Mackey leads Yukon Quest by a minuteLance Mackey, back in the race for the first time since capturing his fourth consecutive championship in 2008, grabbed a narrow lead Tuesday in the 1,000-mile sled dog race between…
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Dimond girls overwhelm Thunderbirds 71-42 in basketballThe powerhouse Dimond Lynx girls basketball team rolled to a 71-42 victory over an energy-depleted East squad Tuesday night at East.
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West 52, Chugiak 47 in boys high school basketballTrailing 32-19 in the second half, the West Eagles full-court pressed their way back into the game Tuesday night to slip past Chugiak 52-47 in a CIC game in Chugiak.
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Rohde honored again for UAA basketballFor the second time this season, UAA center Taylor Rohde has earned Player of the Week honors from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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Lynx land 7 on all-strar hockey teamSeven players from Dimond were among 20 boys named to the Cook Inlet Conference's all-conference boys hockey team. Twelve players were named to the girls teams…
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Blore, Olsen on target in trapshootingAndy Blore and Ben Olsen took top honors at last weekend's trapshooting competition at Birchwood Recreation Shooting Park in Chugiak.
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When the lights go out, blame humansSeveral years back, I woke my kids in the middle of the night. "Come on, get up, look at the northern lights!" The sky was a brilliant red, from horizon…
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Trio of UAA women finish in top 10Led by a hometown skier returning to the trails where she honed her skills, the UAA women made themselves at home Monday at Kincaid Park by grabbing three spots in…
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Lynx skaters hope to finally break through in state tournamentThe first round of the state high school hockey championships begins Thursday with a game featuring the defending state champions and ends with a game showcasing the almost-perennial bridesmaids.
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Outdoors hotline (2/7/12)Notices and listings of upcoming outdoors events…
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Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour de France titleMADRID -- Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport's highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.
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Mistakes cost Patriots in Giants' 21-17 Super Bowl winThe New England Patriots' three star receivers couldn't make the big plays when they needed them. Neither could their superstar quarterback.
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Neff, Sass separated by minutes in Yukon QuestThe unforgiving Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race claimed its first casualty while veteran contenders Hugh Neff and Brent Sass appeared to be turning the dog race into a dogfight…
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Besh Cup ski series concludesHannah Boyer of Fairbanks and Jack Novak of Anchorage took the 10-kilometer titles and Anchorage skiers Lydia Blanchet and Thomas O'Harra claimed the 5-K titles Sunday in the final Besh…
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Ailing Randall finishes 25th in skiathlonAnchorage's Kikkan Randall continued to struggle from the aftereffects of the stomach flu, skiing to 25th place Sunday in a World Cup skiathlon in Rybinsk, Russia. She was one of…
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Mushers battle overflow on Yukon Quest trailOverflow on parts of the trail in the Yukon Quest sled dog race from Fairbanks to Whitehorse have mushers up to their knees in water.
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A colorful skiing party with a deeper purposePast the clever costumes, the mothers and daughters skiing sweetly together and the temptation of a silent auction, the deeper reason for the Alaska Ski for Women unfolded in a…
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Hollingsworth team completes Raven 10-dog sweepDori Hollingsworth posted the fastest time for the third straight day to win the Raven Electric 10-dog championship at Tozier Track.
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Rachel Steer rules Ski for Women duathlonRachel Steer, who made her name for herself as an Olympic biathlete, was unarmed but still dangerous Sunday at the Alaska Ski for Women.
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UAA skiers soar in Alyeska slalomsUAA skiers dominated racing for a second day at Alyeska Ski Resort, with Alex Parker and Niko Harmanen winning state giant slalom championships Sunday in the final race of the…
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UAA shocks No. 1 Duluth in hockeyIn the final, frantic 2 minutes, 20 seconds Friday night, with UAA clinging to the 3-2 lead it refused to surrender to No. 1-ranked Minnesota-Duluth, chaos reigned around Seawolves goaltender…
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Service rules state mat once againWhen Service senior Jacob Lunsford won his first state wrestling championship Saturday, he did so emphatically with a pin in the closing seconds of the 138-pound final against Wasilla's Nate…
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Alaska town waives Sunday alcohol ban for the big gameMore than 3,000 miles from the game action, the community of Dillingham recently decided to officially waive its Sunday ban on alcohol sales at bars and restaurants each Super Bowl…
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Wranglers overcome Aces in tight series final, 4-2What little separates the ECHL-leading Alaska Aces and the second-place overall Las Vegas Wranglers is thinner than a skate blade, as illustrated by the three-game series that wrapped with the…
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Lynx wallop Lathrop in boys basketballThe top-ranked Dimond boys wrapped up a three-game road trip to Fairbanks by posting a 49-29 win against the Lathrop Malemutes Saturday afternoon at Lathrop.
