Big guys throwing big things. There’s no other way to describe Scottish athletics, and as surely as the sound of the bagpipes is the symbol for Scottish music, the caber is the standard of Highland ...

Mark McVey thinks caber tossing is a stupid sport, though he enjoys participating in it. "The origin of that, no matter what anybody says, is whiskey and a good-looking girl," said Mr. McVey. "That's ...

Fans watch the caber toss during the Capital District Scottish Games on Saturday at the Altamont Fairgrounds in Altamont. The Rhode Island Highlanders pipe and drum band competes during the Capital ...

Large, muscular men wearing kilts and performing amazing feats of strength and agility in athletic competition celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture — that’s the Highland Games. The events that ...

RAPID CITY (AP) - A Rapid City man was taken to a hospital after he was injured during a weekend caber tossing event. Faron Lund was hit in the head after he dropped the caber when it didn't feel ...

The roar of the crowd, the thud of stone on turf and the unmistakable sight of kilted athletes hurling logs and weights will once again fill the Great Lawn at Old Westbury Gardens as the Empire ...