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BPAA cancels U.S. Opens for 2015 — and future looks bleak

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, May 3, 2014 4:00 pm
BPAA cancels U.S. Opens for 2015 — and future looks bleak
Could Liz Johnson and Wes Malott be bowling' final U.S. Open champions? Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
This is one of the saddest stories I have ever written. Bowling’s inability to attract sponsors from outside the industry has spelled doom for the U.S. Opens for 2015, BPAA tournament committee chairman John Losito told 11thFrame.com on Saturday. And the future looks bleak if something can’t be found to change that situation, Losito added. “Strike Ten did everything in its power, but it couldn’t find any (outside) sponsors,” Losito said, calling it a...