Fatal mauling of teen shows danger Alaska athletes face

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Patrick Cooper had already turned around after reaching the halfway point in a popular mountain race in Alaska when he somehow veered off the trail and became lost. That's when the 16-year-old Anchorage boy encountered the black bear that would take his life in a rare predatory attack....

from AP Top Sports News at 3:17 a.m. EDT http://ift.tt/2sKbm16