Sports

Fake bomb at Man United sparks renewed security fears

MANCHESTER, England — The discovery of a fake bomb inside Old Trafford brought embarrassment and potentially a $4 million bill to Manchester United, raising serious… Continue reading

  • May 17, 2016
  • By STEVE DOUGLAS
Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns takes a selfie with his NBA Rookie of the Year trophy next to him after a news conference announcing his selection Monday, May 16, 2016, in Minneapolis. Towns was the number one overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

T-Wolves’ Towns is unanimous pick for NBA honor By DAVE CAMPBELL

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is the unanimous winner of the NBA Rookie of the Year award.The league made the announcement Monday, giving… Continue reading

  • May 17, 2016
Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns takes a selfie with his NBA Rookie of the Year trophy next to him after a news conference announcing his selection Monday, May 16, 2016, in Minneapolis. Towns was the number one overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

After lots of losing, 76ers hope to win big in lottery

NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers lost plenty the previous two seasons, though never managed to lose the most.This season, they finally fell all the… Continue reading

  • May 17, 2016
  • By BRIAN MAHONEY

76ers first team to land jersey sponsorship with StubHub

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers have become the first team in the NBA to put a sponsorship logo on player uniforms, striking a deal with… Continue reading

  • May 17, 2016
  • By DAN GELSTON
Cadence Plummer, center, strikes a pose with her friends before Girls on the Run starts. The event was held Saturday morning at Riverbend Elementary

Girls on the Run ends season in style

Donning colorful tutus and capes on the Brotherhood Bridge trail Saturday afternoon, Juneau’s Girls on the Run club ran its season-ending 5K showered by positive… Continue reading

Cadence Plummer, center, strikes a pose with her friends before Girls on the Run starts. The event was held Saturday morning at Riverbend Elementary

Stephen Curry Q&A: Star on his quirks

OAKLAND, Calif. - Stephen Curry does preposterous, astonishing, prodigiously valuable things on a regular basis, and he does a lot of quirky little things, too.The… Continue reading

  • May 16, 2016
  • By TIM KAWAKAMI

Second-inning blast helps JDHS top Sitka

The Crimson Bears softball team took Sitka down 11-3 on Friday, helped largely by a 6-run second inning. With the win, Juneau-Douglas High School improved… Continue reading

JDHS soccer clinches 17th-straight conference title

Juneau-Douglas High School soccer continued their conference dominance on Friday, clinching their 17th-straight Southeast title and a berth to the state tournament with a 6-0… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain's Bobby Cox, left, is caught off base by Juneau-Douglas' Jacob Dale at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Friday.

Young Falcons win two over JDHS

Juneau-Douglas High School and Thunder Mountain High School baseball squared off Friday night for the second of three crosstown showdowns this weekend, with the Falcons… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain's Bobby Cox, left, is caught off base by Juneau-Douglas' Jacob Dale at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Friday.
Thunder Mountain's Maxie Saceda-Hunt stretches for a Ketchikan ground hit as field umpire David Means watches the play at Dimond Park on Friday.

Falcons’ mistakes give Kayhi the win

The Ketchikan High School Kings came to town and proceeded to take control of the Region V 4A softball leaderboard, beating Thunder Mountain High School… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain's Maxie Saceda-Hunt stretches for a Ketchikan ground hit as field umpire David Means watches the play at Dimond Park on Friday.
Senior goalie John Seymour dives for a ball during Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team practice Wednesday at TMHS.

TMHS keeper Seymour taking talents to Edmonds

Soccer lore stereotypes the goalkeeper as an obsessive loner who’s chosen a Sisyphean task. Sometimes they’re hot heads, sometimes misfits or flamboyant prima donnas, but… Continue reading

Senior goalie John Seymour dives for a ball during Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team practice Wednesday at TMHS.

From Harper’s ejection to Scherzer’s 20 Ks, Nationals in news

WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer’s record-tying 20-strikeout performance was only the latest in a recent series of newsworthy moments for the Washington Nationals, one right after… Continue reading

  • May 13, 2016
  • By HOWARD FENDRICH
Seattle Mariners' Chris Iannetta watches his walk-off solo home run in the 11th inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in Seattle. The Mariners beat the Rays 6-5. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Mariners sitting atop AL West

SEATTLE — When new general manager Jerry Dipoto went about rebuilding the Seattle Mariners in the offseason, he bet heavily on the rebound.Dipoto believed the… Continue reading

  • May 13, 2016
  • By TIM BOOTH
Seattle Mariners' Chris Iannetta watches his walk-off solo home run in the 11th inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in Seattle. The Mariners beat the Rays 6-5. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Russia, Kenya track teams may miss Rio

MONTREAL — The powerhouse track teams from Russia and Kenya are in serious jeopardy of missing this summer’s Olympics after the World Anti-Doping Agency delivered… Continue reading

  • May 13, 2016
  • By EDDIE PELLS

Weekend Preview: Juneau baseball teams square off

In the first meetings between Juneau’s two prep-baseball teams this season, Thunder Mountain High School and Juneau-Douglas High School face off for games this Friday… Continue reading

Girls on the Run 5K this weekend

Girls on the Run 5K this weekend

Juneau AWARE is looking for volunteers for the culminating 5K event of their Girls on the Run program at 11 a.m. Saturday at Brotherhood Bridge… Continue reading

Girls on the Run 5K this weekend

Skiles out as coach of Orlando Magic

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Scott Skiles has stepped down as coach of the Orlando Magic after just one year, the somewhat surprising decision coming about… Continue reading

  • May 13, 2016
  • By AP
NBA player and former Juneau-Douglas High School star Carlos Boozer makes a surprise visit during the JDHS Basketball Awards Banquet at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall Tuesday evening. Boozer came to help celebrate the team's first state championship since he helped JDHS win one 18 years ago.

Holdat, is that Carlos Boozer? NBA star talks about what’s next in life, career

Making his first appearance in Juneau in three years, Carlos Boozer attended Juneau-Douglas High School boys basketball team’s season-ending banquet on Tuesday. As fans lined… Continue reading

NBA player and former Juneau-Douglas High School star Carlos Boozer makes a surprise visit during the JDHS Basketball Awards Banquet at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall Tuesday evening. Boozer came to help celebrate the team's first state championship since he helped JDHS win one 18 years ago.

Canadian professor: Games should be postponed due to Zika

LONDON — With the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro less than three months away, a Canadian professor has called for the Olympics to be… Continue reading

  • May 12, 2016
  • By MARIA CHENG and STEPHEN WILSON
Gov. Bill Walker and members of the Juneau legislative delegation, Sen. Dennis Egan, Rep. Sam Kito III and Rep. Cathy Muñoz, congratulate the Juneau-Douglas High School boys basketball team for winning the state championship during an award banquet at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall Tuesday evening.

State champions honored by Carlos Boozer, Gov. Walker

The state champion Crimson Bears boys basketball team held a banquet on Tuesday night at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall, bookending a Juneau-Douglas High School season… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker and members of the Juneau legislative delegation, Sen. Dennis Egan, Rep. Sam Kito III and Rep. Cathy Muñoz, congratulate the Juneau-Douglas High School boys basketball team for winning the state championship during an award banquet at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall Tuesday evening.