ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The Latest on four-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey dropping out of the 2017 race (all times local):2:45 p.m.An Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race official says four-time champion and cancer survivor Lance Mackey is hoping his withdrawal from next years race will give him a chance to take better care of his health so he can be ready to compete again in 2018.Race marshal Mark Nordman says Mackey has continued to struggle with hand circulation problems that were partly blamed for him scratching from this years nearly 1,000 mile race across Alaska.Mackey could not immediately be reached for comment Monday.He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2001 and underwent extensive surgery as well as radiation treatment and the loss of his salivary glands.After returning to the sport he went on to become the only musher ever to win both the Iditarod and the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in the same year. Its a feat he has accomplished twice.---2 p.m.Organizers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race say four-time champion and cancer survivor Lance Mackey has dropped out of next years nearly 1,000-mile race because of health reasons.Race marshal Mark Nordman confirmed the withdrawal to The Associated Press on Monday after the Iditarod Trail Committee announced it on its Facebook page.Mackey could not immediately be reached for comment. He started last years race, but later scratched because of health concerns.Mackey was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2001 and underwent extensive surgery as well as radiation treatment and the loss of his salivary glands. After returning to the sport he went on to become the only musher ever to win both the Iditarod and the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in the same year. Its a feat he has accomplished twice. Anton Khudobin Stars Jersey . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. Tyler Seguin Stars Jersey . A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. http://www.thedallasstarshockey.com/miro-heiskanen-hockey-jersey/ . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead. Brian Bellows Jersey .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. Radek Faksa Stars Jersey . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. England Lions 248 for 3 (Duckett 163*) beat Pakistan A 244 (Sharjeel 125, Curran 4-39, Wood 3-27) by seven wicketsScorecard Ben Duckett, the Northamptonshire batsman, hit a List A career-best of 163 off 104 balls to power England Lions to a seven-wicket victory against Pakistan A in their tri-series encounter in Cheltenham.Duckett, a powerful left hander, reached his hundred from 65 balls and overall struck 24 fours and four sixes as the Lions raced to their target of 245 with more than 13 overs to spare.He shared in a third-wicket stand of 117 in 17 overs with Worcestershires Joe Clarke before Sam Billings, one of three full internationals in the side, helped finish off the chase. Duckett hit the winning runs with a swept six off Babar Azam.Sharjeel Khan, who has played 11 ODIs and 11 T20s, had earlier led a Pakistan A recovery from 39 for 3 and 89 for 4 with 125 off 101 balls which included seven sixes.But Tom Curran and Mark Wood, the latter who was drafted into the Lions squad as he continues his return to action after ankle surgery, shared seven wickets.ddddddddddddCurran struck twice in his fourth over and Wood removed Azam for a second-ball duck to leave Pakistan A in early trouble before Sharjeel and Saud Shakeel added fifty for fourth wicket.Sharjeel, who reached his century from 88 balls, and Mohammad Nawaz then took the total to 191 in the 35th over from where Pakistan A would have had visions of 300 only for the last six wickets to fall for 53 in 11 overs meaning they had four overs unused.Curran broke the fifth-wicket stand of 102 when he had Nawaz caught behind while Wood took two more to help run through the tail and Sussexs George Garton claimed his first Lions wicket. ' ' '