PBA News

Scott Hatmaker earned his pilot's license when he was 17 and some might say he crash-landed in the West Coast Senior Tour's bowling event Saturday in Cabazon, Calif.

An open letter to Los Angeles Clippers' all-star point guard Chris Paul, the owner of the Los Angeles X in the Professional Bowlers Assn.

Alex Aguiar of Dartmouth, Mass., and former Professional Bowlers Association exempt player Brian LeClair of Albany, N.Y., broke a long-standing tie atop the Regular Doubles leaderboard by posting a 1,422 total at the National Bowling Stadium on Saturday.

The Four-time PBA50 Player of the Year converted a spare and then bowled a nine-count on his final ball in the 10th frame of the championship match to win the PBA50 Greater Birmingham Open presented by Ebonite by one pin tonight at Lightning Strikes Lanes.

PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams of Ocala reacts after knocking down pins during the PBA50 Sun Bowl.

Heading into the GEICO PBA Summer Swing in Milwaukee May 20-June 2, Jason Belmonte and Mika Koivuniemi top the three key PBA statistical categories - averages, earnings and competition points - as of the conclusion of the Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions and the PBA League Elias Cup finals.

Todd Haney was one of three bowlers to roll a 300 game during Tuesday qualifying play at the of the PBA50 Greater Birmingham Open presented by Ebonite.

BowlTV will be the place to be on Wednesday, May 1, for an exciting live stream doubleheader from the 2013 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships that will appeal to sports fans and bowling fans alike.

Well, Mike Houtz and Scott Gettle were both close to perfect games recently at Palmyra Bowling, so close that it does count for something - an honor score in bowling.

For those who missed it, the eight-team league concluded its season this month with the New York City WTT KingPins claiming the Elias Cup title in Indianapolis.

Eleven Alabama bowlers are registered to compete in the PBA 50-Plus Tour April 28 through May 1 at Lightning Strikes in Trussville.

Joe Scarborough of Charlotte, N.C., rolled three consecutive 300 games to start the first round of qualifying in the PBA50 Sun Bowl at The Villages presented by Hammer at Spanish Springs Lanes Sunday, recording the first 900 series in PBA history.

PBA Tour Northwest/West Regional manager Gary Mage, who presented the Hilo bowler with the trophy he had coveted for 20 years, even went so far to say that Nakashima was "hyperventilating." "I was really nervous,'' said Nakashima, who claimed the PBA Kona West/Northwest Open on Tuesday at KBXtreme for his first PBA regional tournament win.

The Merced/Atwater Women’s 500 Club is hosting one of their annual tournaments this Sunday at Bellevue Bowl starting at 1:30 p.m. The tourney consists of teams with a local 500 club member and a woman non-member guest.

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Joe Scarborough, of Charlotte, N.C., recorded the first 900 series in Professional Bowlers Association history Sunday when he completed the feat in the PBA50 Sun Bowl at The Villages in The Villages, Fla.

Joe Scarborough of Charlotte opened the first round of qualifying in the PBA50 Sun Bowl on Sunday with three games of 300, throwing 36 consecutive strikes.

One week after the Boston Marathon bombings, doctors say everyone injured in the blasts who made it alive to a hospital now seems likely to survive.

No one under 21 would be able to buy cigarettes in New York City, under a new proposal announced Monday that marks the latest in a decade of moves to crack down on smoking in the nation's largest city.

Featuring roughly 40 bowlers competing for a $2,000 top prize, the event will showcase local athletes Rudy Ancheta and Jim O'Brien, who earned their entries during three qualifiers held recently on Hawaii Island.