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Iditarod: Defending champion Lance Mackey talks about the race
Four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King charged with illegal moose kill
Published April 10, 2008
ANCHORAGE — Four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King has been charged with illegally killing a moose inside Denali National Park and Preserve.
Mackey opts for muscle car instead of truck as Iditarod prize
Published April 8, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- He's gained fame as a sled dog race champion, but Lance Mackey seems to enjoy getting behind the wheel almost as much as he likes mushing behind a team of huskies.
Mackey's dog Zorro returns home
Published April 8, 2008
Alaska’s most famous sled dog is home recuperating from an injury that will end his racing career, but he still has a key role to play for Iditarod and Yukon Quest champion Lance Mackey.
Mackey's dog Zorro on the mend, heading back to Alaska
Published April 4, 2008
TACOMA, Wash. -- A key dog for Iditarod and Yukon Quest champion Lance Mackey is heading back home to Alaska after receiving treatment for severe injuries that initially left him with a 50-50 chance of walking again.
Idaho veterinarian pursues passion on Iditarod Trail
Published April 3, 2008
NAMPA, Idaho — Nampa veterinarian John Calhoun spent the last three weeks braving the Alaskan wilderness to chase his passion — literally.
Safety concerns over snowmachiners, mushers on trails debated
Published April 1, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- One dog died this year after being hit by a snowmachine on the Iditarod Trail. Another was critically injured in the All Alaska Sweepstakes when Lance Mackey's team was rear-ended by a snowmachine.
Mackey's dog Zorro expected to recover, but unlikely to race again
Published March 31, 2008
TACOMA, Wash. -- The veterinarian treating Lance Mackey's sled dog Zorro says he will make a full recovery from injuries suffered when he was hit by a snowmachine.
Mackey's injured dog Zorro in Tacoma for treatment
Published March 31, 2008
TACOMA, Wash. -- Lance Mackey's sled dog Zorro is at the Puget Sound Veterinary Referral Center in Tacoma for an MRI to determine the extent of his injuries.
Auke Bay musher finally achieves her Iditarod goal
Published March 31, 2008
JUNEAU -- In 2008, after more than five decades in the sport, Auke Bay musher Deborah Bicknell achieved her goal of completing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Mackey's injured dog Zorro flown to Seattle for treatment
Published March 30, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- Lance Mackey's dog Zorro was being flown to Seattle on Sunday for a test on his spine after the Iditarod champion's sled was rear-ended by a snowmachine during the All Alaska Sweepstakes race.
Families, famed arch greet Sweepstakes mushers
Published March 30, 2008
NOME — While Sterling’s Mitch Seavey and his dogs ran in pursuit of Jeff King late Friday night, vying for the All-Alaska Sweepstakes’ $100,000 winner-take-all jackpot, another Seavey was in the hunt to be first onto Front Street.
Snowmachine injures dog in Mackey's Sweepstakes team
Published March 29, 2008
<p>NOME -- A man on a snowmachine ran into the dog team driven by Yukon Quest and Iditarod champion Lance Mackey in the All Alaska Sweepstakes, seriously injuring a key animal in Mackey's kennel.</p>
Mitch Seavey wins All Alaska Sweepstakes
Published March 29, 2008
Lance Mackey from Fairbanks might have made Alaska mushing history this year, but it was 2004 Iditarod champ Mitch Seavey who collected the big payola.
Bicknell takes home Red Lantern in 2008 Iditarod
Published March 17, 2008
The last musher in the 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has finished under the burled arch on Nome's Front Street.
Just four teams still on the Iditarod Trail
Published March 17, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- Just four teams - all rookies - remain on the Iditarod Trail.