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Every musher in the 38th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will be tested for alcohol and illegal drugs on the trail — for the first time in the history of the 1,100-mile race in Alaska. Three-time defending champion Lance Mackey believes the change is directed at him. "I know for a fact," said Mackey, who is from Fairbanks, Alaska.

We're going to test everybody   -Stan Hooley

 

The Connecticut Sun will have the first pick of the WNBA draft on April 8. The league announced Tuesday that the draft will be held at the NBA Entertainment studios in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Sun gained the first pick after completing an earlier trade with the Minnesota Lynx.  

The National Synchronized Skating Competition is being held today through Saturday at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis and two local skaters are participating in the opening ceremony for the event. Bridget Harguth, a senior at St. Cloud Cathedral, and Chloe Tinius, a senior at Sartell High School, both will skate in the ceremony. They have been skating for 13 years and are members of the St. Cloud Figure Skating Club. MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Lynx guards Lindsay Whalen and Candice Wiggins have been added  

Twelve players, including five with ties to UConn, were added to the player pool for the U.S. senior national team. Seven current or former Huskies are among the 20 players in the running to represent the U.S. at the FIBA World Championships Sept. 23-Oct. 3 in Brno, Karlovy Vary and Ostrava, Czech Republic. Current Huskies Tina Charles and Maya Moore are joined by former teammate Renee Montgomery as well as Swin Cash and Asjha Jones, teammates on UConn's 2000 and 2002 national championship teams, amon

I’m excited because it’s a great mixture of players who are versatile enough to give us an awful lot of options as to how we want to play   -Geno Auriemma

 

Minnesota Lynx guards Lindsay Whalen and Candice Wiggins have been added to the player pool for the U.S. women's basketball national team. Whalen and Wiggins were among 12 players announced as candidates Wednesday for the 2010 World Championship team and the 2012 Olympic team. That brings the pool to 20 players, including eight gold medalists from the 2008 Olympics.  

Minnesota Lynx guards Lindsay Whalen and Candice Wiggins have been added to the player pool for the U.S. women's basketball national team. Whalen and Wiggins were among 12 players announced as candidates Wednesday for the 2010 World Championship team and the 2012 Olympic team. That brings the pool to 20 players, including eight gold medalists from the 2008 Olympics.