Owen’s Craft Mixers has been named the official mixer of the 2025 PBA Tour as part of a sponsorship agreement for the ’25 season. Owen’s will receive naming rights for the PBA Owen’s Illinois Classic, to be held Feb. 3-8 at Bowlero Vernon Hills in Vernon Hills, Illinois, with its championship round airing Feb. 8 […]

President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Dec. 29 at age 100, was a devout Christian, successful peanut farmer and savvy politician. But he wasn’t much of a bowler, although, like many politicians, he did campaign at bowling centers in the days they were packed with league bowlers (i.e., voters). While still governor of Georgia, […]

Go Bowling’s float at the 2025 Rose Parade, which aired Jan. 1 on NBC and ABC, among other platforms, was a visual delight, highlighting the sport’s iconic symbols: a ball, pins and a sign mirroring the Googie style of architecture popularized in the 1960s. Per parade rules, all of the surfaces on the float consisted […]

Frank Buffa, founder of Buffa Distribution in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Billiard and Bowling Institute of America’s Industry Service Award. Buffa becomes only the third non-American selected for the award, joining Ewa Mataya of Sweden (professional pool player, writer and television commentator; 1993); and fellow Swede Jorgan […]