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Alaska Baseball

Bucs' booster Power dies

Jack Powers, the owner of Tudor Road Bingo who was one of the biggest boosters of the Anchorage Bucs baseball team, died Tuesday night at age 69, the Bucs reported Thursday.

Dennis Mattingly Dec. 24, 1948 - Jan. 5, 2012

Dennis Mattingly, 63, surrounded by loving wife Sandy and close family members, passed away peacefully at his home in Anchorage after a courageous 11 year battle with multiple myeloma cancer.

Former general manager of Anchorage Bucs dies at 63

Dennis Mattingly, the founder and lifeblood of the Anchorage Bucs baseball team, died Thursday night at his Anchorage home after a long and often public battle with cancer.

Dennis Mattingly Dec. 24, 1948 - Jan. 5, 2012

Oilers' bats fall silent in NBC World Series championship

It wasn't, as they had feared, a shortage of pitchers that doomed the Peninsula Oilers in Saturday's championship game of the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. It was a shortage of hits.

ALASKA BASEBALL

Oilers into World Series title game

On a night that began with hitters bludgeoning pitchers for a scene that looked like a combination of batting practice and slow-pitch softball, a crew of four run-stingy relievers actually sustained the Peninsula Oilers.

ALASKA BASEBALL

Oilers get right back to winning in tourney

With shortstop Mike Miller showing why he was voted the Alaska Baseball League's Player of the Year, the Peninsula Oilers remained alive Thursday in their quest to claim the club's fourth championship at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan.

Oilers play in baseball tournament at 2 p.m.

The Peninsula Oilers, one of six teams still alive in the National Baseball Congress World Series, will meet the San Diego Waves today at 2 p.m. in Wichita, Kan.

After 3-0 start, Oilers lose a game in baseball tournament

The clutch hitting that helped the Peninsula Oilers roll through their first three games at the National Baseball Congress World Series went missing Tuesday night. So did the Oilers' unbeaten status.

Oilers hitting -- and pitching -- on all cylinders

As one of only four unbeaten teams remaining in the National Baseball Congress World Series, the Peninsula Oilers have prospered courtesy of all-around excellence.

Oilers remain undefeated at national tourney

Peninsula Oilers starting pitchers have barely permitted three opponents a sniff, and now the Alaska Baseball League champions can smell a national championship.

ALASKA BASEBALL

Oilers ride Mills' arm to win in Wichita

The Peninsula Oilers used Jordan Mills' customary excellent starting pitching to build a small lead, then erupted with a five-run seventh inning Friday night to remain perfect at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan.

YOUTH BASEBALL

Dimond out of regionals; Abbott loses Game 1

The Dimond Post 21 American Legion baseball team was eliminated from the Northwest Regional on Friday morning, and the Abbott-O-Rabbit Little League team lost its opener at its Northwest Regional.

ALASKA BASEBALL

Oilers hit Honkers early, often in 14-1 win

The Peninsula Oilers made their opening appearance in the National Baseball Congress World Series quick and deadly.

Peninsula Oilers open championship series with blowout victory

Every Peninsula Oiler in the lineup either drove in a run or scored a run Thursday morning when the Alaska Baseball League champions opened play with a blowout victory in the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan.

Pilots claim the Mayor's Cup

The Anchorage Bucs said goodbye to the only general manager they've ever had and the Glacier Pilots said hello to another Mayor's Cup championship Wednesday at Mulcahy Stadium.

Today in the Alaska Baseball League

Results, standings, schedule, statistics

Oilers open baseball tournament today

The Alaska Baseball League champion Peninsula Oilers had their scheduled opening game Wednesday night at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan., postponed by a storm, and the game is now set for this morning.

Alaska teams are on Lower 48 basepaths

Pounding rain and slashing winds have thumped Southcentral Alaska of late, but three baseball teams and one softball team from the region are still going to be the boys and girls of summer this week.

Today in the Alaska Baseball League

Results, standings, schedule, statistics

Alaska baseball icon Mattingly calls it a career

Dennis Mattingly, the man who gave the city a baseball team and in return received the gift of life when people around town raised the tens of thousands of dollars so he could get a life-saving stem-cell transplant, is retiring as general manager after 32 seasons with the Anchorage Bucs.

Today in the Alaska Baseball League

Results, standings, schedule, statistics

East Hosts Dimond Girls Basketball

East Vs. Dimond Girls Basketball at East High on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

East Vs. Dimond Girls Basketball at East High on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

UAA Invitational 10-kilometer freestyle

Lutz Klausmann of UAA, left, chases Anchorage product Tyler Kornfield of UAF up a hill in the men's 10-kilometer race at the UAA Invitational Monday morning Feb. 6, 2012 at Kincaid Park. Kornfield placed 22nd on his old course, ahead of Klausmann in 32nd.

Collegiate skiers compete in 10-kilometer freestyle races at the UAA Invitational on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at Kincaid Park.

UAA Invitational cross country ski

Ase Carlson of Montana State University double-poles in the Kincaid Park stadium. College men and women cross country skiers competed in 5-kilometer classical races at the UAA Invitational on Saturday, February 4, 2012.

College men and women cross country skiers competed in 5-kilometer classical races at the UAA Invitational on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Kincaid Park.

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Gomez mocked in song

Anchorage's Scott Gomez hasn't scored this year for the Canadiens, and a band called The Insomniacs has taken issue with his lack of production by writing a song called "Scott Gomez Can't Put Anything In." (click "show more" for the lyrics)

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Freeski madness

A mob of freeskiers are turned loose on a park in the mountains of Austria.

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Speedskate-skate ski duathlon

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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.

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Sprint sled dog race

The Orville and Doris Lake Memorial Sprint Dog Race at Tozier Track opened the 2012 sled dog racing season.

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Thursday Night Fights

Thursday Night at the Fights showcased an Alaska Hollywood connection: Chugiak's international swimwear model Tatum Miranda.

They're fighting for Hollywood recognition

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Alaska Quake

Anchorage's newest basketball team - the Alaska Quake - have brought the American Basketball Association basketball back to the state.

ABA basketball returns to Anchorage



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