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FILE -In this Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, new Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach poses for a photo in Anchorage, Alaska. Iditarod officials are looking to breathe new life into the competition by making it easier for youth to get involved in mushing instead of playing esports and planning for some type of fantasy betting application. That effort starts small this year with a chance to place a wager on the Iditarod. "Like many sports," Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach said, "we are in a race for relevance." (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen,File)

FILE -In this Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, new Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach poses for a photo in Anchorage, Alaska. Iditarod officials are looking to breathe new life into the competition by making it easier for youth to get involved in mushing instead of playing esports and planning for some type of fantasy betting application. That effort starts small this year with a chance to place a wager on the Iditarod. "Like many sports," Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach said, "we are…

March 7, 2020

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Iditarod looks for relevance as race across Alaska starts
March 7, 2020 3:29 p.m.

Iditarod looks for relevance as race across Alaska starts

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — When 57 mushers line up Sunday for the official start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, it will be the second-smallest field in the past two decades. Only last year’s field of 52 was smaller.