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Last Iditarod musher crosses Nome finish in record time
	NOME (AP) -- The winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race reached Nome in record time. And so did the last musher to cross the finish line.

Norwegian earns top rookie tag
NOME, Alaska -- At nearly every checkpoint along the trail, the two rookie mushers from Norway arrived and left within minutes of each other -- and sometimes simultaneously.
Buser takes oath of U.S. citizenship
NOME, Alaska -- Iditarod champion Martin Buser took the oath of citizenship Wednesday from a judge in a parka and a polar bear hat at the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Buser cruises into Nome
NOME, Alaska -- Waving a large American flag as he entered the finish chute, Martin Buser claimed his fourth victory in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Tuesday, winning in record time.
Norwegian takes Iditarod's top rookie honors by three minutes
NOME, Alaska (AP) -- At nearly every checkpoint along the trail, the two rookie mushers from Norway arrived and left within minutes of each other -- and sometimes simultaneously.
Jonrowe struggles with sick dog, finishes 16th
WHITE MOUNTAIN (AP) -- While the crowds in Nome cheered Martin Buser's record victory in the 30th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, another well-known and veteran musher was struggling with a sick dog and desperately trying to hang on to a top-20 finish.
Top Ten Finishing Mushers
Top ten Iditarod mushers, their hometowns, and their finishing times
Wearing o' the green in White Mountain
Though St. Patrick's Day is still a few days away, volunteers at the White Mountain checkpoint are getting into the spirit of things.
Photo feature: Dog tired
One of Tim Osmar's dogs snuggles in his blanket and takes a nap during a rest from the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in the Yukon River village of Kaltag, Sunday.
Web site offers personal Iditarod touch
A 17-year-old from the town where the National Iditarod Historic Trail begins is using the Internet to combine dog mushing with the information age.
Iditarod officials report first dog death of 2002 race
RUBY, Alaska (AP) -- Race officials have reported the first dog death in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Sunday, March 10, 2002
Two peninsula mushers scratch from Iditarod
Two area Iditarod mushers have been forced to pack up their dogs and head back to the peninsula.
Swingley's farewell tour deserves Alaska's respect
Like a line of recreational vehicles on the highway or a zoning ordinance, Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher Doug Swingley has sparked the ire of Alaska again.
Zirkle's team comes face to face with ornery bison and its calf
McGRATH (AP) -- When her dog team came to an abrupt halt Tuesday afternoon in the Farewell Burn, musher Aliy Zirkle found herself eyeball to eyeball with brown death -- a gigantic and disturbed bison blocking the trail with its calf only yards away.
Iditarod champion musher Swingley says he's retiring from this race
RAINY PASS (AP) -- Lagging far behind the top competitors, Montana champion dog musher Doug Swingley said Tuesday he's retiring from the competition in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Friday, March 1, 2002
2001 Yukon Quest champ, 3-time Jr. Iditarod winner eyes big prize
You've gotta keep it all in the family.
Iditarod mushers and their starting order
The starting order of the 2002 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race:
Cincinnati electrician leads double life as Iditarod musher
ANCHORAGE (AP) -- The way Jim Oehlschlaeger figures it, he must have been left outside in a snowstorm as a baby.

Thursday, February 28, 2002
Mackey hopes to follow brother, father into winner's circle of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
For Kasilof musher Lance Mackey, competing in the Iditarod isn't just about coming in first or collecting prize money, it's the realization of a lifelong dream to make it to Nome.
Little by Little, Kasilof musher gains experience
In sled dog racing, as in most things, a little experience can go a long way.
Soldotna doctor ready for 2nd Iditarod
John Bramante is ready to make a second go. The Soldotna physician will set out from Anchorage Saturday for his second attempt at the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail.
Volunteer air force keeps race fueled
ANCHORAGE -- The small waiting room at Spernak's Airways was crowded with more than a dozen pilots drinking coffee, eating donuts and watching fat snowflakes swirl down from a milky white sky onto the runway at Merrill Field.