Iditarod
For the first time, 4 women mushers have finished in the Iditarod’s top 10
Paige Drobny’s team arrived here in 5th place early Wednesday morning, followed by Mille Porsild in 7th, Amanda Otto in 8th and Jessie Royer in 10th.
Timber, who loves to be near his musher
"He always wants to be near me," said Benjamin Good. "When he gets excited, he'll jump up and grab my beard with his front teeth."
Delmer, who doesn’t miss a thing
Delmer is six years old and racing in his fourth Iditarod, Pete Kaiser said.
Snowmachiner collides with Iditarod dog team
One dog on musher Bailey Vitello's team was struck but not injured, according to Iditarod officials.
Dallas Seavey wins record-breaking sixth Iditarod
Musher Dallas Seavey dashed across the finish line in Nome on Tuesday, breaking a tie with five-time champ Rick Swenson.
Iditarod reports third dog death of this year’s race
Henry, a 3-year-old on rookie Calvin Daugherty’s team, collapsed outside of Shaktoolik.
Iditarod set to mint Dallas Seavey as winningest musher of all time
If he wins, Dallas Seavey will have overcome a penalty earlier in the race for not sufficiently gutting a moose he shot after it attacked his team.
Titan, of golden lineage
“He’s a sweet boy," Dallas Seavey said of Titan. "There’s a lot of things I love about him."
Dallas Seavey leads Iditarod, eyeing a record-setting sixth win
Seavey regained the lead after a two-hour penalty earlier in the race.
Rolex, who’s ‘very full of himself’
Rolex is part of “the fashion litter." His siblings are named Prada, Fenty and Chanel.
This Unalakleet restaurant is delivering hot pizza and warm messages to exhausted Iditarod mushers
Mushers’ family, friends and fans began calling Peace on Earth weeks ago to place pizza orders. Many asked for special messages to be written on the boxes.
Iditarod reports second dog death of this year’s race
George, a 4-year-old on Hunter Keefe’s team, collapsed on the way to Unalakleet, race officials say.
Skookum, the rowdy one
Lauro Eklund said Skookum means solid or strong, and it's the perfect name for a rowdy dog who's "beating up on his siblings all the time."
Iditarod reports first dog death of this year’s race
Bog, a 2-year-old male, was on Isaac Teaford’s team. This is Teaford’s first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race.
Iditarod teams contend with frigid temperatures and sleep deprivation heading to the coast
The mushers are adding clothing to themselves and their dogs to stay warm in subzero windchills.
Mayhem, ‘the sweetest girl on the team’
“She loves to be pet, so every time you’re walking by, she gives you a paw," said Anna Berington.
‘Tons can happen’: Iditarod teams mush into race’s second half
“We’re only halfway in the race, and tons can happen,” said musher Pete Kaiser.
Iditarod musher Petit and his dogs chow down in Ruby after arriving first to the Yukon River town
Both the Big Lake musher and his voracious huskies were eager to eat, having made it to the Yukon River first Thursday night.
Iditarod ‘made the right call,’ Seavey says of penalty for insufficient moose-gutting
Musher Dallas Seavey was assessed a two-hour penalty for failing to properly gut a moose he shot earlier in the race after it attacked his team.
Meg, who loves to kiss
“She cheers up everybody," said said musher Mats Pettersson. "She’s happy and wants to kiss everybody.”
Iditarod mushers care for dogs, sleep, eat and repeat during their 24-hour breaks
The 24’s, as they’re called, are mandatory and a welcome reset for the weary teams.
Iditarod penalizes Dallas Seavey for ‘not sufficiently’ gutting moose he shot in defense of team
A panel of race officials handed down a two-hour penalty for the infraction, which will be added to Seavey’s mandatory 24-hour rest.
Iditarod back-of-the-pack mushers and their dogs are learning on the fly
Sean Williams is a second-time rookie and says he’s doing less screaming this year, while Deke Naaktgeboren is enjoying watching his dogs start to gel.
Junior, who’s ‘a little energy ball’
Junior is the youngest dog on Two Rivers musher Matt Hall’s team, and Hall says he’s “a little energy ball.”
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