Sports

Falcons end 5-game road trip at Bartlett

The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team closed out its five-game road trip against Bartlett High School on Saturday.The Falcons (2-4) couldn’t generate enough… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2016

Freeney, 2 Skins starters, others from ‘street’ to playoffs

ASHBURN, Va. — A veteran of more than 50 starts in his first four NFL seasons, linebacker Mason Foster spent most of September as a… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2016
  • By HOWARD FENDRICH
The Clemson college football team arrives Friday in Phoenix.

How Clemson built an undefeated mindset

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson had nearly wrapped up a summertime appearance when someone asked if the Tigers could win a national championship.“No… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2016
  • By PETE IACOBELLI
The Clemson college football team arrives Friday in Phoenix.

Sports calendar for Jan. 11

Wednesday, January 13HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEYAway, 3 p.m., JDHS at Lathrop, Big Dipper Arena.Thursday, January 14HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEYAway, 4:15 p.m., JDHS at Lathrop, Big Dipper Arena.HIGH… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2016

Humphries makes history driving a 4-woman sled against men

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Kaillie Humphries drove her sled across the finish line Saturday, then raised her right hand and waved to the crowd of… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2016
  • By TIM REYNOLDS

Sports on TV for Jan. 11

BOXING7 p.m., FS1 — Premier Champions, Miguel Flores vs. Mario Briones, featherweights, at San AntonioCOLLEGE BASKETBALL2:30 p.m., FS1 — DePaul at Xavier3 p.m., BTN —… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2016

Today in Sports History: Jan. 11

1970 — The AFL wins its second straight Super Bowl as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 behind Len Dawson’s superb quarterbacking… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2016

Falcons girls shut down Eagle River

The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team made easy work of Eagle River on Friday during game four of a five-game road trip up… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2016

Crimson Bears’ depth showcased Saturday in rivalry against Falcons

Coming off a hotly contested 19-point loss to the Juneau-Douglas High School boys basketball team on Friday, the Thunder Mountain High School Falcons were hungry… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2016
  • By By Kevin Gullufsen

Palmer wins from charity stripe

The Palmer High School girls basketball team took control in the second half of Thursday’s game against Thunder Mountain High School.Palmer had a one-point lead… Continue reading

  • Jan 8, 2016

Sports calendar for Jan. 10

Wednesday, January 13HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEYAway, 3 p.m., JDHS at Lathrop, Big Dipper Arena.Thursday, January 14HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEYAway, 4:15 p.m., JDHS at Lathrop, Big Dipper Arena.HIGH… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2016
The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears hockey team came out of their two week winter hibernation with a 7 to 4 victory over the Bartlett Golden Bears on Friday night at the Treadwell Arena.

Crimson Bears net first victory on home ice

The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears hockey team came out of their two week winter hibernation with a 7-4 victory over the Bartlett Golden Bears on Friday… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2016
  • By LARRY JOHANSEN
The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears hockey team came out of their two week winter hibernation with a 7 to 4 victory over the Bartlett Golden Bears on Friday night at the Treadwell Arena.
Juneau-Douglas' Molo Maka, left, and Erik Kelly block out Thunder Mountain's Luke Clark for a rebound at TMHS on Friday. JDHS won 66-47.

Tompkins, Bean lead Crimson Bears over host Falcons

The Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team nearly matched Juneau-Douglas High School through three quarters of action on Friday, but it wasn’t able to… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2016
  • By CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND
Juneau-Douglas' Molo Maka, left, and Erik Kelly block out Thunder Mountain's Luke Clark for a rebound at TMHS on Friday. JDHS won 66-47.

Weekend Preview: Crosstown basketball rivalry, hockey

Let the crosstown rivalry begin (again).The Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team will host Juneau-Douglas High School on Friday and Saturday, giving the Falcons… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2016

Falcons get revenge against Chugiak

The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team got revenge Wednesday on the team that handed them their first loss of the season.The Falcons (1-2)… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2016

Today in Sports History: Jan. 7

1920 — Joe Malone of Quebec scores two goals to become the NHL’s career leader with 59 and leads the Bulldogs to a 4-3 victory… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2016
In this Oct. 3, 2009 photo, Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. hits a solo home run on a pitch from Texas Rangers' Tommy Hunter during the fourth inning in Seattle.

Ken Griffey Jr. elected to Hall with highest percentage ever

NEW YORK — Ken Griffey Jr. was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday with the highest voting percentage ever, and Mike Piazza will… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2016
  • By RONALD BLUM
In this Oct. 3, 2009 photo, Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. hits a solo home run on a pitch from Texas Rangers' Tommy Hunter during the fourth inning in Seattle.
In this Feb. 10, 2015 photo, reporters and others gather as Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon holds a news conference at the proposed site of a new NFL stadium in a blighted area north of downtown St. Louis.

Rams owner Kroenke rips St. Louis market as he seeks LA move

ST. LOUIS — Calling their hometown market economically stagnant and plans for a billion-dollar new stadium a recipe for financial disaster, the St. Louis Rams… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2016
  • By JIM SALTER
In this Feb. 10, 2015 photo, reporters and others gather as Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon holds a news conference at the proposed site of a new NFL stadium in a blighted area north of downtown St. Louis.

ESPN will give 14 alternate views of Clemson-Alabama

ESPN will broadcast 14 alternate productions of the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night.It will be the second year ESPN will use its… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2016

Wild-card weekend has wild odds: Visitors favored

The road to the second round of the playoffs might be, well, the road. Visiting teams are favored in all the wild-card games.It’s an unusual… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2016
  • By BARRY WILNER