Yo-yo champion Harrison Lee explains yo-yo tricks in 26 levels of difficulty. Starting with tricks using an unresponsive yo-yo, Harrison progresses until he's popping the yo-yo into the air, and ...

The contest features various styles of yo-yo play, with each contestant doing a performance set to music. Yo-yo like a pro: Inside the World Yo-Yo Contest in Cleveland It may not be an Olympic sport ...

BURLINGTON - "Sleep it," Judith Schulz ordered. With those words, three silver-colored yo-yos dropped to the end of their strings and hung there, stalled but still spinning. The three boys holding the ...

Ask Jacob Cross to "walk the dog" or "rock the baby" and he'll quickly move into action. Just don't expect him to reach for a leash or cradle. We're talking yo-yo tricks here, not family tasks. The 15 ...

Andra Cernavskis Luke Renner has been playing with yo-yos since he was in junior high school. Years later, he has managed to become a yo-yo master and used his hobby to produce a full-fledged kids ...

John Huber throws down a complex set of yo-yo tricks and combinations that last for minutes -- without once looking at his hands. He often practices while watching television, but this afternoon, his ...

GRAND BLANC, MI -- Xaviar McDonald’s backpack looks like any typical high schooler’s backpack – two straps, worn in and eternally filled with pounds of binders and homework. But on most days his ...

Bay Area residents will have a chance to unwind at the 2008 California State Yo-Yo Championships on Sept. 6 at the Exploratorium. Participants can meet national and international yo-yo champions, ...

FARGO - With a flick of his wrist, John Narum can amaze a crowd. But the 19-year-old North Dakota State University sophomore said it's easier to show than tell what he can do. "If you tell someone, 'I ...

When John Hankla was about 15 - he's 87 now - he met a yo-yo demonstrator from Duncan, the company famous for the spinning toy, who performed at local drug stores. Hankla became an apprentice of sorts ...

Ask Jacob Cross to "walk the dog" or "rock the baby" and he'll quickly move into action. Just don't expect him to reach for a leash or cradle. We're talking yo-yo tricks here, not family tasks. The 15 ...