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PBA UNVEILS 9-EVENT SUMMER TOUR SCHEDULE
Much will be at stake when the 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Summer Tour begins at the end of June. Entry into an historic PBA event in China, a new FloBowling PBA ATX Invite special event, and the inaugural United States Bowling Congress Cup all rest in the balance when the seven-city, nine-event PBA Summer Tour begins […]
Cyber Report #1054
E-dition No. 1,054 • Friday, April 26, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) Bowland Centers Receive Bomb, Shooting Threats The Bowland center in Naples, Fla., received multiple phone threats Saturday night, prompting the center to be evacuated. According to reports, Bowland Beacon Bowl received a call at around 7:30 p.m. claiming that there was a […]
Cyber Report #1053
E-dition No. 1,053 • Friday, April 19, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) PBA Visit Benefits Local Youth in Portland, Maine Perhaps one of the reasons the fans in Portland, Maine, have embraced the Professional Bowlers Association and its players so strongly, and vice versa, is that the visits to Maine’s largest city (fewer than 67,000 […]
Cyber Report #1052
E-dition No. 1,052 • Friday, April 11, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) PBA Viewership Leaves 2018 Numbers in the Dust The PBA Tour’s historic television package with FOX Sports and its social media impact, boosted by its new relationship with FloSports, continue to show impressive gains in 2019. During the PBA World Series of Bowling […]
Cyber Report #1051
E-dition No. 1,051 • Friday, April 5, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) 19 Bowling Shows Added to CBS Sports Network Schedule In addition to its schedule of PBA Tour telecasts, CBS Sports Network will televise 19 bowling shows in 2019, with the finals of eight events televised live, including the stepladder finals of five […]
CORPORATE RAIDER IRWIN JACOBS DEAD
Irwin Jacobs, who acquired AMF Inc. in 1985 in a “hostile takeover,” has died along with his wife, Alexandra, in what is being described a murder-suicide. Both were 77. The couple was found at its home in Minnetonka, Minn. In recent years, Alexandra reportedly had been suffering from dementia, and often was seen in a […]
CBS Sports Network Adds 19 Events to Schedule
In addition to its schedule of PBA Tour telecasts, CBS Sports Network will televise 19 bowling shows in 2019, with the finals of eight events televised live, including the stepladder finals of five major tournaments. The finals of every major on the PWBA Tour will be televised live, starting with the USBC Queens stepladder finals […]
Cyber Report #1049-1050
E-dition Nos. 1,049-1,050 • Friday, March 22, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) We’re bringing you a double edition of the BJI Cyber Report today because the Report will be taking a “bye” next week. Watch your in-box on April 4 for the next edition. Meanwhile, visit bowlersjournal.com and bcmmag.com for breaking bowling business news. […]
