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Professional Sports

Eagle River bowler has talent to spare

Last year, Ron Mohr just wanted to prove he belonged on the Professional Bowling Association Senior Tour. This year, he dominated it.

Dust off the gloves

Taxi drivers, lumberjacks, dock workers and other amateur boxers with dreams of being the next Greg Haugen are still anxious to enter to the ring at Thursday Night at the Fights.

PRO FOOTBALL

Bowman could start for Bears

Former Bartlett High star Zack Bowman drops into a zone coverage for the Chicago Bears. One receiver cuts in front of the cornerback to his left. Another cuts to his right.

Eagle River bowler wins pro tourney

Eagle River's Ron Mohr is on a roll that could end with the former air traffic controller being named Player of the Year for the Professional Bowling Association's senior tour.

BOWLING

Rash eliminated in round of 16

Anchorage's Sean Rash fell 4-3 in match play competition to Texas' Chris Barnes on Wednesday in the round of 16 at the PBA Cheetah Championship at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Mich. Rash took home $3,400 for his performance.

Eagle River bowler Mohr falls in semis

Eagle River bowler Ron Mohr advanced to the semifinal round of the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour's Lake County Open in Indiana before falling 221-177 Tuesday to eventual champion Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas.

NHLers skate here tonight

Three Alaska hockey players from the National Hockey League will take the ice tonight at the Summer Elite Hockey League game at Subway Sports Centre.

Conklin nets deal with Blues

Fresh off his best NHL season, goaltender Ty Conklin of Anchorage did not lack suitors when the free-agent market opened Wednesday, and the St. Louis Blues snapped him up in a hockey heartbeat.

Alaska NHL star Scott Gomez traded to Montreal

In nearly a decade as Alaska's most accomplished and highest-paid hockey player, Scott Gomez countless times has been the subject of trade speculation. Tuesday, when the playmaking center from Anchorage was gone fishing, the talk finally developed into something more than rumor.

Sharks single out Alaskan

Rugged defenseman William Wrenn on Saturday became the fifth-highest NHL draft pick in Alaska hockey history, and the similarities between his career path and that of another elite blueliner from Anchorage are eerie.

Ron Mohr joins top PBA senior qualifiers

Eagle River bowler Ron Mohr easily made the cut Tuesday to join the top 32 qualifiers at the PBA Senior Mooresville Miller High Life Classic in North Carolina.

Dream is still on tap

A day after Alaska Dream owner Trey Davis announced the cancellation of his team's opening series and hinted he and the team might move in a different direction, it appears Davis is willing to give the American Basketball Association another shot.

Alaska Dream season opens with nightmare

Alaska Dream season opens with nightmare

Alaska's latest shot at professional basketball likely died when the Alaska Dream's opponent decided not to show for Monday's season opener at Sullivan Arena.

Dreams of a new franchise dashed

Dreams of a new franchise dashed

Ben Lawson is a die-hard basketball fan. He has attended nearly every Great Alaska Shootout, he followed the UAA Seawolves practically from the team's beginning in the late 1970s and he even watched Michael Jordan play for the Washington Wizards.

Alaska Dream season opens with nightmare

ABA's Dream unveiled at home opener

The American Basketball Association that tonight puts its new Anchorage franchise on display at Sullivan Arena isn't the same league that shook up the basketball world in the '60s and '70s -- the league that made stars out of Dr. J and the Iceman, helped usher the 3-pointer into existence and made Afros the era's coolest fashion statement.

NHL firsts for a pair of Alaskans

Tim Wallace of Anchorage today became the 13th Alaskan to play in the National Hockey League when he suited up for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a road game against the New Jersey Devils in Newark.

13th Alaskan set to be on an NHL roster

Tim Wallace, 24, of Anchorage was promoted to the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday, which puts him on the brink of becoming the 13th Alaskan to skate in the world's best league.

Anchorage skater makes NHL debut

Joey Crabb of Anchorage became the 12th Alaskan to play in the National Hockey League when he took the ice for the Atlanta Thrashers against the Nashville Predators on Friday.

Lightning pick honors Carle

Although promising defenseman David Carle of Anchorage announced the end of his hockey career this week because of a heart condition, the Tampa Bay Lightning nonetheless honored him Saturday by selecting him in the seventh and final round of the NHL draft.

Diagnosis cuts a hockey career short

Mario Chalmers leaves Kansas for NBA draft

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- After a series of workouts with NBA teams, former Bartlett High star Mario Chalmers has decided to skip his senior year at the University of Kansas and stay in the NBA draft.

Former Bartlett star selected by Bears

Anchorage's Zack Bowman took a step toward joining an elite group of Alaskans on Sunday when he was selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft.

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Tribute footage of Coombs

Take a look at some of the extreme skiing that earned Doug Coombs a place in the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame.

VIDEO

Women's soccer match turns violent

A BYU and New Mexico women's soccer match gets ugly when a New Mexico player begins taking out her frustration on her opponents.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Four downs: A case against punting

Pulaski Academy High School football coach Kevin Kelley works with his team in Little Rock, Ark., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Virtually every time the Pulaski Academy Bruins face fourth down, the prep school team from Little Rock, Ark., goes for it. No matter the distance. And here's the thing _ the strategy works. Coach Kelley and his Bruins won the state championship in Arkansas' second-largest classification last season and did not punt.

Virtually every time the Pulaski Academy Bruins face fourth down, the prep school team from Little Rock, Ark., goes for it. No matter the distance. And here's the thing — the strategy works.

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Woody on Hockey

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Join the conversation about the Aces and Alaska hockey with Doyle Woody, who has covered the game for 27 years.

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Prep football

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PHOTOS

Flag football

The Bartlett Golden Bears beat the Service Cougars 9-0 Aug. 26 to remain undefeated.

PHOTOS

Steel Bucket Relays

Dimond and West square off annually in the dual meet for the coveted steel bucket prizes for the year.

PHOTOS

Legion state championship

South High beat Fairbanks 13-3 to claim the crown, avenging a 15-5 loss to them a day earlier in the double-elimination tourney.

PHOTOS

Sadler's Alaska Challenge

The seven-day, eight-stage handcycle and wheelchair race was a full of long roads, harsh weather and bears.

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