Key strike by New Orleans Hornets' star fuels comeback in second annual fund-raising event
Chris Paul (l.) has made plenty of clutch shots during his basketball career, but in his bowling experiences, he had never thrown a bigger strike than the one he rolled in helping partner Jason Belmonte rally their team to victory in the Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational. The duo defeated LaMarr Woodley (r.) and Norm Duke in the title match, 180-177.
With the help of four Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour stars and a star-studded lineup of celebrities, New Orleans Hornets All-Star point guard Chris Paul will again highlight his "second-favorite sport" in the second annual Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational which airs Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. Celebrity icons Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Hines Ward, LaMarr WoodleyJack Del Rio teamed with PBA stars Pete Weber, Norm Duke, Wes Malott and Jason Belmonte in a unique doubles competition to benefit Paul's CP3 Foundation.
Team GEICO with Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association stars Patrick Allen, Mika Koivuniemi, Mike Wolfe, Brad Angelo, reigning Player of the Year Wes Malott and 2007-08 Player of the Year Chris Barnes took home the $108,000 first prize by winning the GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags against Team Bayer, 4-0.
The GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags heads down the homestretch this Sunday when the championship rounds air beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. After week 3, Team GEICO (pictured left) clinched a berth in the championship round with a 5-2 match play record. Sunday’s opening telecast will be the final round-robin match that will determine whether Team Lumber Liquidators or Team Bayer will advance to the championship round to battle Team GEICO in a series of singles, doubles and Baker-style team matches for the $108,000 first prize.
Second championship round spot to be decided in next Sunday’s final round-robin match
With one Baker-format match remaining, Team GEICO (Chris Barnes, pictured, reigning PBA Player of the Year Wes Malott, Patrick Allen, Mika Koivuniemi, Mike Wolfe and Brad Angelo) clinched a berth in the GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags championship round with a 5-2 record. After 11 total matches in round-robin competition, Team Lumber Liquidators and Team Bayer are battling for the second spot with 3-4 and 3-5 records, respectively.
Bowling fans will be treated to three and half hours of televised
bowling Sunday when seven matches of the GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted
by Six Flags will be aired on ESPN beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern. Team GEICO, with Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour stars Chris Barnes, Patrick Allen, Mike Wolfe, Mika Koivuniemi, reigning Player of the Year Wes Malott and Brad Angelo, has taken a 2-1 lead after four round-robin matches in the made-for-TV team tournament.
After an opening match loss in Week 1, Team GEICO, with Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour stars Chris Barnes, Patrick Allen, Mike Wolfe, Mika Koivuniemi, Wes Malott and Brad Angelo, rallied to a 2-1 record after four round-robin matches in the GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags. The made-for-TV outdoor event, televised by ESPN and conducted on specially-constructed lanes at New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, features three of the best teams ever assembled.
Three teams featuring PBA Tour's top stars continue round-robin match play
After two opening matches in the PBA GEICO Team Shootout from
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J., Team Bayer, with Lumber
Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour stars Rhino Page
(pictured), Michael Fagan, Bill O'Neill, Sean Rash, two-hander Jason
Belmonte and Tommy Jones, took a 1-0 lead. Round-robin match play continues this Sunday with four more matches
televised on ESPN beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern. In all, viewers will be
able to watch two hours of competition in the made-for-TV event.
Team Bayer, featuring Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour stars Rhino Page, Michael Fagan, Bill O'Neill, Sean Rash, two-hander Jason Belmonte and Tommy Jones, took a 1-0 lead after the first day of GEICO PBA Team Shootout competition. The GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags was conducted outdoors on specially-constructed lanes at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J., June 11-13. Round-robin team matches air Sundays on ESPN through July 12.Â
Record second televised 300 game confirms his PBA Player of the Year status
PBA Player of the Year Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, became the first bowler in PBA history to bowl two nationally-televised 300 games, defeating Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., 300-223, in the King of Bowling by Amp Energy series finale at Kegel Training Center. The victory, televised Wednesday on ESPN2, was Malott's fifth consecutive as he swept the King of Bowling series, earning a grand total of $50,000.Â
PBA Player of the Year escapes challenge by Rhino Page
PBA Player of the Year Wes Malott
(center) of Pflugerville, Texas, felt his King of Bowling crown
slipping off his head, but staged an amazing rally to defeat 2007-08
PBA Rookie of the Year Rhino Page (pictured right) of Topeka, Kan., 257-233, in the fourth installment of the special competition at Kegel Training Center. Trailing Page by 32 pins in the fifth frame of the King of Bowling
Powered by Amp Energy event, Malott threw seven strikes in a row and
got a couple of breaks from Page to retain his crown.
