Alaska's Iditarod sled dog race to begin amid turbulent year

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The 46th running of Alaska's famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off Saturday amid the most turbulent year ever for the annual long-distance contest that spans mountain ranges, the frozen Yukon River and dangerous sea ice along the Bering Sea coast....

from AP Top Sports News at 2:52 a.m. EST http://ift.tt/1cZvUnI