A humble toy has quietly become a big underground fad—and an extreme sport as well. It’s the pogo stick: a fun way to exercise plus a great way to lose weight. There’s now even an annual extreme ...

MERIDIAN, Idaho — Not being afraid to fail was the message in PE class on Thursday for some sixth graders at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian. The class had a special guest, Olympic gold ...

This could have been me. I started playing the violin when I was 9. I also had a pogo stick, albeit not one of the shiny rubber- and plastic-coated ones that are now in vogue but a creaky all-metal ...