Forget about little kids walking the dog. The 21st-century yo-yo scene features the grim-faced concentration of young men in hoodies and skullcaps slinging yo-yos behind their backs and weaving ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Evan Nagao of Hawaii won the 2018 World YoYo Contest, held Aug. 9 through 12 in Shanghai, performing to Lynyrd Skynyrd's ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -It is a safe bet to say many of you reading this played with a yo-yo when you were a kid. "It is just fun, its a stress reliever," said Virginia Beach resident Jonathan Saelens.

Welcome to the spin zone! Dozens of high-strung competitors will swing down to Coney Island this weekend for the New York State Yo-Yo Contest. The competition on Dec. 8 will bring together the best yo ...

Everybody knows how a yo-yo works. It's two disks mounted on an axle attached to a piece of string, and it goes up and down if you throw it right. But what about when the two disks and the axle aren't ...

Ryan Connolly, a financial analyst from North Easton, Massachusetts, is the current world yo-yo champion. Connolly's unique, self-taught style incorporates tricks learned from watching videos of ...

The Cub Scouts in Pack 295 knew all about the two-dimensional world of the video game Minecraft, but they had never “pulled the puppy by the tail.” Some of them had never even held a yo-yo in their ...

Han, who is part of YoyoFactory‘s team, is one of the sport’s most dynamic competitors. He’s toured and competed extensively, wowing crowds with his awe-inspiring performances. Han is also known for ...

Jakub Dolejs of the Czech Republic claimed the top title in the main 1A category at the European Yo-Yo Championship in ...