COLLEGE HOCKEY
The UAA hockey team, fresh off a Saturday night upset of the nation's top-ranked team, wraps up a six-game home stand this weekend against a team the Seawolves have enjoyed success against.
Late goal lifts Lathrop past Chugiak
Service senior Aaron McInnis helped move the Cougars one step closer to a state title Thursday, scoring a game-winning goal in the third period of a 2-1 win over Palmer in the first round of the Class 4A state tournament at the Menard Sports Complex.
COLLEGE NORDIC SKIING
Bronga, Urbain top 3 in Invitational
UAA skiers Jaime Bronga and Anais Urbain both racked top-three finishes and a skier from Fairbanks picked up a victory Thursday at the Seawolf Invitational.
3 vie for lead in Yukon Quest International Sled Dog race
At the front of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dob race pack, GPS tracking problems left mushers and spectators uncertain of who was leading a three-man battle for the four ounces of gold awarded to the first musher to reach the halfway point in Dawson, Yukon.
Russian musher has history with his dogs
Forty-seven-year-old Michael Telpin of Russia's Chukotka Peninsula talks about himself and his dogs in an interview for his biography on the Yukon Quest website.
What's happening in sports and recreation around Anchorage
CYCLING
Abominable victories for Chelf and Stull
Josh Chelf widened his series points lead by posting yet another victory in the Abominable Snow Series, outlasting Will Ross by 14 seconds in the single-track bicycle race Wednesday night in Far North Bicentennial Park.
SLED BLOG
Top 30 Iditarod mushers to split $550,000 purse this year
The top 30 mushers in this year's Iditarod will split a combined purse of roughly $550,000, the race director said Thursday.
PHOTO GALLERY
Lathrop edges Chugiak in hockey tourney
Lathrop captain Anders Carlson celebrates the Malemutes 4-3 come from behind victory over the Chugiak Mustangs during the first round of the First National Cup Hockey State Championships at the Menard Memorial Ice Arena in Wasilla on Thursday evening. Carlson scored the winning goal with 8.7 seconds remaining in the third period to advance in the tournament.
Moore edges Mackey, Neff for Yukon Quest halfway gold
Allen Moore of Two Rivers won a duel with Lance Mackey and Hugh Neff late Wednesday to become the first musher to reach Dawson, the halfway point of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
Despite a pair of power-play goals from Nick Mazzolini, the Alaska Aces road woes continued Wednesday when they opened a three-game hockey series against the Idaho Steelheads with a 3-2 ECHL loss at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho.
Seawolves basketball squads face tough Vikings
The 17th-ranked UAA men's basketball team has a chance to take over first place in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference tonight when it visits 15th-ranked Western Washington.
Gold for first Quest musher to Dawson
The lead mushers in the Yukon Quest were expected to reach Dawson City sometime late Wednesday night or early this morning, where four ounces of gold await the first to arrive at the halfway point of the 1,000- mile sled-dog race from Fairbanks to Whitehorse, Yukon.
Seawolves skiers are tied for third
Three members of the UAA alpine ski team posted top-10 finishes in a giant slalom Wednesday at the Alyeska Ski Resort, putting the Seawolves in a tie with Denver for third place through six events of the UAA Invitational. Utah leads the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association event.
Ice fishing this weekend at Jewel Lake
For anyone who can't wait to satisfy their urge to fish, the Alaska Sports Fishing Association's annual Ice Fishing Jamboree is taking place this weekend at Jewel Lake Park.
Service 63, Eagle River 58 in boys basketball
Adam Klie led Service with 25 points Tuesday, Marques Robinson pitched in 16, and the Cougars pulled off a 63-58 Cook Inlet Conference boys basketball win over host Eagle River.
Service 38, Eagle River 18 in girls basketball
The Service girls basketball team took an early lead and used a big fourth quarter to roll past host Eagle River 38-18 in a Cook Inlet Conference game Tuesday.
Valenzuela, Mandevil team for handball win
Carlos Valenzuela and Jorge Mandevil teamed for victory in the open division last weekend at an Alaska Handball Association doubles tournament at The Alaska Club Midtown.
What's happening in sports and recreation around Anchorage
Mackey leads Yukon Quest by a minute
Four-time champions Lance Mackey grabbed a narrow lead Tuesday in the 1,000-mile sled dog race between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, Yukon.
Dimond girls overwhelm Thunderbirds 71-42 in basketball
The powerhouse Dimond Lynx girls basketball team rolled to a 71-42 victory over an energy-depleted East squad Tuesday night at East.
West 52, Chugiak 47 in boys high school basketball
Trailing 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.
Rohde honored again for UAA basketball
For the second time this season, UAA center Taylor Rohde has earned Player of the Week honors from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Lynx land 7 on all-strar hockey team
Seven 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
Blore, Olsen on target in trapshooting
Andy Blore and Ben Olsen took top honors at last weekend's trapshooting competition at Birchwood Recreation Shooting Park in Chugiak.
What's happening in sports and recreation around Anchorage
PHOTO GALLERY
The state hockey tournament started Thursday, February 9, 2012. The championship game will be played on Saturday, Feb. 11.
PHOTO GALLERY
UAA hosted giant slalom racing at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood as part of the UAA Invitational ski meet on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.
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PHOTOS
Competitor's glide across the ice and snow during the 5th annual AMH speedskate-skate ski duathlon at Cuddy Family Midtown Park in Anchorage on Sunday.
PHOTOS
The Orville and Doris Lake Memorial Sprint Dog Race at Tozier Track opened the 2012 sled dog racing season.
PHOTOS
Thursday Night at the Fights showcased an Alaska Hollywood connection: Chugiak's international swimwear model Tatum Miranda.
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Anchorage's newest basketball team - the Alaska Quake - have brought the American Basketball Association basketball back to the state.
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