Danny Martin

From surviving an earthquake to getting lost on a snowmachine, players leave Alaska with all kinds of stories.

Captain Tom Kriska, engineer Vern Stickman and navigator Leslie Jones beat 10-time champion Harold Attla and his crew by 12 minutes to win the 800-mile race.

Tom Kriska's Be-Bi-Bones Express and Clinton Huntington's Rivers Edge were the only boats among 14 entries to finish last weekend's Yukon 800, a riverboat race on the Chena, Tanana and Yukon rivers.

Fort Yukon captain Tony Peter led his crew on the Gwich'in Warrior to first place in the Yukon 1,000 Marathon on Sunday to win what is considered the world's toughest and longest riverboat race.

Tyler Huntington gained a unique distinction Sunday, becoming the first person to win two events deemed the toughest in the world in their respective sports.

An Alaskan will play in this year's Super Bowl, and he'll come from Sunday's NFC championship game in Chicago.

FAIRBANKS -- The Barrow High School football team wasn't distracted last year by the media attention for the first game on its blue artificial turf which sits about 100 yards from the Arctic Ocean.

Juneau ends Wolves' three-year reign as champs.

Crimson Bears win 10-3, advance to Friday's semifinal in Fairbanks.