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 ...

Jeff Coons was 8 or 9 when he met his first yo-yo. Little did he know how far it would take him. “The yo-yo has been a central figure in my life,” said the 2008 graduate of Millbury Memorial ...

LOS ANGELES — He doesn’t have to put a spin on what he does. Alex Hattori’s hobby does that automatically. At age 15, the Torrance, Calif., youth has become the yo-yo king. He has his own sponsor, ...

CAPITOLA — In the midst of an area tour, yo-yo superstars from the Phoenix-based YoYoFactory spent Saturday afternoon inspiring youngsters and teaching some tricks of the trade at Kaleidoscope Toy ...

He doesn’t have to put a spin on what he does. Alex Hattori’s hobby does that automatically. At the age of 15, the Torrance youth has become the yo-yo king. He has his own sponsor, his own trading ...

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 ...

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.

Got an extra 400 bucks? How about spending it on a yo-yo? A really nice yo-yo, a state-of-the-art, forged-magnesium-alloy, ultralong-spinning yo-yo. Later this year, Duncan Toys, a seller of ...