They don’t wear gloves in the sport of tug-of-war because of course they don’t. Because, as the athletes of this ancient test of strength will tell you, they’re all a little crazy.

Organized tug of war dates back to ancient Egypt, India, Greece and other places, and has long since evolved into a fun, competitive sport that requires only a rope. Feb. 19 is National Tug of War ...

Lots of tension in the rope and things go bad if it breaks ... An article titled "Last Games appearance for tug of war" was published on the official website of the Olympic Games.

A prominent Southern California shark tagger has documented his tug of war with a ferocious mako shark ... refusing to release a bonito tied to a rope and fighting for possession with head ...

It’s the scenario that all regular participants in a tug-of-war lie awake at night worrying about. What if I’m too buff? What if the rope can’t take the strain of so many beefcakes pulling ...

28, the underclassmen are working with their upperclassmen coaches to prepare for Hope College’s 127-year-old tug-of-war tradition called ... to limit instances of rope burn and cover themselves ...

A woman tragically died in a freak accident during a tug-of-war game when the mile-long rope pinged back and dragged her into a concrete barrier. Masita B was participating in a world record ...

Inside the Oval Office, the two leaders shook hands twice more — at one point grabbing each other’s mitts in the “thumb war” formation familiar to millions of schoolchildren around the world.