball coach Gib Arnold seeking a court declaration invalidating Arnold's claim he's owed double the amount of damages payable under his contract when he was fired last fall amid an NCAA investigation into the program. Arnold has claimed he is required to be compensated for at least $1.4 million under a liquidated damages provision in his contract for his termination. The university said it will also seek "tort…