“We soak a ball of toilet paper with white gasoline,” says Rusty Oliver. The toilet paper ball is attached to a cable which is attached to the top of a pole, tetherball-style. And then: “We light that ...

It's not unusual to see players, following an NFL practice, pausing on their way to the locker room to engage in some good old-fashioned games of chance. One of them is called Bounce The Ball Off The ...

Last week, this video of a bear playing tetherball went viral and it reminded me of two very important things: 1) I really miss being young and playing tetherball at recess, and 2) Animals doing ...

The family of a 13-year-old Utah boy who died on Oct. 28 after he was found with a tetherball rope around his neck is remembering him as “bright” and an “example of kindness & service” to his loved ...

SEATTLE — How many sports do you know of that include a toilet-paper run and a lighter? None that will be featured in London during the 2012 Summer Games, that's for sure. So let me introduce you to a ...

The London Olympics are showing how years upon years of disciplined practice by serious athletes can result in incredible performances, worldwide acclaim, and a possible gold medal. The rest of us, ...

Authorities said the boy, identified in a GoFundMe as Maximus Knight, was working in a corn maze when his family noticed he was missing A 13-year-old boy in Utah died after he was found with a ...

After reading second-grader Ruby Harris’ adorable letter to the United States Olympic Committee requesting tetherball become an Olympic sport, I was excited to learn that the committee responded to ...

FLINT TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Dozens of auditioners lined up in the rain outside Manifest Productions on Saturday waiting for a shot at a role in the upcoming film "Tetherball," set to be shot in Flint.

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Maximus Knight, 13, died after he was found with a rope from a tetherball pole wrapped around his neck Spring Turner Funeral Home The family of a 13-year-old Utah boy who died on Oct. 28 after he was ...