Quest mushers leave FairbanksYukon Quest veteran Brent Sass of Eureka charged into the early lead in the 29th running of the international sled dog race, leaving the race's first checkpoint late Saturday night…
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Iditarod Trail will be a little tamer for this year's raceFeared by rookie mushers and respected by veterans, the Happy River Steps live in Iditarod Trail infamy as a place of busted sleds and broken bones. This year, for the…
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6 Iditarod champions headline sign-up list for 2012 raceLook for an ultra-competitive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in March. Headlining the group of returning past champs is Kotzebue's John Baker, who blazed 1,000 miles in record time this…
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Iditarod elects officersAndy Baker was elected president of the Iditarod Trail Committee's board of directors over the weekend.
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Native Center visitors go to the dogs -- on wheelsFourteen strapping sled dogs in harness are spending their summer pulling tourists around the Alaska Native Heritage Center. But the contraption to which they are hooked would have the ghost…
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Air, ground search continues for missing Talkeetna musherA search from the air and ground continued Tuesday for a former Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher missing for a week…
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Search for missing musher continues as worries growAlaska State Troopers searched Monday for a 34-year-old Iditarod musher missing for nearly a week, a disappearance that alarmed friends who say she wouldn't have left without her favorite dog…
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Top 40 Iditarod mushers test clean for drugsThe Iditarod Trail Committee on Thursday said tests conducted on the first 40 race finishers came back with no sign of drug use.
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Raw video: Iditarod champs John Baker and Lance MackeyHow did Kotzebue musher John Baker win the 2011 Iditarod with record speed? Will he be back next year? And how does the sport's most outspoken heavyweight feel about missing…
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Videos: Kotzebue gives hero's welcome to Iditarod champ BakerKotzebue blogger Cathy Jones has posted video of Iditarod champion John Baker's return to his hometown Monday afternoon. Baker was greeted at the airport by cheering fans. Then he was…
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Mushing couple wins sportsmanship, humanitarian awardsFor many dog mushing kennels, earning an honor at the Iditarod's post-race banquet is a once-in-a-lifetime thrill. But on Sunday, Allen Moore and wife Aliy Zirkle of Skunk's Place Kennel…
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Halverson wins Iditarod Red Lantern for second timeEllen Halverson of Wasilla became the only repeat Red Lantern winner in the history of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday morning.
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Village mushers and women finished strong this yearLed by champion John Baker of Kotzebue, the 2011 Iditarod saw a resurgence of mushers who live off the road system. Women also had one of their best years.
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Mackey's winning streak ends, but he's reloading for 2012Lance Mackey has already set his sights on the 2012 Iditarod but admits it won't be easy to win for a fifth time. "When Rick Swenson got five (wins) there…
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Baker might not return to defend Iditarod titleKotzebue musher John Baker had a goal: Win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. What happens next isn't so clear. The motivational speaker, who talks to rural Alaska kids about…
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Baker wins, but others are still racing to NomeA photo-finish race for ninth place between Ken Anderson and Jessie Royer at 12:23 a.m. today brought extra excitement to the Iditarod finish line in Nome, more than 12 hours…
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Mackey looks to 2012: "I'll be back"Lance Mackey arrived in Nome in 16th place at 8:55 a.m. today, saying he's rebuilding his sled dog team around new leader Wilson and looking ahead to 2012. Meanwhile, Iditarod…
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How John Baker finally won the IditarodWillow musher Ramey Smyth arrived at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race finish line Tuesday morning in Nome in record time. On his birthday. With just five hours of sleep…
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Long a top contender, Baker finally wins the IditarodTo the sound of Native drummers and cheering fans, John Baker and his record-setting huskies claimed victory in the 39th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race this morning in Nome, ending…
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Kotzebue's Baker approaches Nome and first Iditarod victoryJohn Baker is nearing Nome, and his first victory in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race appears to be sealed after 11 previous top-10 finishes. Go to ADN.com for the…
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Baker, Smyth on homestretch to NomeJohn Baker dropped one dog, then drove the remaining 10 out of White Mountain at 12:04 a.m. today starting the last 77-mile sprint to Nome. In second place Ramey Smyth…
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History suggests Baker will be challengedIditarod fans looking to compare how John Baker and Ramey Smyth match up mano-a-mano don't have to reach deep into Iditarod history.
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Emily's mission: Dispensing the famous Nome serumA traveling nurse from Montana who has been working at Providence Medical Center this winter, thinks the public should know about the frontier medicine women who dispensed that famous diphtheria…
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Baker, Smyth wait to make the last dashJust 51 minutes will separate leader John Baker from chaser Ramey Smyth when the two return to the Iditarod trail between midnight and 1 a.m. Tuesday after a final eight-hour…
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Cheers greet Baker in White MountainKotzebue's John Baker pulled into White Mountain at 4:03 p.m. Monday to a rousing reception. Ramey Smyth of Willow pulled into White Mountain at 4:54 p.m., setting up a sprint…
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Norden scratches in ShagelukRookie Musher Brennan Norden, 37 of Kasilof, scratched at 2:38 p.m. Monday in Shageluk. Norden was running last when he scratched.
