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Alailefaleula returns to Wild

Tui Alailefaleula, former University of Washington and Bartlett High player, on Tuesday signed to return to the Alaska Wild for another season.

INDOOR FOOTBALL

Intense Bowl kicks off Monday in Louisiana

If this year's Intense Bowl has a familiar feel, it's because the same teams played for the championship a year ago.

INDOOR FOOTBALL

IFL to merge with UIFL next season

The Alaska Wild and Fairbanks Grizzlies will see a much different indoor football schedule next season as the Intense Football League announced Tuesday it will merge with the United Indoor Football League.

Barracudas tear up the Wild

A team 0-for-life on the road playing in a league where a visiting playoff team has never won in four years proved a grim combination for the Alaska Wild on Saturday night.

Wild not concerned with road record

Fourteen losses and not a single victory. That's the road record of the Alaska Wild, which hasn't won a game away from home since they joined the Intense Football League in 2007.

Wild open playoffs July 12 in Texas

Turns out the Alaska Wild aren't hosting their first playoff game in franchise history.

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Decision on Wild playoff due today

A conference call among Intense Football League owners and coaches on Sunday failed to resolve where the Alaska Wild will play the first playoff game in franchise history. The Wild would host the CenTex Barracudas of Belton, Texas on Thursday at Sullivan Arena. The Bell County Expo Center, where CenTex plays at home, is booked this week.

Wild back into playoff game at home

The Alaska Wild failed to win on the road for the second straight Intense Football League season, losing 68-66 to the Fairbanks Grizzlies in a regular-season finale on Saturday night.

Alaska Wild headed for playoffs

Regardless of the result of tonight's late game against Fairbanks, the Alaska Wild football team will advance to the playoffs -- the result of a key loss by a Texas team Saturday.

Wild need some help to get into playoffs

The Alaska Wild will know what -- if anything -- they need to do to make the playoffs before they take the field in tonight's regular season finale in Fairbanks.

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Wild game Saturday, not Friday

The Alaska Wild's regular season finale at Fairbanks is Saturday night at the Carlson Center, not Friday as the team originally printed on its schedules before the start of the season.

Wild handed their worst loss, 88-13

The Alaska Wild suffered their worst loss in franchise history Saturday, getting crushed 88-13 at Louisiana.

Wild crushed in Louisiana; playoff hopes damaged

Swashbucklers put 88-13 beat down on Alaska, keep Wild winless all-time on the road.

Only a coup will keep Wild alive for playoffs

The formula for the Alaska Wild is simple -- if they don't pick up their first road win in franchise history during the next two weeks, they will miss the playoffs.

Wild have 'swagger back' after win

After taking a big step toward the postseason Thursday, the Alaska Wild will observe today's Intense Football Action with great interest. By winning its first game in more than a month, Alaska stoked its playoff hopes and raised the prospect of hosting a game at Sullivan Arena.

Wild improve playoff chances

Alaska defeats Frisco Thunder 46-25 Thursday at Sullivan Arena to snap five-game losing skid, move into fifth-place tie.

Alaska Wild game preview

FRISCO THUNDER

Pivotal game for Wild tonight

As the Alaska Wild heads into tonight's crucial game against the Frisco Thunder at the Sullivan Arena, trouble lurks. The injury-plagued Wild are 4-7 but somehow still alive in the IFL playoff hunt. Plus, the Thunder players have their own aches and pains heading into tonight's 7:30 kickoff.

Alaska Wild game preview

Grizzlies down the Wild 33-27

A day that started out with so much promise for the Alaska Wild ended in a devastating loss and pushed the second-year franchise's playoff hopes to the precipice.

Late-game meltdown for Wild

Sporting a three-game losing skid and a plague of injuries, the Alaska Wild entered Thursday's game clinging to their playoff life.

Wild on the playoff hot seat

Coming off an injury- ravaged loss on Saturday, the Alaska Wild don't get any favors from the schedule makers when they host second-place Corpus Christi tonight.

Alaska Wild game preview

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Fishing phenom

Clay Dyer was born with no limbs except a partial right arm, but still became a pro bass fisherman.

PHOTOS

XC championships

Images from the boys and girls 1, 2 and 3A cross-country running state championships.

STORY

Compartmental syndrome

A Chugiak hockey player suffered from the same injury that affected NFL star Jason Taylor.

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Prep football

Send in photos of your favorite prep football player or team.

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Toughest athlete

Iditarod musher Lance Mackey was voted the toughest athlete in a recent poll.

VIDEO

UAA volleyball

UAA volleyball players use a harness to improve their form and power hitting.

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Synchronized comedy

Check out the classic Saturday Night Live skit that spoofs synchronized swimming.

PHOTOS

Big Wild Life runs

Check out images from the formerly Humpy's Marathon last Sunday and send in your photos.

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Summer Olympics

Updated stories, photos, video and blogs from Beijing, China.

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Flag football

Send in photos of your favorite flag football player or team.