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Striking workers disrupt fans’ travel plans to Euro 2016

PARIS — Striking workers rather than security threats are the pressing challenges for European Championship organizers right now, with less than two days until France… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2016
  • By ROB HARRIS

Parks and Rec hiring refs, free clinic available

Parks and Recreation of Juneau is looking for referees for the upcoming youth outdoor soccer season. The season begins July 9 and runs through Sept.… Continue reading

TOPSoccer clinic coming to Juneau, volunteers needed

The Juneau Soccer Club is bringing TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer), a training program for young athletes with disabilities, to Juneau for the 2016… Continue reading

An extra rest day seems timely for Cavaliers

CLEVELAND — Under the long-used former NBA Finals format, Game 3 of this Golden State-Cleveland matchup would have been played Tuesday night.Not this year, thanks… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2016
  • By TIM REYNOLDS

Lack of scoring chances haunt Sharks

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Pittsburgh Penguins scored a power-play goal less than three minutes into the second period, opening a two-goal lead. The San… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2016
  • By RICK EYMER

Stanford University defends its handling of sex assault case

SAN FRANCISCO — Stanford University “did everything within its power” to ensure justice in the case of a former swimmer sentenced to six months in… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2016
  • By PAUL ELIAS

Street fighter, MMA pioneer Kimbo Slice dead at 42

Kimbo Slice, the bearded street fighter who parlayed his internet popularity into a mixed martial arts career and worldwide fame, has died. He was 42.Slice,… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2016
  • By GREG BEACHAM

Curry won’t be on US Olympic team in Rio

Stephen Curry has withdrawn from consideration from the Olympics, leaving the U.S. basketball team without the NBA’s MVP.Curry said Monday in a statement that he… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2016
  • By BRIAN MAHONEY

Lynch to 60 Minutes Sports: ‘I’m retired’

Marshawn Lynch is putting to rest any lingering speculation about a possible return to the NFL in an interview with “60 Minutes Sports.”In the interview… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2016

Mushers balk at rule change allowing radios, phones

ANCHORAGE — Iditarod mushers are asking the Iditarod Trail Committee to reconsider a new rule that will allow them to bring two-way communication devices on… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2016

Warriors on hot streak as Finals move to Cleveland

OAKLAND, Calif. — When the Golden State Warriors returned to Cleveland in January for the first time since clinching the championship there last June, Stephen… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2016
  • By JON KRAWCZYNSKI

When Rio fails, sister city shows cleanup is possible

NITEROI, Brazil — With thousands of liters of raw human sewage pouring into the ocean every second from Rio de Janeiro, August’s Olympic Games have… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2016
  • By JENNY BARCHFIELD

Ali: A symbol of black pride

WASHINGTON — For Muhammad Ali, the idea of being a humble athlete — someone pre-packaged and palatable for white America — was never an option.Instead,… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2016
  • By JESSE J. HOLLAND
FILE-- Spray flies from the head of challenger Joe Frazier as heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali connects with a right in the ninth round of their title fight in Manila, Philippines, in this Oct. 1, 1975 file photo.  Ali won the fight on a decision to retain the title.  (AP Photo/Mitsunori Chigita)

Muhammad Ali, ‘The Greatest,’ dies

He was fast of fist and foot — lip, too — a heavyweight champion who promised to shock the world and did. He floated. He… Continue reading

  • Jun 5, 2016
  • By TIM DAHLBERG
FILE-- Spray flies from the head of challenger Joe Frazier as heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali connects with a right in the ninth round of their title fight in Manila, Philippines, in this Oct. 1, 1975 file photo.  Ali won the fight on a decision to retain the title.  (AP Photo/Mitsunori Chigita)
Kinshasa, Manila and beyond, Ali enraptured everywhere

Kinshasa, Manila and beyond, Ali enraptured everywhere

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Muhammad Ali rumbled in the African jungle, put on a thriller in Manila, charmed them in London and taunted them… Continue reading

  • Jun 5, 2016
  • By GERALD IMRAY
Kinshasa, Manila and beyond, Ali enraptured everywhere
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2014, file photo, Jim Brown, rear, whispers a message to Muhammad Ali during their meeting before the Ali Humanitarian Awards ceremony, in Louisville, Ky. The message that Brown whispered was "You're the greatest of all time," Brown later told a reporter. Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family Friday, June 3, 2016. He was 74.  (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Ali’s hometown of Louisville mourns its favorite son

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rahaman Ali stood in a little house on Grand Avenue and dabbed his eyes as he shook hand after hand.The visitors had… Continue reading

  • Jun 5, 2016
  • By BRUCE SCHREINER and CLAIRE GALOFARO
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2014, file photo, Jim Brown, rear, whispers a message to Muhammad Ali during their meeting before the Ali Humanitarian Awards ceremony, in Louisville, Ky. The message that Brown whispered was "You're the greatest of all time," Brown later told a reporter. Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family Friday, June 3, 2016. He was 74.  (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Ex-Seahawk fullback Coleman charged with vehicular assault

SEATTLE — Former Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman was charged Friday with felony hit and run and vehicular assault for a car crash last October.Coleman… Continue reading

  • Jun 5, 2016
The Alaska small schools softball champion Thunder Mountain High School Falcons pose for a team photo Saturday in Fairbanks after defeating Juneau-Douglas High School 14-6 in the title game.

Falcons softball soars to new heights

By early Saturday afternoon it was clear Juneau would be taking home the small school softball state championship, but one gnawing question still remained: which… Continue reading

The Alaska small schools softball champion Thunder Mountain High School Falcons pose for a team photo Saturday in Fairbanks after defeating Juneau-Douglas High School 14-6 in the title game.
Juneau-Douglas High School's Sami Good slides into third base as North Pole's Carley Donald tries to make the play during the State High School Softball Championship Tournament small schools game Friday. JDHS won that game, and defeated North Pole again Saturday to stage a showdown against crosstown rival Thunder Mountain in the championship game.

JDHS withstands two rallies for shot at title

A three-run homer and some enterprising base running by Juneau-Douglas High School proved the difference in their 13-11 win over North Pole High School in… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas High School's Sami Good slides into third base as North Pole's Carley Donald tries to make the play during the State High School Softball Championship Tournament small schools game Friday. JDHS won that game, and defeated North Pole again Saturday to stage a showdown against crosstown rival Thunder Mountain in the championship game.

TMHS softball downs JDHS for championship berth

Thunder Mountain High School squeezed past their crosstown rivals for the fifth time this year, and in the most important moment: the semifinal of the… Continue reading