Donald Duncan Jr., whose father founded the company in the 1920s that churned out millions of Duncan yo-yos and who later helped popularize the toy himself, has died in a single-vehicle crash in ...

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 ...

As an antiquer, if I say the word “yo-yo” to you, it will bring an image to mind. You might visualize a couple of different things. To a toy collector, “yo-yo” is a pair of discs with a string wrapped ...

For young Tom O’Loughlin, the corner of Kenneth Road and Grandview Avenue in northwest Glendale meant just one thing: the Duncan YoYo contest. “For years, I had a yellow sleeveless sweater with the ...

The man behind me in the queue was trying to be helpful: “It’s true, though, right? They are used as weapons in Asia. I go there a lot and I’ve seen them do it—they’re lethal.” He made a sudden ...

SAN ANTONIO – For all the talk about double- and triple-teaming Tim Duncan, the two-time MVP was at his worst last night when the Nets left him alone – at the foul line. Duncan was doubled more, yes, ...

Walk the dog. Around the world. Rock the baby. Nearly everyone recognizes these phrases as the repertory of the yo-yo enthusiast. Now, 62 years after Donald F. Duncan Sr. brought it back from the ...

The classic American plastic yo-yo is becoming big business in China. With savvy promotion by Chinese toy companies, the market has grown from barely a blip six years ago to one of the largest, with ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Rubik's Cube has delighted and confounded millions of players since Hungarian architecture professor Erno Rubik created it in 1974. Now the company that makes the twisting ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Rubik’s Cube has delighted and confounded millions of players since Hungarian architecture professor Erno Rubik created it in 1974. Now the company that makes the twisting ...