Every day, emergency service providers strive to deliver better customer service to the citizens who they serve. These agencies also search for methods by which they can “do more with less.” Three ...

Howard County-based precision jump rope team Kangaroo Kids has been competing and performing for 45 years, from local elementary schools to University of Maryland halftime shows to the Macy’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Team roping, tie-down roping, and breakaway roping are the three main rodeo roping events. While competitors often share a love ...

“As far as we know we’re the only (team) that jumps in a bar,” said Jennifer Therkelsen, 31, of Shutesbury. Therkelson, who is the fundraising manager for the all-adult Pioneer Valley Jump Rope team, ...

Elizabeth Garcia has been a competitive jump roper for eight years, and while the sport is difficult and requires a great amount of dedication, Garcia still finds herself defending the sport after all ...

Swish. Tap. Swish. Tap. Swish. Tap. Jump ropes snap and feet stomp as over a thousand athletes from 27 countries flip, spin, and do handstands – all while jumping rope. This isn't your schoolyard ...

When you walk into a tack shop, the sight of the colorful ropes on the wall can be overwhelming. However, it's important to know that ropes vary in length, lay, material, diameter, and strand count ...

As a crew leader, boss or officer, many points in one’s career stand out. Personally, it was quite powerful when one of my team members was on rope, connected to a litter basket, floating in air ...

Goat roping is the event that keeps adults and kids alike laughing and enjoying friendly competition. Commonly found as a side event for anyone interested at big rodeos, it has evolved into a ...

The teenagers, clad in shorts and T-shirts reading "Can You Handle It?" and "USA Jump Rope," stared intently into space, sweat dripping from their brows. They grasped the handles of their jump ropes ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- A jump rope team from Albuquerque is pushing to turn the playground activity into an Olympic sport. The Albuquerque Air Jump Rope is now practicing together after about a year apart ...