Rockets' Ming to have surgery

From: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Date: March 2, 2008 | Copyright information

Yao Ming will have surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot, Houston Rockets officials said.

Dog sledding

In Anchorage, a record field of mushers drove dog teams through Alaska's largest city yesterday in the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The actual start of the 1,100-mile race begins today in Willow, about 50 miles to the north. That's when mushers start seriously chasing after this year's $875,000 purse, to be paid out among the top 30 finishers to cross the burled arch in Nome. There are 96 teams, including six past winners, in the race this year.

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