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.
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.
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'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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Trajan Langdon is going back to the European Final Four. The former NBA player from Anchorage recently led his Russian professional basketball team, CSKA, into the semifinals of the Euroleague championship for the second straight season.
Alaska Wild, the Anchorage-based Arena Football2 League team that is expected to begin play next spring in Sullivan Arena, will hold player-orientation meetings Saturday and Sunday at Powerhouse Gym, located at 202 E. Northern Lights Blvd.
FOOTBALL
Alaska Wild, the Anchorage-based Arena Football2 League team that is expected to begin play next spring in Sullivan Arena, will hold player-orientation meetings Saturday and Sunday at Powerhouse Gym, located at 202 E. Northern Lights Blvd.
AF2 team will be called the Alaska Wild
Anchorage's new Arena Football2 League team has a name -- and it's a wild one. In a ceremony Friday afternoon at the Sheraton Anchorage hotel, the name Alaska Wild was unveiled as the name of the franchise that will play its home games on a remo
AF2 team will be called the Alaska Wild
Anchorage's new Arena Football2 League team has a name -- and it's a wild one. In a ceremony Friday afternoon at the Sheraton Anchorage hotel, the name Alaska Wild was unveiled as the name of the franchise that will play its home games on a remo
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NHL VIDEO
Joe Sakic announces retirement
Watch the full press conference where an emotional Joe Sakic announces he will hang up his skates. Delivering a speech that had kept him up most of the night fretting, the longtime Colorado Avalanche captain broke down, his voice betraying him as he stared into a room packed with family, friends and teammates — even the governor of the state.
CLIMBING
The small plane threaded its way through the mountains, banked sharply into an amphitheater sculpted from rock and ice and landed on the glacier with nary a bump. Brent Peters and I unloaded 250 pounds of provisions and the pilot flew off -- leaving us alone for the next two to three weeks.
SOCCER VIDEO
No coach would ever recommend trying this move in a game, but this Brazilian indoor soccer player pulled it off in spectacular fashion.
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Blistering heat with almost no wind made this year's Mount Marathon race in Seward a harrowing experience for some.
PHOTOS
Course records were set in this year's Arctic Bicycle Club's 24-hour race.
PHOTOS
Michael Wisniewski set a new record at this year's Mayor's Marathon under a cool spring day.
VIDEO
A record number of runners and walkers participated in the 2009 Run For Women on Saturday June 13, 2009.
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It was a thrilling run through the Kelly Cup Playoffs, but in the end the Alaska Aces fell just short of winning it all.
PHOTOS
West faced Eagle River in the first round of the Cook Inlet Conference Championship tournament.
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