Most sports are actually absurd. Golf involves hitting a tiny ball into a hole hundreds of yards away. Soccer is based on the idea of what if we didn't use our hands. Speed stacking — if you really ...

(updated at 1 p.m. to correctly name the school Thomas attends) Watching Ethan Thomas move is like watching a movie in fast-forward. The 10-year old is a speed stacker. That means for two hours a day ...

The Palisades Middle School gym was teeming with people. Kids adorned with bright yellow, red and blue ribbons, and others hoping for a few, deftly moved their hands, crushing pyramids as quickly as ...