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Andy Varipapa was more than a trick-shot artist. At 55, he won bowling’s 100-game All-Star—and turned a $2,000 title into

Norm Duke was one of bowling’s smallest champions. As power transformed the PBA Tour, he kept winning—and finished with 40

Don Johnson’s final shot left one ten pin standing—and a $10,000 bonus unpaid. His famous 299 opens a bigger story

Bowling champions needed more than trophies to make a living. Four careers reveal the day jobs and uncertain paychecks behind

In 2010, an American woman bowled one televised 300 in Japan and took home a ten million yen bonus, about

Bowling injuries cut careers short and forced a complete rebuild. Five champions reveal the physical cost of the ball, the

Chris Barnes beat bowling robot EARL by 50 pins. The machine could already bowl 300, but repeating a delivery wasn’t

Marshall Holman’s $2,500 foul-light meltdown brought a PBA suspension. Years later, the tour encouraged the kind of antics it had

Floretta McCutcheon beat Jimmy Smith. Her free bowling lessons opened the sport to women and helped turn beginners into paying

The St. Louis Budweisers set their bowling record with one rubber ball apiece. It stood for 35 years before new