Sled
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...
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Meraker, Norway (dpa) - The most fascinating thing about dog
sledding is the silence. The only sounds made are by the soft gliding
of the rudders over the snow, the patter o...
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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 w...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gauging retail success or
failure for the holidays is an increasingly difficult, and
often unreliable, endeavor. Online gift shopping and a penchant for gift cards have
mad...
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British Airways to start Dresden-London Gatwick route =
Frankfurt (dpa) British Airways will offer flights from Dresden
to London's Gatwick Airport starting in M...
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Munich (dpa) - The accident toll has soared this season in
Europe's winter playground, the Alps, with a rising number of sled
crashes adding to the steady stream of deaths f...
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Planegg, Germany (dpa) - The German Skiing Federation DSV denied
Friday news reports of an upsurge in winter sports accidents in the
Alps this season.
Mountai...
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Stockholm (dpa) - Japan's Santa was named "Santa of the Year"
after winning an international Santa Claus contest held Sunday in
northern Sweden, organizers said Monday.
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Stockholm (dpa) - Japan's Santa was named "Santa of the Year"
after winning an international Santa Claus contest held Sunday in
northern Sweden, organizers said Monday.
...
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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...
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Lance Mackey snatched back the lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, speeding through Ophir on Wednesday as other teams rested.Four-time champions Martin Buser and Jeff King had breezed through...
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