Sports

Juneau Special Olympians earn medals, high fives

After an action-packed weekend of smiles and high-fives, Juneau’s Special Olympians left Anchorage with some well-earned swagger, new friends and memories to last a lifetime… Continue reading

Courts convict English soccer fans for rioting

MARSEILLE, France — A Marseille court convicted six English soccer fans Monday and handed prison sentences ranging from one-to-three months to five of them for… Continue reading

  • Jun 14, 2016
  • By MIKE CORDER

Penguins cap ‘lost’ season with 4th Stanley Cup

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Back in December, the Pittsburgh Penguins looked like a lost team bound to miss the playoffs.Sidney Crosby and the offense couldn’t… Continue reading

  • Jun 14, 2016
  • By JOSH DUBOW

Doping, thugs, what next from Russia?

SAINT-DENIS, France — First athletics, now football. With Russia, the problems continue to mount.The question facing administrators in both sports is do they have the… Continue reading

  • Jun 14, 2016
  • By JOHN LEICESTER
Juneau Post 25 pitcher Bryce Swofford delivers a pitch during Saturday's American Legion game agaisnt South.

Post 25 splits series with South

Summer is well underway but American Legion Baseball is just getting started. Juneau’s Post 25 team kicked off their season by splitting a doubleheader with… Continue reading

Juneau Post 25 pitcher Bryce Swofford delivers a pitch during Saturday's American Legion game agaisnt South.

Sports on TV for Monday, June 13

AUTO RACING4:30 a.m., NBCSN — Formula One, European Grand Prix, at Baku, Azerbaijan9:30 a.m., FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, American Ethanol E15 250, at Newton,… Continue reading

  • Jun 13, 2016

Sports on TV for Sunday, June 12

AUTO RACING9 a.m., FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, FireKeepers Casino 400, at Brooklyn, Mich.10 a.m., NBC — Formula One, Canadian Grand Prix, at MontrealCOLLEGE… Continue reading

  • Jun 12, 2016

Southeast softball all-conference announced

The Southeast All-Conference Softball Team has been announced. Honorees include seven players from Juneau, two from Ketchikan High School and one from Sitka High School.Thunder… Continue reading

After blowout, Warriors need to respond

CLEVELAND — It’s been the postseason of blowouts.The NBA Finals have been no different. There was a 63-point turnaround from Game 2 to Game 3… Continue reading

  • Jun 10, 2016
  • By TIM REYNOLDS

American Legion baseball season opens

American Legion baseball opens this weekend statewide, with Juneau’s Post 25 starting their league schedule with a home doubleheader against South at 12 and 3… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas' Ezra Geselle, left, competes against Thunder Mountain's Michael Alon during a game at TMHS in May.

Four JDHS soccer players land on college rosters

As seniors, Juneau-Douglas High School soccer players Oswaldo Magallanes, John Scudder, Hunter Pegues and Treyson Ramos served as the spine of the Crimson Bears’ formation.… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas' Ezra Geselle, left, competes against Thunder Mountain's Michael Alon during a game at TMHS in May.
FILE - In this May 21, 2016, file photo, Exaggerator (5), with Kent Desormeaux up, moves past Nyquist, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, on the way to winning the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.   Exaggerator has been made the 9-5 favorite in a field of 13 for Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File)

Preakness winner Exaggerator 9-5 favorite

NEW YORK — Preakness winner Exaggerator is the 9-5 morning-line favorite in a field of 13 entered for Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes, the final… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2016
  • By RICHARD ROSENBLATT
FILE - In this May 21, 2016, file photo, Exaggerator (5), with Kent Desormeaux up, moves past Nyquist, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, on the way to winning the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.   Exaggerator has been made the 9-5 favorite in a field of 13 for Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File)
FILE  - In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, Maria Sharapova of Russia waves as she leaves Rod Laver Arena following her quarterfinal loss to Serena Williams of the United States at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Sharapova has been suspended for two years by the International Tennis Federation for testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open. The ruling, announced Wednesday, June 8, 2016 can be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Sharapova suspended for 2 years for failed drug test

LONDON — Maria Sharapova was suspended Wednesday for two years for failing a drug test, labeled “the sole author of her own misfortune” because she… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2016
  • By CHRIS LEHOURITES and HOWARD FENDRICH
FILE  - In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, Maria Sharapova of Russia waves as she leaves Rod Laver Arena following her quarterfinal loss to Serena Williams of the United States at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Sharapova has been suspended for two years by the International Tennis Federation for testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open. The ruling, announced Wednesday, June 8, 2016 can be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Some seek to profit from free tickets to Ali services

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Muhammad Ali, who long ago began crafting the plan for his final tribute, insisted the tickets for his memorial service be free.… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2016
  • By BRUCE SCHREINER and CLAIRE GALOFARO

Correction

In Monday’s Sports coverage of Thunder Mountain High school’s softball state championship win, player Sarah Jenkins-Hayes was left out of the printed roster. The roster… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2016
  • By KEVIN GULLFUSEN

How Ali found home in Islam, his start as Muslim

CHICAGO — As a young boxer, Muhammad Ali searched for a faith to guide him as he confronted the indignities of racial discrimination. What he… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2016
  • By SHARON COHEN

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