Each year in March, dog sled teams and mushers assemble in Alaska for the Iditarod, one of the most grueling and challenging events in all of sports. Known as "The Last Great Race on Earth," it ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the Iditarod dogsled race. The event is named after the Iditarod Trail, an old mail and supply route, traveled by dogsleds from Seward and Knik to Nome, Alaska.

Now, he's won the Iditarod after seven previous years competing in the race. Here's what to know about Holmes' victory, ...

The last two mushers to finish this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race crossed under the burled arch on Nome’s Front Street within 5 minutes of each other in the wee hours of Monday morning.

Iditarod rookie Quince Mountain was at the back of the pack. It was Wednesday, March 12, just about 10 days since Mountain and the other mushers in this year’s extra-long Iditarod Trail Sled Dog ...

Jeremy Swayman, proud son of a podiatrist and of Anchorage, can also boast that in years past he volunteered at the start line for the state’s annual iconic Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which wrapped ...