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Mahomes’ health, Mayfield’s contract frustrations among top NFL storylines after first week of training camp
Health, hold-ins and Dallas Cowboys hysteria helped headline football’s grand return.
WPBL looking for longevity as players take the field amid rising popularity for women’s sports
The inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League begins this weekend.
Alaska sports notebook: UAF announces multiple signings
The latest news and notes from across the sports landscape in the 49th state.
Kenai thwarts Service’s 3-peat attempt in Alaska Legion Baseball state championship
The Twins toppled the two-time defending champion Cougars to snap a decade-long summer title drought.
Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback
FIFA President Gianni Infantino had proposed creating a $20 billion company to run the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family, but drew backlash that grew every day.
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti is ‘stalking complacency’ as Hoosiers get ready to begin their title defense
The Hoosiers did a remarkable job of restocking their roster by getting one of the nation’s top collections of transfer portal talent.
Baker Mayfield feels ‘disrespected’ by Buccaneers ownership after failing to agree on a new contract
The two-time Pro Bowl quarterback didn’t get the extension he sought and plans to play out the final season of his three-year, $100 million deal.
Social media post showing Bueckers and Reese betting on game ‘missed the mark,’ WNBA says
The league’s collective bargaining agreement states that any kind of wagering is strictly prohibited and that players can be fined, suspended or even disqualified from the WNBA at the sole discretion of the commissioner.
Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo had an open bottle of alcohol in his car when arrested, police say
Romo performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was taken into custody, booked and released.
Anchorage’s Obed Vargas Sr. reflects on watching trailblazing son compete in World Cup
Obed Vargas Jr. represented Alaska and Mexico on soccer’s biggest stage, and his family had a front-row seat to it all.
U.S. Biathlon pushes back decision to join U.S. Ski & Snowboard in merger of Olympic sport organizations
Merging Olympic sport organizations is rare. The effort has sparked pushback and ethics complaints from longtime biathletes and supporters.
A new league marks another major moment in a scattered history for women’s pro baseball
The Women’s Pro Baseball League is also part of a timeline that goes back to the very beginning of the sport.
LeBron James believed he could win with Joel Embiid. The 2024 Olympics can show the Sixers how.
Embiid already had to have established a baseline of confidence with James for LeBron to take this leap.
Seahawks want 2026 season to be a sequel — not a rerun
Almost all of Seattle’s key figures from the Super Bowl championship squad were in uniform on the first day of training camp Saturday. But make no mistake — this is a new team.
103-year-old Omaha man discovers passion for golf late in life, still chases birdies and beats pals
A record 6.3 million Americans 65 and older played golf in 2025, the National Golf Foundation reported this month.
Dimond volleyball camp provides Alaska youths with NCAA DI instruction and exposure
Middle and high school volleyball players from around the state got a glimpse of what it takes to compete at the next level.
Alaska sports notebook: UAA hockey will host national champion Denver for home opener, UAF hockey announces new signees
The latest news and notes from across the sports landscape in the 49th state.
After 5th Tour de France victory, Tadej Pogacar’s cycling supremacy is such that few riders can even challenge him
After Sunday’s 21st and final stage in Paris the 27-year-old Slovenian star joined Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spaniard Miguel Indurain, and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault as the only riders to win five Tour titles.
Cook Inlet Soccer Club U17 girls claim Alaska’s first-ever U.S. Youth Soccer national title
After losing a lead and coming up short in the semifinals last summer, the squad made sure they didn’t come home empty-handed this time around.
LeBron James is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers, saying it will be his ‘last decision’
The 41-year-old James is set to sign a modest $8-million, two-year contract with the Sixers, according to ESPN. He made nearly $53 million last season.
The hottest market on Kalshi is one the NBA doesn’t think should exist
More than $239 million has accumulated on markets tied to where LeBron James will play next, precisely the sort of trade the NBA has said shouldn’t exist.
Carapaz wins stage 18 of the Tour de France with a late breakaway; Pogacar keeps overall lead
Pogacar is chasing a third straight Tour title and fifth overall.
Yankees’ José Caballero targeted by MLB for crackdown on plate routine of waiting to engage pitcher
Plate umpire Quinn Wolcott charged Caballero with a pitch-clock violation in the sixth inning that led to a strikeout and the ejection of the hitting coach.
SafeSport Center to begin publicizing names of people who go on its banned list
The center is in charge of combating abuse in Olympic sports.
Seahawks might not be Super Bowl favorites, but bet against them at your own peril
Seattle is now fourth in the sportsbooks to win next year’s Big Game.
Ole Miss coach Pete Golding has moved on, calls Lane Kiffin ‘the ex’ who’s always going to come up
Golding was the up-and-coming defensive coordinator who was asked to pick up the pieces when his old boss abruptly left for LSU.
Her story became fuel for online outrage. How this transgender athlete stayed positive and moved on.
Andraya Yearwood generated local and national controversy by competing in girls track in Connecticut high school meets.
Jasper Philipsen wins stage 17 of Tour de France, Tadej Pogačar protects lead
Pogačar, who is chasing a third straight Tour title and fifth overall, maintained his lead of just over 4½ minutes over Remco Evenepoel.
Team Alaska wrestling returns trio of champions and six All-Americans from 2026 Junior Nationals
Anchorage’s Jacob Morris, Trestin Houck and Shane Ostermiller finished atop their respective podiums at one of the nation’s premier tournaments.
NFL training camps set to open with 10 new head coaches, several QB changes and plenty of hope
Every team is 0-0 so there’s hope in each city that this season ends with a championship parade.