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AFC game features more than just Brady, Manning

DENVER — Tom Brady and Peyton Manning still earn top billing in Sunday’s AFC championship between the New…

Thunder Mountain girl's basketball head coach Tanya Nizich yells at her team Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, during the Lady Falcons' 30-59 loss to Ketchikan High School in the Clarke Cochrane Gym.

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Photos: Falcons fall to Kings

The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team lost to Ketchikan High School 59-30 in the Clarke Cochrane…

In this Dec. 20, 2015 photo, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton calls an audible at the line of scrimmage during a game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Heisman Trophy winners Newton, Palmer meet in NFC title game

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton and Carson Palmer have a few things in common. Both were Heisman Trophy…

Juneau-Douglas' Kasey Watts, left, tangles with North Pole's Darren Donovan during JDHS's final home game of the season on Friday.

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JDHS skates away with senior night win

The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears hockey team defeated the North Pole Patriots on Friday to end the regular season.…

Juneau Douglas's Erik Kelly shoots against Kodiak's Louis Rochelan, left, and Billy Alcaide, right, during their game at JDHS on Friday. Juneau won 75-40.

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Crimson Bears outpace Kodiak on the court

In the first of a two-game homecoming weekend series Friday, the Juneau-Douglas boys basketball team scorched visiting Kodiak…

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JDHS girls leave Sitka with a win

The Juneau-Douglas High School basketball team found its offensive groove on Friday, with four players scoring in the…

In this Jan. 18, 2015 photo, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse throws the ball into the stands after scoring the game-winning touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during overtime of the NFC championship game in Seattle. The Packers also lost in overtime in the playoffs this year, never getting a possession in overtime in either game.

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Only guarantee from NFL’s overtime rules is unhappy loser

Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews summed up the problem with the NFL’s current overtime rule quite nicely when…

Lleyton Hewitt of Australia gestures during his second round match against David Ferrer of Spain at the Australian Open on Thursday in Melbourne.

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Hewitt’s last hurrah over with 2nd-round loss

MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s a reason why Lleyton Hewitt could keep tennis fans awake until after 4 in…

The Juneau Douglas Ice Association won the Moose Fest Invitational Tournament's 10-and-under division in Anchorage last weekend.

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Juneau Squirts Youth Hockey claims tournament title

The Juneau Douglas Ice Association brought home a gold medal by winning four-straight games in the Moose Fest…

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Sports calendar for Jan. 22

Today, January 22 HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY Home, 8 p.m., JDHS hosts North Pole at Treadwell Arena. HIGH SCHOOL…

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Today in Sports History: Jan. 22

1920 — The New York Yankees announce they will be the first team to wear uniform numbers, according…

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Sports on TV for Jan. 24

COLLEGE BASKETBALL 8 a.m., ESPNU — Tulane at Cincinnati 9 a.m., BTN — Purdue at Iowa 10 a.m.,…

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Sports calendar for Jan. 24

Friday, January 29 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Home, 4:30 p.m., JDHS girls host Ketchikan. Away, 6:15 p.m., JDHS boys…

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Iditarod unlikely to start in Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks officials say the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is unlikely to start in the borough…

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Seahawks’ offseason priorities begin with their offensive line

RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks’ offseason priorities were obvious in previous years. Getting extensions done for key…

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Rams begin taking ticket deposits

LOS ANGELES — The Rams got the response they craved when the franchise began taking deposits Monday for…

Former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose laughs during a press conference where it was announced that he will be inducted into the Reds Hall of  Fame on Tuesday in Cincinnati.

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Reds inducting Rose into team HOF

CINCINNATI — Pete Rose is getting a hall of fame induction — in the Cincinnati Reds’ team hall…

Rafael Nadal, left, of Spain congratulates compatriot Fernando Verdasco after their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne on Tuesday.

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Verdasco sends Nadal out in 1st round

MELBOURNE, Australia — For five sets and nearly five hours, two chiseled Spanish left-handers went head-to-head again at…

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Sports on TV for Jan. 20

COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3 p.m., CBSSN — Mount St. Mary’s at Sacred Heart 3 p.m., ESPN — Kentucky at…

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Girls on the Run releases new middle school program: Heart & Sole

Girls on the Run of Greater Alaska, presented by AWARE, has announced their new program for middle school…