E.J. Tackett, Ryan Barnes, Deo Benard, and Chris Via were announced this week as the winners of the major 2025 PBA Tour awards. Tackett won his third straight and fourth overall Player of the Year award, putting him in territory only legends have traversed before him. Barnes earned Rookie of the Year. Benard was honored with the Tony Reyes Community Service Award. And Via’s peers voted him the Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award winner. I voted for Tackett and Barnes, with my reasoning —...