KOCKENGEN, Netherlands — A split second of flight, then a landing on the sand — or a splashdown in a canal. That's the thrill of the Dutch sport of “fierljeppen” — far leaping — which sees athletes ...

A recent Lockport High School graduate, who ventured into the Erie Canal to retrieve his fishing pole Wednesday night, panicked when he was unable to back out and drowned, authorities said.

Pole fishing is one of the most precise and rewarding methods of catching fish. While pole fishing can be perceived as ...

Athletes run to a carbon pole positioned with one end in the canal and tilted toward the bank. They run along a jetty to the pole, grab on and try to shin up the pole as fast as possible before ...