One of the great all-time yo-yo men, Bernard Akers, died last week at the age of 80, a loss that, although it did not go unreported, went undiscussed. I want to correct that. A yo-yo man is a guy who ...

America owes its fascination with the yo-yo mainly to Chicago businessman Donald F. Duncan Sr., who spotted it while on a business trip to San Francisco in 1928. It was being used by Pedro Flores, a ...

Would you like to see the world’s largest wooden yo-yo attempt a trick in the desert? Of course you would! Six feet in diameter, made from the boards of an old deck and big and heavy enough to require ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This wooden yo-yo was made by the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. June 6 is National Yo-yo Day. It’s called that because it’s the birthday of ...

How does a yo-yo work? asks a reader.Can you Hop the Fence, Milk the Cow, Ride the Horse, and then Walk the Dog -- without ever setting foot on a farm? If so, you're probably familiar with yo-yo ...

You might have seen this simple wooden toy floating around. It consists of a ball connected by a piece of string to a stick. The stick has two cups and a spike. The objective is to get the ball to ...

A former national champion zips through his bag of tricks during a demonstration. Young and old alike were mesmerized by the rotating discs. Chris Hisamoto, 11, came to the Land O'Lakes Library to ...

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 ...

IT was an uncommon sight, but a nostalgic flash back to childhood: Adults spinning yo-yo tricks. Two hundred men, women and children cheered Bill Tiedje of Tiburon, Calif., doing walk-the-dog and baby ...

PICKERING — Local kids can learn to walk the dog, hop the fence, split the atom and even more tricks at a free yo-yo clinic this Thursday.Rob Kitts, a 23-year-old two-handed yo-yo pro, can yo-yo ...