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Alaska’s Iditarod race gains new sponsor after others leave

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Organizers of Alaska’s 1,000-mile Iditarod say an Anchorage business has become a sponsor of the famed sled dog race. The addition of Anchorage Distillery foll...

DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Norwegian musher has commanding lead in Iditarod

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Joar Ulsom said a few words in English but used his native Norwegian to heap praise on his dog team Tuesday as he arrived at the second-to-last checkpoint in the Iditarod...

DATE: Mar 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Dogs test positive for drugs in Alaska’s Iditarod

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – For the first time in the history of the world’s most famous sled dog race, several of the high-performance animals have tested positive for a prohibited drug. But race o...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

State: Florida racing greyhounds test positive for cocaine

Industry under fire after 62 positive tests since 2008

DATE: Jun 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Major sponsor pulls support from Alaska’s Iditarod race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The world’s most famous sled dog race has lost a major backer, and Alaska race officials are blaming animal rights organizations for pressuring corporate sponsors outside...

DATE: May 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors