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 ...