Georgia Tech senior Alana Clooten of Fairbanks said goodbye in style to Griffin Track in Atlanta, throwing the hammer 193 feet, 4 inches for the second-best mark of her career and the third best outdoor mark in school history. Last month, she won her first ACC title in the hammer throw. Photo by Sam Morgan

Grammy Award-winning rapper Common is featured in the new movie “Just Wright” in which he plays a professional basketball player. No, it’s not the role of Juneau’s Carlos Boozer of the Utah Jazz, but it could be.

A photo collection of Chuck White

These are the Alaska athletes that have been profiled on the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame blog. Click on a picture to view all the posts made on that person. The blog generally covers Alaskans doing big things outside the Last Frontier.

Butler Community College freshman Anthony Cousin of Anchorage drives the lane during a recent victory over No. 22 Seward Country at the Power Plant. Butler (22-4) has won eight straight games to climb all the way to No. 16 in the NJCAA national poll. Cousin, a former all-state guard at South High, is scoring 12.4… Read more »

Anchorage’s Sarah Hibbert of the University of Utah volleyball team participates in a reading program for elementary kids. Every Tuesday and Thursday Utah athletes from all sports go to Lincoln Elementary and spend some time with students. The University of Utah volleyball blog

Anchorage’s Doron Perkins was all smiles after his team Maccabi Electra of Israel opened the Euroleague season with a victory last week. Perkins, of Bartlett High fame, came off the bench to deliver 10 points. Last night, Perkins and his team played an exhibition game against the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. To quote Ice Cube,… Read more »