E-dition No. 1,004 • Thursday, May 24, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   Special BPAA Honor for Buffaloe Brothers   Three brothers who have established a mini bowling empire in and around Raleigh, N.C. — John, Ricky and Bill Buffaloe — have been selected as the 2018 Proprietors of the Year by the Bowling Proprietors’ […]

E-dition No. 1,003 • Thursday, May 17, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   BBIA Honors BVL Chairman John LaSpina   The Billiard and Bowling Institute of America conducted its 76th annual convention at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort, which is about a 45-minute drive from Jacksonville, Fla.   In addition to the usual array […]

E-dition Nos. 1,001-1,002 • Thursday, May 10, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   Plans in Place for 2018 National Bowling Day   The bowling industry will again celebrate National Bowling Day on Saturday, Aug. 11 by offering consumers a free game at participating bowling centers across the country. Consumers will be able to go to […]

You Read That Right: The Cyber Report Turns 1,000   News of President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky had not yet become public, and Vice President Al Gore had not yet finished “inventing” the internet, which meant email usage wasn’t nearly as popular as it would become.   But that didn’t stop Jim Dressel, […]

E-dition No. 999 • Thursday, April 19, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)     USBC Agrees to In-Person Hearings, Per USOC   The United States Bowling Congress Board of Directors has adopted and modified the due-process procedures in its governing documents following a report and recommendation from the United States Olympic Committee.   The changes […]

E-dition No. 998 • Thursday, April 12, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   African Zone Confederation Inaugurated   Over the years, numerous athletes from the African continent have turned in memorable, gold medal-winning performances in the Olympic Games. Names such as David Rudisha and Ezekiel Kemboi from Kenya, Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar from Ethiopia, […]

E-dition No. 997 • Thursday, April 4, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   Dave & Buster’s to Open in Madison on Monday   And then there were two.   Two Dave & Buster’s locations in the state of Wisconsin, that is.   This coming Monday, the newest location of the dining and entertainment chain will […]

E-dition No. 996 • Thursday, March 29, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   Go Bowling Teams Up With Stewart-Haas Racing   Go Bowling, the consumer-facing brand of the bowling industry, has partnered with Stewart-Haas Racing, a championship-winning NASCAR team. Go Bowling will leverage SHR’s presence in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity […]

E-dition No. 995 • Thursday, March 22, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   More on the PBA’s New TV Deal With FOX Sports   As first reported in a special BJI Cyber Report on Monday, the Professional Bowlers Association and FOX Sports have entered into a multi-year, multi-platform agreement, making FOX Sports the new television […]