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 ...

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 ...

GRAND BLANC, MI – Lunchtime at Grand Blanc High School has its own resident street performer. Xaviar McDonald, a Michigan State Yo-Yo competition champion, uses the time to practice his routine daily.

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 ...

It may not be an Olympic sport yet, but yo-yo play is serious business. Especially in Cleveland this week, where the world’s most skilled yo-yo players are gathering for The World Yo-Yo Contest. The ...

Yo-yo master Isaac Sams displays one of his tricks in Buckhannon, W.Va. Sams, who has been slinging a yo-yo around since age 10, is a self-taught yo-yo junkie, getting most of his inspiration from ...

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