On the eve of the inaugural PBA Xtra Frame Wilmington Open last May, Anthony Simonsen found himself without his most important tool. Simonsen’s preferred bowling balls had not made it to Ten Pin Alley ...

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Go bowling almost anywhere in the world, from California to Copenhagen, and it’s going to look pretty much the same. Weighty, nearly nine-inch balls being hurled down a lane toward 10 hefty, ...

Even if you haven’t seen the 1996 cult comedy “Kingpin” about bowling and redemption, you can probably imagine Bill Murray’s indelible character Ernie (Big Ern) McCracken: With sweat on his brow and a ...

Tom Shannon, an avid bowler, threw his purple bowling ball down the lane. It landed with a thud—six feet beyond the foul line, then rolled slowly, dinging the seven pin. “I need to warm up,” said Mr.