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Meet the Sled Dogs: Allen and ScruggsAllen Moore's dog Scruggs can barely tolerate the Velcro-fastened booties Moore puts on his feet.
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Can Smyth catch Baker on the Iditarod homestretch?For Ramey Smyth, the Iditarod has become a game of follow the leader. Taking no rest in Shaktoolik and pausing for little more than two hours in Koyuk, second-place Smyth…
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Four-time defending champ Mackey tells it like it isForty-year-old Lance Mackey sat at a long cafeteria table, in 11th place, talking about what went wrong in his quest for an unprecedented fifth-straight Iditarod victory.
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Northwest Alaska cheers on local musherJohn Baker of Kotzebue is a hometown favorite. After years of top-five finishes, he's on the verge of becoming the first musher from Northwest Alaska to win the Iditarod title…
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Hiland inmates take a turn caring for dropped dogsAs long as anyone can remember, Iditarod dogs that are too tired or sore to keep racing have been shuttled to a safe place in Eagle River: the Hiland Mountain…
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Smyth, Gatt make push to catch BakerAs darkness descended on Norton Sound Sunday night, Ramey Smyth of Willow and Hans Gatt of Whitehorse were making a final hard push to run down John Baker, who’s led…
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Smyth chasing Baker and Gatt up the coastRamey Smyth headed out of Unalakleet around 1:00 p.m. today in third place in the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. He trails John Baker, in first with a solid lead, and…
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Baker exits Unalakleet with strong leadRace leader John Baker pulled out of Unalakleet a little after 9 a.m. today in Iditarod 39. Two of the mushers in the group chasing him, Hans Gatt and Sebastian…
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Baker's tough coast dogs lead out of KaltagKaltag is where mushers leave the Yukon River to make a 76-mile push to Unalakleet and the punishing Norton Sound coast. John Baker, who lives and trains in blustery Western…
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Baker out of Kaltag heading for coastKotzebue's John Baker, driving a team of huskies familiar with Alaska's western coast, pulled out of Kaltag at 5:18 tonight, headed toward Unalakleet -- the place where the Iditarod hits…
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Meet the sled dogs: Judy and MugglesA small dog, Muggles has a Napoleon complex and doesn?t always get along with the rest of the team. That?s why he runs as the wheel dog in the back…
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Jamaican musher scratches in AnvikCiting sick dogs, Jamaican musher Newton Marshall scratched this afternoon in Anvik.
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Baker leading Iditarod, Mackey falls to 12thKotzebue's John Baker and a team of 12 huskies left Eagle Island early this morning to expand his lead in the Iditarod, while four-time champion Lance Mackey plummeted from third…
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Video: Neff and Mackey - friendly rivalryLance Mackey and Hugh Neff take shots at each other in Anvik as the mushers reach the halfway point in Iditarod 39. Later Neff channels spiritual inspiration when deciding who…
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Sled bobblehead: Buser fights to stay awake on the trailIn the early morning darkness between on the trail to Shageluk, Lance Mackey saw a light bouncing in the distance. Turns out it was the headlamp of Martin Buser, who…
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Who's who at the front?Less than three hours separated first from 10th place as a rollicking crowd of mushers headed up the Yukon River into a 15 mph headwind Friday night. Wondering who?s who…
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Baker makes strong push toward front out of GraylingKotzebue?s John Baker, one of the finest racers never to have won an Iditarod, thrust himself into the tussle for first place Friday night, pulling out of Grayling just five…
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Video: Macky in Anvik: "In my opinion Martin's out"Lance Mackey talks about once-favored Martin Buser's current chances in the Iditarod, and throws out a few of the mushers he thinks still have the best chance to win the…
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Video: Swenson has no regrets for continuing with broken collarboneFive-time Iditarod champion Rick Swenson broke his collarbone Moday on the Happy River Steps before the Rainy Pass checkpoint. Three days into the race later, he has no regrets for…
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Video: Buser's nap attacks cost him the leadBig Lake musher, and favorite to win the Iditarod during the first half of the race, Martin Buser talks about the rigors of staying awake on the long dark Iditarod…
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Schnuelle heads up the Yukon as most front-runners restThe Iditarod has a new leader. Though he's running at a slower pace than several others who beat him to the first checkpoint on the Yukon River, Sebastian Schnuelle grabbed…
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A trail with a viewLife's rules are different on the Iditarod trail. Defending champion Lance Mackey said this month that the race is an escape from everyday bothers -- bills, squabbles, phone calls. For…
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Soft trail to the Yukon favors tougher teamsBehind a team of dogs he calls "elderly," Sebastian Schnuelle of Whitehorse pulled out of the abandoned town of Iditarod just before sunset Thursday to face an uncertain trail and…
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Chase pack follows SchnuelleSebastian Schnuelle didn?t have the Iditarod Trail to himself for long after leaving the abandoned town of Iditarod at 5:35 p.m. Thursday. Hugh Neff of Tok led a chase pack…
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