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BENTON, Ark. -- Any time an old clay pot gets dug out of the ground in this city, you can guarantee Arlene Hyten Rainey's telephone will ring. A few years [...]

LIKE MOST PROFESSIONAL bowlers, Finland's Mika Koivuniemi fooled around with plenty of other sports before settling on tenpins as his livelihood. That was lucky for him, as it turns out--but […]

"HOW ABOUT THE 10 MOST exciting men's bowling tournament finishes?" the boss suggested. Yeah, sure. No problem. Until you get to thinking about it. In sports, what is excitement? An […]

WHEN THE 2002-03 PBA season gets started this, fall, the bowlers objectives will be familiar: Knock down more pins than the other guys and win some money. For the PBA […]

TWO-THIRDS OF FINLAND, A small nation on the northern tip of Europe, is covered by trees, so it was inevitable that at least one of its citizens should excel at […]

TWO P.M. WAITING FOR A CALL from Bob Glass, just named BOWLING BIGGEST'S Senior Pro Bowler of the Year. Interview set up for a near-deadline story. 2:30 p.m. Still waiting. […]

THE TRAGIC, HARD-TO-BELIEVE news came the morning of August 14. Earl Anthony, the man with the perfect footwork, had fallen down a flight of steps and died. The accident occurred […]

NEWS HAS BROKEN that the Bowling Hall of Fame and Museum is not included in plans for the Ballpark Village--a complex of stores and apartments--that would be part of a […]

IS THIS THE FUTURE OF BOWLing? An electronic gimmick-filled center with 32 lanes and a jewelry store instead of a pro shop? It's not a futuristic architect's drawing we're talking […]

IT WASN'T A PLACE for sissies. At Arcade Lanes, you had to lug your ball up 19 uninterrupted steps to get to the second floor, and then you'd find yourself […]

LAST FALL, IN ONE OF HIS first PBA events, Brad Angelo qualified for match play. One of his early opponents was his idol, Norm Duke, but it wasn't the first […]

A NOT-SO-CRAZY GUY in St. Louis opened an eight-lane bowling center last December. Joe Edwards designed and built Pin-Up Bowl, "the world's first bowling/martini lounge," and the in-crowd is renting […]

WHEN FINLAND'S MIKA Koivuniemi captured the U.S. Open last December, he was thought to be the first foreign-born winner of that tournament. Not so. Andy Varipapa, best known for his […]

Focuses on the professional career of bowling player Mika Koivuniemi. INSET: Mike and Mika Meet in St. Louis.

Presents a list of the top 10 most exciting men's bowling tournament finishes spanning decades. INSET: And, a Worst Finish.

Focuses on trends in success of Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). Association of PBA with cable network ESPN to increase its television ratings; Efforts of PBA to encourage participation of more bowlers in tournaments organized by it; Details of PBA tournaments to be broadcast on television in 2002; Efforts of PBA to reform its business; Expectations of PBA from four tournaments scheduled in 2002-2003.

Highlights the victory of bowler Mika Koivuniemi from Finland for the U.S. Open bowling competition. Coverage of the championship finals over the ESPN cable television network; Championship match with Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams, Jr.; Interview with Koivuniemi on the potentialities of the opponents.

Reports developments on bowling in the U.S. as of June 2002. Popularity of the Labrador retriever Bosco during bowling tournaments; Experience of two Massachusetts students Rhett Creighton and George Martin Junior at the Men's U.S. Open; Victories of Italian bowler Andy Varipapa. INSET: PBA TIDBITS.

Focuses on developments related to bowling in the United States, current as of August 1999. Includes the inaugural New York City Professional Bowlers Association Experience; Inclusion of John Jowdy into the Texas State Bowling Association Hall of Fame.

Features bowler Bryan Goebel, the 1998 Brunswick World Tournament of Champions winner. Goebel's daughter as his biggest fan; Highlights of the event; Preparation made before the event; Goebel and Hoskins as the top contenders.

Reports on how American professional bowlers and couple Carolyn and Del Ballard balance their careers and their relationship. Forms of relaxation between bowling events; Handling of career pressures; History of the Ballards' bowling careers; Major accomplishments. INSET: Love at 23rd Place.

Reports on the motion picture titled `Arcade Bowl' about bowling in St. Louis, Missouri which was finished last July 1998. Comparison to the films `Kingpin' and `The Big Lebowski'; Plot of the story.

Focuses on American woman bowler Kim Adler. Physical training program; Adler's bowling titles; Career as a professional bowler.