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Bowlero puts its money where its mouth is with a $400,000 boost to 2020 PBA Tour on FOX Sports tourneys — here's what needs to happen next

This is just what anyone who loves bowling and the PBA hoped for when Bowlero's purchase of the PBA was announced. But history offers a cautionary lesson in the form of the PBA Tour of the first years under owners Chris Peters, Rob Glaser and Mike Slade.

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Jesse Brown fires perfect game to highlight Wednesday scoring

Hannah Yelk fires 736, Becky James slams 725 to top Tuesday scoring

Dan Miyamoto beats top seed Joel Carlson to win South Point Senior Shootout Turbo Challenge

Leaderboard gets a re-write heading into final weekend of Madison Area USBC Senior Open Championships — aka Senior City Tournament — at Riviera Bowl in Sauk City

Matt Ruhland fires 778, Melissa Judd slams 697 to top Monday scoring

Bo Goergen wins South Point Senior Shootout Cook’s Bowling Supply Sweeper

Doug Leikness falls a pin shy of perfection, John Hjortland fires 796, Meredith Holt slams 685

Ken Kempf beats Lyle Kuhlmann to win Wolf River Scratch Bowlers Tour at Nelson's Strike Zone in Waupaca

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2019 USBC Open Championships lane patterns and scores continue trend by staying close to 2018 and 2017

Ryan Mouw, Cotie Holbek again prove that bowling early is no obstacle to winning eagles at USBC Open Championships as 2019 tournament concludes

Team chemistry the key to budding Higgy’s Aquarium dynasty, Dan Higgins says after taking team Eagle at 2019 USBC Open Championships

Higgy's Aquarium firing 3,362 to take team lead at 2019 USBC Open Championships can't help but raise ‘What if?’ questions

Update: Reno City Council votes unanimously to move forward with plan for redevelopment of ex-bus station next to National Bowling Stadium that would include additional sports uses for Stadium, TV station reports

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Latest Headlines

Jesse Brown fires perfect game to highlight Wednesday scoring

Hannah Yelk fires 736, Becky James slams 725 to top Tuesday scoring

Dan Miyamoto beats top seed Joel Carlson to win South Point Senior Shootout Turbo Challenge

Leaderboard gets a re-write heading into final weekend of Madison Area USBC Senior Open Championships — aka Senior City Tournament — at Riviera Bowl in Sauk City

Matt Ruhland fires 778, Melissa Judd slams 697 to top Monday scoring

Bo Goergen wins South Point Senior Shootout Cook’s Bowling Supply Sweeper

Doug Leikness falls a pin shy of perfection, John Hjortland fires 796, Meredith Holt slams 685

Ken Kempf beats Lyle Kuhlmann to win Wolf River Scratch Bowlers Tour at Nelson's Strike Zone in Waupaca

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Latest OC Headlines

2019 USBC Open Championships lane patterns and scores continue trend by staying close to 2018 and 2017

Ryan Mouw, Cotie Holbek again prove that bowling early is no obstacle to winning eagles at USBC Open Championships as 2019 tournament concludes

Team chemistry the key to budding Higgy’s Aquarium dynasty, Dan Higgins says after taking team Eagle at 2019 USBC Open Championships

Higgy's Aquarium firing 3,362 to take team lead at 2019 USBC Open Championships can't help but raise ‘What if?’ questions

Update: Reno City Council votes unanimously to move forward with plan for redevelopment of ex-bus station next to National Bowling Stadium that would include additional sports uses for Stadium, TV station reports

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