Think sled dog racing is fading? In Alaska's mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming
High school boys in one Kuskokwim River village can 'forget the muscle cars,' said Barron Sample, principal of the school there. 'You get the muscle dogs,' he said ...
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Coalville siblings bond over love of sled dog racing
Three siblings from Coalville are taking family bonding to another level — training for months at a time, trekking over snowy, mountainous terrain and enduring days of sleep deprivation as they race ...
MP calls for ban on greyhound racing
A West Midland MP has called for greyhound racing to be banned across England, saying the sport is cruel and outdated.
Lack of snow north of the Alaska Range prompts Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks
A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world’s most famous sled dog race to move the ...
Lack of snow forces Alaska’s famous Iditarod race to make ‘difficult but necessary’ change
The race is meant to commemorate and celebrate the history of Alaska and the critical part that sled dogs have played in the ...
What’s next for the Birmingham Race Course? ‘There’s opportunity there'
Among the tribe’s business interests is the OWA Parks & Resort in Foley and Wind Creek Casino in Atmore, as well as their ...
Today in Sports - Tennessee’s 31-year run in the AP’s Women’s College Basketball Top 25 ends
Madison Square Garden hosts its first women’s college basketball game. In a rematch of the 1973 national championship game, ...
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Iditarod start moves to Fairbanks due to lack of snow
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will now start in Fairbanks, not Willow, due to a lack of snow, race officials announced ...
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Second place no more: Martin Massicotte wins UP 200
Quebecois musher Martin Massicotte is used to winning sled dog races, but a first-place finish in the UP200 has managed to ...