WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) -- A hundred years ago, most sheep shearers relied on scissor-like blades to cut the wool off of sheep, before motorized clippers took over as the primary method. "Blade shearing ...

Securing a sheep between his legs, Jayson Foley bent over the wooly animal, quickly removing its fleece with his shears Sunday. A fourth-generation sheep shearer, 18-year-old Foley competed in the ...