Everyone’s paying attention to the Winter Olympics halfway around the world in Sochi, Russia. Closer to home, there’s growing interest in a slightly different "sport" -- this one using a small, ...

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 ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. The First Years Stack & Count Cups come with eight colorful ...

William Orrell is ranked as the top performer in the world in fast-cup stacking by the World Sport Stacking Association. Now, Orrell recently defeated the speed stacking world record, that was held by ...

Until last week, I had never heard of sport stacking, and chances are that I would be all the better for not having been exposed to the ludicrous concept. If you aren't familiar with the "sport," ...

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 30, 2025. Click here for that audio. In the early 2000s, thousands of U.S. schools had their students race the clock to stack cups in gym class.

When my 9-year-old son announced one day last week that he was learning to stack cups at school, I thought he was training to be a busboy. "Good," I said. "Unload the dishwasher." I have since learned ...