Frankowski, Bjornsen make fast ascents of Bird Ridge
Rosie Frankowski became the only woman other than Nancy Pease to make the grueling ascent in less than 44 minutes.
Sports
Alaska’s Alev Kelter lifts US women’s rugby team to a golden finish for a historic season
The Chugiak High graduate was named the top player in Sunday’s gold-medal match at a season-ending tournament in France.
Course record falls in 188-mile Alaska Relay
A team of 12 relay runners made it from Chugiak to Seward in a little more than 22 hours.
Anchorage’s Jason Lamoreaux does double duty, and winds up a double winner
First he won a triathlon in Wasilla, then he won a bicycle hill climb up Hatcher Pass.
He won AFC titles in three weight classes, and now he and his wife are ready to run the show
Nic Herron-Webb and Misty Thomas-Gedig will make their debut as the new AFC owners Wednesday at AFC 149. On hand to meet fans will be UFC middleweight contender Jared Cannonier, a former AFC star.
After leading it to worldwide exposure, Sarah Lorimer sells Alaska Fighting Championship
A fight promoter who brought international exposure to Alaska fighters, Lorimer has multiple sclerosis and wants to focus on her health.
Toronto survives thriller of a Game 6 to win NBA title, denying Golden State Warriors a three-peat
This back-and-forth game featured 18 lead changes, nine ties and neither team going ahead by more than nine points.
Alaska trapshooter Corey Cogdell-Unrein is back on the range, with a baby
The Eagle River shooter is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and a first-time mom, and last week she placed fifth at the national championships in her return to competition .
Parayko will return to UAF hockey camp as a Stanley Cup champion
Colton Parayko helped the St. Louis Blues win their first Stanley Cup in 52 years.
Alaska’s Alissa Pili repeats as MaxPreps national high school athlete of the year
During her four years at Dimond High, she claimed 13 state championships.
St. Louis wins its first Stanley Cup, beating Boston 4-1
St. Louis had the worst record in the league in early January but won 30 of their final 49 regular-season games, then soared through the playoffs.
6 suspects, including gunman, arrested in Ortiz shooting
An alleged gunman and five accomplices have been detained in the shooting of former Red Sox superstar David Ortiz, Dominican officials said Wednesday, while providing no information about why a group of young men would try to kill their country’s most beloved sports hero.
Anchorage teen becomes first Alaskan to make nordic combined national team
Carter Brubaker, 15, will head to Europe later this summer to train with the U.S. junior national team.
UAA men’s basketball team doesn’t look far to shore up its roster
Nathan Fromm, a Service High standout who spent two years playing junior college basketball, is joining the Seawolves.
U.S. women’s soccer team is fighting two battles — for a World Cup title, and for equality
The U.S. women’s soccer team, in France for the World Cup, has a big challenge back home: a battle against gender discrimination.
US women open World Cup defense with record-setting 13-0 rout of Thailand
The two teams were the last to play in the group stage for the monthlong tournament in France.
Bucs, Glacier Pilots both bring winning records into their first meeting of the season
Anchorage’s Alaska Baseball League teams will play at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday at Mulcahy Stadium.
Bruins force Stanley Cup Game 7 with 5-1 win over Blues
The Stanley Cup Final is heading to Game 7 because two of Boston’s biggest stars love the biggest moments.
Dalton and Brennan stage another Run for Women duel, and Kikkan Randall steals the show
In their second straight showdown, Anna Dalton defeated Rosie Brennan by two seconds and Kikkan Randall continued her comeback from breast cancer by claiming third place.
Alaska’s Allie Ostrander wins 3rd straight NCAA steeplechase title
Amid 98-degree heat, the Kenai Central grad became the first woman to win three straight steeplechase titles Saturday.