Assault claims roil Iditarod sled dog race as 2 top mushers are disqualified, then 1 reinstated

Assault claims roil Iditarod sled dog race as 2 top mushers are disqualified, then 1 reinstated

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Claims of violence against women are roiling the world’s most famous sled dog race — Alaska’s Iditarod. Officials disqualified two top mushers this week and then quickly reinstated one of them on Friday. Race officials disqualified 2023 rookie of the year Eddie Burke Jr. on Monday. But the state of Alaska then dropped charges alleging he choked his then-girlfriend in 2022, and the Iditar…

Assault claims roil Iditarod sled dog race as 2 top mushers are disqualified, then 1 reinstated

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Claims of violence against women are roiling the world’s most famous sled dog race — Alaska’s Iditarod. Officials disqualified two top mushers this week and then quickly reinstated one of them on Friday. Race officials disqualified 2023 rookie of the year Eddie Burke Jr. on Monday. But the state of Alaska then dropped charges alleging he choked his then-girlfriend in 2022, and the Iditar…

Assault claims roil Iditarod sled dog race as 2 top mushers are disqualified, then 1 reinstated

Claims of violence against women are roiling the world’s most famous sled dog race — Alaska’s Iditarod. Officials disqualified two top mushers this week and then quickly reinstated one of

Assault claims roil Iditarod sled dog race as 2 top mushers are disqualified, then 1 reinstated

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Claims of violence against women are roiling the world’s most famous sled dog race — Alaska’s Iditarod. Officials disqualified two top mushers this week and then quickly reinstated one of them on Friday. Race officials disqualified 2023 rookie of the year Eddie Burke Jr. on Monday. But the state of Alaska then dropped charges alleging he choked his then-girlfriend in 2022, and the Iditar…