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Iditarod champ forced to shoot, gut moose that injured racing dog
Dallas Seavey informed the officials with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Monday morning that he was forced to shoot the moose with a handgun in self-defense.
Three sled dogs killed after snowmachine collides head-on with team in Alaska: cops
“They truly embodied the Alaskan spirit and will live on through their teammates and in my heart.”
Defending Iditarod champion leaves race over health concerns
The winner is expected to mush down Nome’s Front Street, a block off the Bering Sea, to the finish line either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Alaska's Iditarod kicks off with ceremonial start
Brent Sass was just miles from fulfilling his dream of winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska when vicious, 60-mph winds whipped in from the Bering Sea, taking...
Iditarod dog found months after disappearing from checkpoint
Iditarod sled dog Leon went missing in March after what the trail committee said was his “escape” from the Ruby checkpoint.
Alaska's Iditarod race punishes mushers for sheltering dogs from storm
Three merciful mushers were quietly penalized during an iconic Alaskan dog sled race for breaking rules by sheltering their animals during a fierce winter storm.
Mush! The Iditarod through the years
In honor of the iconic dog sled race's 50th year, a look back at memorable moments in the trail's history.
Iditarod dogs pack Anchorage ceremonial start of 2022 race
The ceremonial start was canceled last year due to the pandemic. This year, fans attending the 50th running of the race were limited in their interactions with participants but still...
Moose attacks Iditarod sled team, injures 4 dogs
A huge bull moose attacked Bridgett Watkins' dog team during a training run, seriously injuring four before a friend shot and killed the moose.
Sled dogs wear mascara, eat 10,000 calories a day—and more musher’s secrets
It’s all a lot of work, but for Blaire Braverman, it’s worth it.
Iditarod dog sledding race resumes in Alaska amid COVID challenges
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Traveling across the rugged, unforgiving and roadless Alaska terrain is already hard enough, but whatever comforts mushers previously had in the world’s most famous sled dog race...
Sledding champion, 16 dogs stranded in Alaska due to coronavirus
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Thomas Waerner won this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in March, but he is still waiting to return to his home in Norway. Waerner and his...
Meth disqualification prompts 4-time Iditarod champ to rehab
JUNEAU, Alaska — Veteran musher Lance Mackey has had his 21st place finish in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race vacated because of a failed drug test, race officials...
‘The Last Great Race’ can fill your coronavirus sports void
Poor Nicolas Petit. He never had a chance, and he never knew it. This was last week, as day by day, hour by hour, sports were vanishing from our landscape....
![[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] Sled dog team and musher leaving Unalakleet, Alaska, in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, 2013. Unalakleet is a native village on the shore of the Bering Sea, about 700 miles from Anchorage.](https://24hbongdda.site/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/animal-activists.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=306&h=204&crop=1)
How animal activists are shaming indigenous people for their lifestyle
Last week, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals celebrated when Alaska Airlines pulled its sponsorship from the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Alaska’s most famous sporting event involves a...
Iditarod champ blames 'malicious' sabotage over doped-up dogs
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey denied Monday that he administered banned drugs to his dogs in this year's race and said he has withdrawn from the 2018...
Even sled dogs of the Iditarod aren't immune to drug scandals
Several dogs competing in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race have tested positive for a "prohibited substance" causing the race to change its rules regarding drug use. The Iditarod Trail...
Man accused of killing sled dog with snowmobile at Alaska's Iditarod
Alaska state troopers on Saturday arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with attacks on two musher teams taking part in the Iditarod dog sled race that killed at least one...