Online Community Rallies to Build Outdoor Lane for Young Bowling Fanatic
A local television station in Knoxville shares the incredible story of Michael Collins, his mother and a community of Facebook friends who worked together to make a dream come true. Collins, a 14-year-old from east Tennessee, was born with a chromosomal disease, preventing him from playing many sports as a young child. Because of this,
- Published in 2018, National Bowling News
Russell Westbrook Takes a Break From Basketball to Host Annual Bowling Event
Another sports superstar displayed his love of bowling recently as Oklahoma City Thunder’s perrenial MVP candidate Russell Westrbook took a break from the stretch run of the NBA season to host his annual bowling fundraiser at AMF Boulevard Lanes in Edmond, Okla. The event benefits Westrbook’s Why Not? Foundation, which works to help children in
- Published in 2018, National Bowling News
Bowling a Big Hit at 92nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
For the first time ever, the sport of bowling took part in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® as inflated pins, a ball and bowling shoes made their way down the streets of New York City in front millions of fans in person and an estimated television audience of more than 50 million. The Go Bowling
- Published in 2018, National Bowling News
Who Bowled Better? Bowling Becomes Popular NFL Touchdown Celebration
With the NFL relaxing its rules, more and more players are becoming creative in how they celebrate big plays. Players simulating bowling a ball and knocking down their teammates as pins has become a favorite celebration. The Philadelphia Eagles were the first to showcase bowling on Nov. 26, 2017 during a 31-3 win over the
- Published in 2018, National Bowling News
Bowling Takes Center Stage During Exciting Week at Richmond Raceway
Bowling was front and center throughout an exciting week of events at newly renovated Richmond Raceway. For seven full days, Go Bowling and the PWBA Tour provided incredible bowling experiences to racing (and bowling) fans in attendance. During the first half of the week, the PWBA Tour Championship was staged and featured the world’s best
- Published in 2018, National Bowling News
NFL QB Has Bowled Twelve 300 Games
The NFL’s Los Angeles Rams signed a free agent quarterback this spring that has quite a list of accomplishments on the lanes. Luis Perez played college football at Texas A&M Commerce and was not drafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, largely because he spent his high school and youth days bowling rather than playing football.
- Published in 2018, National Bowling News
Two Keys to Picking Up a Spare
Every bowler hopes for a strike in every frame, but beginners and those just bowling for fun can’t reasonably expect a strike with every roll of the ball. Picking up spares , or clearing the remaining pins with the second roll in each frame, is often a mahor factor in raising your score, or just
- Published in 2018, Greater Houston Bowling News
International World Games Association Announces Participating Sports for The World Games 2021
BANGKOK (April 16, 2018) – The International World Games Association (IWGA) today announced the official sports programme for The World Games 2021 Birmingham. A total of 30 official sports, featuring 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries, will compete for gold in Birmingham, Alabama, between July 15-25, 2021. “This is a big day for The
- Published in 2018, Greater Houston Bowling News, National Bowling News
NBA’s Houston Rockets Star Chris Paul Owns a Professional Bowling Team
Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul is known for scoring major success on the basketball court: He’s racked up career achievements like being a nine-time All Star and being ranked third in NBA history with a career average of 9.9 assists per game. Forbes even ranked him the ninth highest paid basketball player in 2017.
- Published in 2018, Greater Houston Bowling News, National Bowling News
Houston to Host 2022 USBC Open Championships at New Venue
The U.S. Bowling Congress has selected Houston to host the 2022 USBC Open Championships over a period of six months at a new mixed-use sports complex under development in North Houston. It will be Houston’s first time hosting the event, which will be the 119th edition of the tournament, and attracts about 50,000 bowlers in
- Published in 2018, Greater Houston Bowling News