‘A little scary’: Alaska’s Iditarod to begin with smallest field ever
The second half-century for the world’s most famous sled dog race is getting off to a rough start. Only 33
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Minnesota musher Cindy Gallea drops out of Iditarod, Redington takes lead
Veteran musher Cindy Gallea dropped out of the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Monday, about 80 miles into
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Yukon Quest sled dog race cancelled in Canada this winter
There will be no Yukon Quest international sled dog race in Yukon this winter, organizers announced on Wednesday. In a
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2021 Yukon Quest to split in two: one race in Alaska, one in Yukon
Citing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yukon Quest’s organizers announced Wednesday that next year’s race will be split
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Iditarod musher claims innocence after dogs test positive for drugs
Dallas Seavey said he hasn’t slept in two weeks. “I haven’t eaten. I haven’t slept,” the four-time Iditarod champion said
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Kusko 300 boosts its purse again to a record $150,000
For the fourth time in five years, the purse of the world’s richest middle distance sled dog race will jump
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Veterans suffering from PTSD cheer on Iditarod musher who supports them
RAINY PASS LODGE — Jeff Turkel traveled to the Rainy Pass checkpoint Monday to heal. The 56-year-old once served in
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Despite back injury, Hendrickson returns to Iditarod
WILLOW — After about an hour of sitting on the couch in her log home north of Willow in late January,
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