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Fairbanks Grizzlies beat Wild 64-44 to grab playoff spot

Fairbanks' 64-44 victory over the winless Alaska Wild on Saturday secured the Grizzlies their first home playoff game in the team's two-year history.

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Raiders keep the Wild winless with 61-27 victory

In a battle between the No. 1 defensive team and the No. 19 defensive team in the 19-team Indoor Football League, the predictable thing happened Thursday at Sullivan Arena.

Winless Wild get whomped again

The more things change, the more they stay the same for the Alaska Wild.

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Wild fire head coach, hire Lynx's Rodriguez

Floyd Johnson lost more than football games as head coach of the Alaska Wild. An 0-8 record cost him his job.

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Billings hands Wild their worst loss of season

Coming off their fourth and final bye week of the season, the Alaska Wild might as well say bye-bye to the season.

Grizzlies deny Wild first victory on road

The Alaska Wild were oh-so close to snapping a 17-game losing streak on the road until the Fairbanks Grizzlies rallied in the fourth quarter to win Saturday's Indoor Football League game 58-49 at the Carlson Center.

Billings keeps Wild winless

The Alaska Wild took an 0-16 lifetime road record into the arena that is home to the top team in their division and left out with familiar results Saturday.

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Wild's McCrea to play in Finland

Charles McCrea, an all-purpose player for the Alaska Wild, has left the team to play for a Finnish outdoor football organization, according to Wild official Jeff Worthington.

Alaska is lone winless team in IFL

The Wild remained winless in five games with first-year coach Floyd Johnson after suffering their most lopsided loss of the season. The Wild are the Intense Football League's only winless team, according to the IFL's Web site. They sit last place team in the Pacific Division.

Winless Wild lose their fourth to Colorado Ice

The Alaska Wild are a professional indoor football team because their players get paid. But head coach Floyd Johnson really doesn't see it that way anymore. Not after Sunday's 38-19 loss to the Colorado Ice.

Wild chase first win again tonight at Sullivan

In search of their first win of the Indoor Football League season, the Alaska Wild begin a two-game home stand tonight at 5 when the Colorado Ice visit Sullivan Arena.

PRO FOOTBALL

James IFL's Player of the Week

Alaska Wild kick returning specialist Demarcus James was selected this week's Indoor Football League's Special Teams Award winner.

Wild fall on the road 52-33 against Maniacs

Different football field, but same somber result. The Alaska Wild remained winless in Indoor Football League action, falling to Maryland for the second straight week as the Maniacs served the Wild a 52-33 beat-down Saturday night.

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Wild tab Mason as new field general

The Alaska Wild's merry-go-round of quarterbacks this season has screeched to a halt. Coach Floyd Johnson on Thursday named Earl Mason, an inexperienced 27-year-old Alabama native, as his starting quarterback for Saturday's Indoor Football League road game against Maryland.

Offensively challenged Wild sign QB, center

The Alaska Wild have added two players who could help solve a glaring weakness in the offense-driven Indoor Football League.

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Wild can't catch up

Two weeks of preparation apparently wasn't enough time for the Alaska Wild to devise a way to win their first Indoor Football League game.

New players brought in to help turn around Wild

The Alaska Wild will take to the turf field at Sullivan Arena tonight with a new look when they entertain the winless Maryland Maniacs at 7:05.

Wild sign two defenders as Maniacs come to town

The Indoor Football League's Alaska Wild, who play their second game of the season Thursday at Sullivan Arena, have signed linebacker/defensive back Edwin James and defensive back Charles McCrea.

Grizzlies repress Wild in opener

The Alaska Wild started their inaugural Indoor Football League game with an ugly play and ended it with an uglier fourth quarter.

Wild set to help football fans quench cravings

The Alaska Wild kick off their third season of pro football in Anchorage tonight at Sullivan Arena with a game against the Fairbanks Grizzlies.

Alaska Wild sign running back, receiver

The Alaska Wild have added players at two key offensive positions, the team announced Tuesday.

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CYCLING

Lance's heir apparent in no hurry

Tyler Phinney is the 19-year-old son of U.S. cycling royalty. He has already been in the Olympics, won a world individual pursuit title and then became the first American to win the Paris-Roubaix race for riders under 23. And ultimately, the Tour will be his obsession. But for now, he is in no hurry.

QUICK-HITTING COMEDY

Consuming mass quantites of food inspires

I know mature adults who pretend they didn't watch Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday, says columnist Tom Sorensen of The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer.

ALL-STAR GAME

Four Mariners are deserving

A case can be made that Ichiro, Branyan, Aardsma and King Felix should be in the All-Star Game. With that in mind, here is who is getting in -- and who should be getting into the July 14 mid-summer classic.

SECTION

Mount Marathon

Blistering heat with almost no wind made this year's Mount Marathon race in Seward a harrowing experience for some.

PHOTOS

Hatcher Pass Climb

Course records were set in this year's Arctic Bicycle Club's 24-hour race.

PHOTOS

Mayor's Marathon

Michael Wisniewski set a new record at this year's Mayor's Marathon under a cool spring day.

VIDEO

Run for Women

A record number of runners and walkers participated in the 2009 Run For Women on Saturday June 13, 2009.

2008/09 SEASON

Aces run for the Cup

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

Boys soccer

West faced Eagle River in the first round of the Cook Inlet Conference Championship tournament.

PHOTOS

Track and Field

Area schools compete in the regional championships.

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