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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — When you’re leading the Iditarod but a five-time champion is...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — When you’re leading the Iditarod but a five-time champion is breathing down your neck, you just don’t have time for the finer things in life. Brent Sass, who is seeking his first title in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska, turned down a five-course meal Friday morning for being the first musher to reach the Yukon River.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- When you're leading the Iditarod but a five-time champion is breathing down your neck, you just don't have time for the finer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — When you’re leading the Iditarod but a five-time champion is...

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As the Iditarod prepares to shift into reverse, mushers dread what’s ahead Wait 1 second to continue. OPHIR — Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race mushers are contending with an unprecedented situation this year, one that is stirring anxiety as racers ruminated during their 24-hour mandatory rests on Wednesday. For the first time, the Iditarod is following an out-and-back route. That means competitors now have a clear idea what’s in store when they go back over daunting sections of trail. �...