The sled may have been the first land vehicle used by mankind. Also called a sledge, it is a vehicle with parallel runners instead of wheels that is dragged or pushed and is used to convey a load, especially over snow and ice. Probably the most...

A sled, sledge or sleigh is a vehicle with runners for sliding instead of wheels for rolling. It is used for transport on surfaces with low friction, usually snow or ice but any grassy surface is good when it is not too dry. In some cases round...

Easy sledding Safer too, with the new generation of lightweight, steerable (even brakable) sleds If you had a sled when you were growing up, chances are it looked like the one in the lower left-hand corner. Invented in 1889 by Sam...

Two weeks ago the Washington area got its first large snowfall in two years. And like ballplayers rusty from sitting on the bench, motorists skidded and stalled, homeowners tried to remember where they'd stashed the snow shovels and children had to brush the cobwebs...

Though outmanned and outclassed, Winston-Salem still worked hard. The Rams, struggling in their first season as a Division I program, never had a chance Tuesday night against No. 11 Kansas, which was refreshed and rested after a 10-day break.The Jayhawks (9-2) got their running game...

Lance Mackey's team surged ahead of a tight pack of front-runners Monday during the final leg of the world's longest sled dog race.Mackey is trying to prove a musher can win the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled...