From one mythological creature to another, Seawolf hockey gets a boost from the Seattle Kraken
The newest NHL franchise is donating $100,000 to the effort to save the UAA hockey team.
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Delay doesn’t slow down Finnigan Donley in alpine ski races at Alyeska
Donley won both men’s giant slalom races Wednesday to claim overall honors at the Coca-Cola Classic.
A UFC pioneer and gentle giant, 51-year-old Paul Varelans of Fairbanks dies of COVID-19
A West Valley High School graduate, Varelans was nicknamed “The Polar Bear” and was so big the UFC redesigned its octagon to accommodate him.
Far-right politics and suspected steroid use lead to baseball Hall of Fame shutout
The baseball Hall of Fame won’t have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on the field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown.
Rorabaugh, O’Harra crush the competition at 25K Kincaid Classic ski race
Nearly 200 skiers competed in classic-technique races Sunday.
All-Alaska men’s team finishes 7th in World Cup relay race
Scott Patterson turned in the fourth-fastest time in the third leg to boost the Alaskans to seventh place.
Superstar quarterbacks, ages 25 and 43, will be the focus when Tampa Bay meets Kansas City in Super Bowl
The Bucs will play on their home turf but the stadium will only be about a quarter full when the Buccaneers host the Chiefs on Feb. 7.
Victory for UAA cross-country newcomer Astrid Stav was a short time coming
Stav, who is from Norway, triumphed Saturday in her fourth race for the Seawolves.
Service High skiers sweep the team titles at Cook Inlet Conference skiathlon race
Zander Maurer of Service and Quincy Donley of West claimed decisive individual victories.
Norway skiers regain control of World Cup, but Alaskans don’t fade into the background
Rosie Brennan moved up to second place in the overall World Cup standings, Gus Schumacher racked up another top-20 result, and four Alaska men will team up for Sunday’s relay race.
Sadie Maubet Bjornsen, one of the world’s top cross-country racers, pauses to look inward: ‘Who am I going to be after I’m done being a skier?’
The two-time Olympian says her break from competition has changed her perspective.
Alaska teen is ready to burst onto nordic combined’s international scene
Seventeen-year-old Carter Brubaker is the first Alaskan to earn a chance to compete in the World Junior Championships in the sport of nordic combined.
On the revamped out-and-back Iditarod route, Skwentna will be the site of mushers’ final layover
Mushers must still take three mandatory layovers, including an eight-hour break in Skwentna 60 miles from the finish line.
Hank Aaron, baseball’s former home run king and a civil rights champion, has died at age 86
Aaron endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record in the pre-steroids era.
Saturday’s UAA-UAF alumni game part of continuing push to save UAA hockey team
Faceoff for the game is 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the outdoor rink near Ben Boeke Ice Arena.
After recovering from COVID-19, Alaska skier David Norris is ready for World Cup racing
It was a month before Norris could exercise after his symptoms appeared, and his return to action proceeded at a glacial pace.
Kamaka Hepa brings the energy for Texas’ 5th-ranked basketball team, and given the shot he brings the heat too
Hepa, a two-time Gatorade player of the year in Alaska, made the most of a rare start for the University of Texas Longhorns last week.
3 skiers pull off sweeps at Matanuska Nordic race series
Leading the way was Becca Rorabaugh, who posted back-to-back victories in the women’s races at Government Peak.
East T-birds receiver snares MaxPreps award as Alaska football player of the year
As a senior, Jordan Holland helped the top-ranked Thunderbirds to an undefeated season.
Anchorage skier Zanden McMullen caps 4 days of success with his first NCAA podium appearance
Both silver medals in Monday’s mass-start classic race went to Alaska skiers -- McMullen in the men’s 20K and UAA’s Astrid Stav in the women’s 15K.