FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A 25-year-old Alaska man on Tuesday won the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Matt Hall of Two Rivers crossed the finish line in downtown Fairbanks just after noon. It’s Hall’s first win in four tries in the race that […]

  UNDATED (AP) — The Denver Nuggets officially announced Monday that they have traded big man Jusuf Nurkic to the Portland Trail Blazers for center Mason Plumlee. Denver also receives a second-round pick and cash, while the Blazers get a first-rounder. Nurkic is averaging eight points this season. The 7-footer […]

  DENVER (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Denver Nuggets have traded big man Jusuf Nurkic to the Portland Trail Blazers for center Mason Plumlee.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Sunday because the trade has not been […]

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have signed former Minnesota kicker Blair Walsh. Walsh spent five seasons with the Vikings before being released midway through last season. Walsh is infamously remembered for missing a 27-yard field goal attempt in the closing seconds of a 2015 NFC wild-card game against […]

  SEATTLE (AP) — An investor group looking to build a privately financed arena in Seattle’s stadium district has filed a new petition seeking the closure of a street needed for construction of the proposed facility. Investor Chris Hansen and his group filed the paperwork with the Seattle Department of […]