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UAA women dodge basketball upsetThe eighth-ranked UAA women's basketball team needed a second-half comeback Saturday night to avoid a second straight loss on the road.
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Seawolves men keep first in basketball within rangeNext up for the UAA men's basketball team: A chance to avenge its last loss -- and a chance to claim first place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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Alaska men dominate meet at KincaidPerfect conditions -- plentiful snow, blue skies, temperatures in the teens, negligible wind -- welcomed skiers on the first day of the UAA Invitational at Kincaid Park.
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Dimond girls topple top-ranked Wasilla at basketball tourneyThe Dimond Lynx outshot and outrebounded Wasilla to knock off the top-ranked Warriors 54-47 in the championship game of the Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout, a 16-team girls basketball tournament…
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Randall sits, Brooks returnsKikkan Randall skipped a World Cup cross-country race for the first time all season to recover from the flu, Holly Brooks raced for the first time in nearly a month…
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Seawolves find the line at Alyeska CupUAA racers flexed their muscles Saturday in the Alyeska Cup giant slalom in Girdwood.
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Hakkinen part of strong U.S. showing in biathlonJay Hakkinen of Kasilof was one of three Americans in the top 25 in a World Cup biathlon race Saturday in Oslo, Norway.
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Lynx boys rally to beat South in CIC hockey finalDimond scored three goals in the second period to rally for a 5-3 victory over South in the championship game of the Cook Inlet Conference boys hockey tournament Saturday at…
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Dogs pick up pace at Tozier trackSled dogs enjoyed quicker conditions Saturday on the second day of the three-day Raven Electric 10-dog championships at Tozier Track, where packed trails made for faster runs than those recorded…
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Anchorage skiers take five of six age groups in Besh Cup.Anchorage skiers won five out of six age-group races Saturday in Fairbanks in the fifth Conoco Phillips Besh Cup race of the season.
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Freshmen gymnasts lead UAAFreshmen Sariaye Jensen and Morgan Cook delivered solid all-around performances Saturday to lead the UAA gymnastics team in a tri-meet at the University of Denver.
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Older bowlers still know how to rollBetty Osborn has been the secretary of the Golden Oldies senior bowling league for 20 years and the sport is a big part of her life, just as it is…
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Bulldogs maul SeawolvesAnd your final score Friday night from Sullivan Arena: J.T. Brown 4, UAA 1. The Seawolves sought to halt their longest losing streak this season, but Minnesota-Duluth's dynamic sophomore winger…
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Wranglers drop Aces 2-1The special teams that have generally served the Alaska Aces so well this season proved their downfall Friday night in a 2-1 ECHL road loss to the Las Vegas Wranglers.
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Wasilla, Service lead at state tourneyNobody was more relieved to arrive at the state wrestling tournament than Caleb Pempek, a member of the defending state champion Wasilla team who totaled his truck Friday morning on…
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Dimond-West earns CIC girls hockey titleAnnie Rush scored a goal and an assist and Dimond-West racked its second straight tournament shutout Friday to grab the Cook Inlet Conference girls hockey championship.
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Wasilla moves into Lynx Shootout title gameThe top-ranked Wasilla Warriors made their free throws Friday to march into the championship game of the Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout basketball tournament.
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Grace 61, Cordova 45 in boys basketballHans Karlberg was money from long range Friday for Grace Christian, drilling four 3-pointers in the first quarter and finishing with six in his team's 61-45 victory over Cordova.
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Lance Armstrong 'gratified' doping investigation has endedFederal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced today that they had closed a criminal investigation relating to cyclist Lance Armstrong, nearly two years after a grand jury began probing allegations of…
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Service 5, Chugiak 1 in boys hockeyFueled by Henry Yawit's hat trick, Service beat Chugiak 5-1 Friday at the McDonald Center to claim third place in the Cook Inlet Conference boys hockey championships. By doing so,
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Markel, Kelly claim state slalom titles at AlyeskaGabrielle Markel and Kevin Kelly prevailed as course conditions deteriorated but won in very different ways Friday to claim state slalom championships at the Alyeska Cup race series in Girdwood.
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