Sled dog racing

Seavey says he sued knife maker to get blade off market

Iditarod musher Mitch Seavey, facing criticism for suing a knife-maker over a 2011 accident on the Iditarod Trail, said the lawsuit is not about money: "My goal is to get the knife off the market," he said.

Mitch Seavey sues knife maker

When Mitch Seavey nearly lost his index finger last year in Ophir, his Iditarod was over. In a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, the former champion now says the blame lies with the Oregon company that made the knife he sliced his finger with, and Sportsman's Warehouse, which sold it to him.

North Pole bids for international sled dog event

North Pole has put in a bid to host the 2013 International Federation of Sleddog Sports World Championships.

Sled dog caught after 7 weeks on the run in Washington

For Smilla the Iditarod sled dog, the end of the trail didn't come on Nome's Front Street. It came Sunday in Fall City, Wash., where the skittish husky was captured after roaming loose for more seven weeks.

Enchiladas aid in capture of sled dog in Anchorage (2/14/12)

ALASKA SPORTS

Anderson claims title in Kobuk 440 sled-dog race

A digest of various Alaska sports and results

Community toasts Seavey musher family

The Seward community celebrates the Seavey mushing family from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Rae Building at Third and Railway avenues. Meet Dan, his son Mitch and grandsons Dallas and Conway. Light refreshments will be served.

Evolution of the Iditarod

The changes in mushing affect the Iditarod at many levels. I would like to reflect on the evolution of running styles we have seen over the past 30-plus years.

IDITAROD 40

Iditarod ends with Steves taking the Red Lantern

Jan Steves crossed the finish line at 2:57 a.m. Monday to snag this year's Red Lantern award and bring the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to a close.

Jonrowe wins dog care award; Mackey honored for sportsmanship

SLED DOG RACING

Ellis wins 5th straight Open North American

Egil Ellis celebrated his birthday a day late Sunday when his sled dog team turned in another amazing third-day run to win the GCI Open North American Championship in downtown Fairbanks.

SPRINT MUSHING

Reynolds' lead slim

Salcha's Arleigh Reynolds, aiming to become the first musher from the Interior to win the Open North America sled-dog race in 20 years, owns a 12-second lead on 11-time race champion Egil Ellis heading into Sunday's finale of the three-day event in Fairbanks.

2012 IDITAROD: DAY ELEVEN

Top rookie Brent Sass aims to be a future top-10 contender

Brent Sass of Eureka finished 13th in his first Iditarod, winning top rookie honors and setting the stage for what he hopes will someday be a title run.

Meet the sled dogs: Brent Sass and Carbon

Lance Mackey in Nome: 'It wasn't the stellar performance I was expecting'

Buser father and son in photo finish for 18th

2012 IDITAROD: DAY TEN

Dallas Seavey claims victory in the 2012 Iditarod

Don't say he didn't warn you. As early as the halfway mark of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, 25-year-old Dallas Seavey revealed the plan that would crown him the youngest champion in race history. On Tuesday, he came through on his promise, finishing at 7:29 p.m. and holding off second-place Aliy Zirkle for the win.

Video: 'It's all you can do to not come to tears'

New names in top 10 signal change

Photos: Dallas Seavey's Iditarod

Video: Seavey, Zirkle meet after historic race

2012 IDITAROD: DAY SEVEN

Mackey dogs have romance, not running, on their minds

Late Friday night, Lance Mackey was more than 50 miles behind Iditarod leader Aliy Zirkle. His go-to sled dog, Maple, was in heat and driving the rest of the team bonkers. Even the zipper on his jumpsuit was broken.

Photos: Iditarod Day 7

For front-runners, race strategy gets serious

For the leaders, the 975-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is more than halfway over. At this point, the race becomes a battle of sleepless gambits and counterattacks. Let the head games begin.

Photos: Iditarod Day 7

Zirkle roars through Cripple to regain lead

Just as it looked as if Mitch Seavey had turned in an epic, possibly game-changing run of nearly 100 miles on Thursday to seize control of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Aliy Zirkle showed up to inject some intrigue. Zirkle snatched the lead by zipping in and out of the Cripple checkpoint, sort of the way Seavey had charged through the Ophir checkpoint earlier in the day.

Photos: Iditarod Day 5

Three generations of Seaveys tackle Iditarod

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ended last year for 2004 champion Mitch Seavey when he nearly sliced off one of his fingers while opening a bale of straw for his dogs. If the 52-year-old veteran Iditarod musher runs into trouble on the trail this year, he can count on family.

Zirkle leapfrogs Neff to lead pack out of Rohn

A wall of bad weather kept planes out of Rainy Pass for much of Monday, but the storm didn't stop the dogs on the first full day of racing in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Aliy Zirkle leapfrogged Hugh Neff to take the lead in Rohn, and when Kelley Griffin followed in second it put two women in front.

Photos: 2012 Iditarod Day 2

Schnuelle: Teams pile into Rainy; here comes the scenery

2012 IDITAROD: DAY 2

Defending champ couldn't quit on Native people

It took John Baker 16 tries to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. He had to think long and hard about coming back to defend his title.

JOHN SCHANDELMEIER

Feeding furry fuel tanks

Racing dogs need to consume 10,000 to 12,000 calories every 24 hours, and the food Iditarod mushers provide the athletes is as varied as the dogs themselves.

2012 IDITAROD: CEREMONIAL START

Odyssey begins for 66 Iditarod mushers

Sixty-six mushers passed under the banner on Fourth Avenue on Saturday for the ceremonial start of the 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Among them were past champions, cancer survivors, rookies and septuagenarians, and their stories are as diverse as the 975 miles of trail they will embark on Sunday when the race officially begins in Willow.

Jonrowe understands her Idita-Rider's plight

Bev Nelms was back on Fourth Avenue on Saturday, hitching a ride in DeeDee Jonrowe's sled for the 15th time as an Idita-Rider and the first time as something of a soul sister. Nelms, a 76-year-old Texan, was diagnosed with breast cancer two weeks ago, news that hit Jonrowe in the gut.