Inside a school gymnasium, classes of black-clad baton twirlers on a recent day were throwing their metal rods high and catching them, working on marching, practicing graceful body movements and ...

For the 54th time, South Bend will welcome baton twirlers from across the country, from July 16 to 19. America’s Youth on Parade (AYOP), which was started in 1966 by Don Sartell and moved to the ...

Calvin Murphy used to pack in the crowds when he was a junior high basketball player while growing up in Connecticut. It was no surprise, then, that he kept doing that throughout his career. Murphy ...