In honor of the snowy Hoth battle scene in "The Empire Strikes Back," a homemade Imperial Walker sled competed in the annual Cardboard Classic contest in Lansing, Mich. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes ...

All year long, they’ve been collecting cardboard for the big day. And on Friday, Feb. 28, they will get to showcase their hard work, when dozens of contestants climb aboard a cavalcade of homemade ...

MINNEAPOLIS --The crate was wheeled into the Center Ice Meeting Room at Plymouth Ice Center, and the anticipation began to build. A few latches had to be opened before the top of the crate was removed ...

A musher leads his four-dog team through the course during the Flathead Classic Sled Dog Races at Dog Creek Lodge and Nordic Center in Olney on Saturday, Feb. 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) A ...

A musher leads her four-dog team out onto the course during the Flathead Classic Sled Dog Race at Dog Creek Lodge & Nordic Center in Olney on Saturday, Feb. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Musher ...

For the safety of dogs and mushers, the Voyageurs Classic Sled Dog Race has again been canceled. “All we can say is it’s Mother Nature’s fault,” said Ellen Bogardus-Szymaniaki, race director, of the ...

OLNEY, Mont. — People in the Flathead woke up to some fresh snow Saturday morning. It’s actually something needed for the 2019 Flathead Classic Sled Dog Races in Olney. Organizer Brett Svetlik said ...

CHICAGO-- Frank Pierson smiles when he recalls his first few practices with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Chicago Blackhawks sled hockey team. The 31-year-old U.S Army specialist lost both of his legs ...

Mike Bestgen has been racing sled dogs for over 25 years and, at age 66, he isn’t planning on stopping anytime soon. The St. Cloud native got his start in the sport helping his friend, Dave, during ...

One of the last sled dog races still standing in the Northland has been called off. The WolfTrack Classic, a 50- or 30-mile race that starts and finishes in Ely, was canceled Thursday morning. It had ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Dec. 17, 2012) -- Soldiers in Tranistion, many of whom received care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), recently competed in the third annual USA Hockey Sled ...