USBC Masters champion John Nolen, Rookie of the Year Rhino Page are Week 4 challengers
Three down and two to go for Wes Malott (center), who will take another step in his effort to run the table in the inaugural PBA King of Bowling Powered by Amp Energy.
Malott, who bowled a nationally-televised 300 game in retaining his King of Bowling crown last Wednesday against PBA superstar Walter Ray Williams Jr., will face the winner of a battle between two of the PBA's most promising young gunslingers – USBC Masters champion John Nolen (left) and 2007-08 PBA Rookie of the Year Rhino Page (right) - in Week 4.
PBA Player of the Year loses special challenge match to ESPN's Michael Wilbon
PBA Player of the Year Wes Malott (pictured) of Pflugerville, Texas, kept his King of Bowling record perfect in more ways than one on Wednesday's telecast, defeating Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right) of Ocala, Fla., 300-238, at Kegel Training Center. In the third weekly installment of the King of Bowling Powered by Amp Energy series, Malott was perfect in winning another $10,000 King of Bowling prize and becoming the fourth PBA player to throw a nationally-televised 300 game at the winningest bowler in PBA Tour history.
Third Amp Energy show features conclusion of Malott's match with ESPN's Michael Wilbon
The Professional Bowlers Association's Player of the Year Wes Malott (center) of Pflugerville, Texas has demonstrated he is unwilling to surrender his king's crown without a fight. His next challenge will come from either Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right), the all-time titles leader in PBA history or Bill O'Neill (left), a young gun eager to make Malott his first victim.
ESPN's Wilbon takes the lead on PBA Player of the Year in special challenge match
Professional Bowlers Association Player of the Year Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, held off the second challenge to his reign as King of Bowling, defeating H&R Block Tournament of Champions winner Patrick Allen (left) of Wesley Chapel, Fla., 258-234, in Wednesday's ESPN2 telecast at Kegel Training Center. Handed the advantage when Allen failed to convert the 2-4-6-10 split in his opening frame, Malott struck on eight of his first nine shots to lock up his second straight $10,000 King of Bowling prize.
PBA Player of the Year also meets PTI's Mike Wilbon on second Amp Energy show
After a successful opening test in the PBA's new King of Bowling Powered by Amp Energy series, Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, is ready to take on a
left-handed challenge Wednesday night in his second attempt to retain
his crown. Malott will bowl the
winner of a "challenge match" featuring the top two left-handers from
the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season – PBA Tournament of
Champions winner Patrick Allen (l.) and U.S. Open champion Mike Scroggins (r.).
Newly-crowned PBA Player of the Year turns back Barnes in first Amp Energy test
Newly-crowned Professional Bowlers Association Player of the Year Wes Malott
of Pflugerville, Texas, withstood the first challenge to his reign as
King of Bowling, defeating Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, in the
inaugural King of Bowling Powered by Amp Energy telecast. Trailing Barnes by nine pins after four frames, Malott when went on a
seven-strike binge, racing away to a 268-214 victory after Barnes lost
his carry. In the next show, Malott will bowl the winner of a match between Patrick Allen and Mike Scroggins.
New Jersey Theme Park to host outdoor bowling competition in June
Fifteen of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour's top competitors from the 2008-09 season will test their skills at "outdoor bowling" for the third year in a row when Six Flags in Jackson, N.J., hosts the Six Flags Summer Series III June 11-14. The annual event will involve three five-player teams in a unique round-robin competition contested on lanes built in Six Flags' New Jersey Park. ESPN will air the competition on a tape-delayed basis. Dates and times will be announced later. Wes Malott (pictured) of Pflugerville, Texas, is the only player qualified thus far, based upon his points victory in the six-tournament Versatility Swing.
First time pro athletes from other sports partner with PBA for Oct. 19 ESPN telecast
Recent Olympic gold medalists and NBA stars Chris Paul, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade (pictured with Rudy Gay and Kevin Durant) paired up with the stars of the PBA Saturday night at AMF Winston-Salem Lanes in the inaugural Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational presented by the brands of Ebonite International. The event will air on ESPN on Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. EDT. The event was held in conjunction with the Third annual Chris Paul's Winston-Salem Weekend, the signature fundraising event of the CP3 Foundation.
The much-anticipated Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational presented by the brands of Ebonite International will be taking place this Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C. at AMF Major League Lanes. The event will air on ESPN on Sunday, Oct. 19 to kick off the 2008-09 PBA Tour season, the 50th Anniversary Season. The Invitational marks the first time professional athletes from other sports will partner with professional bowlers for a bowling event with a dedicated telecast.
Chris Paul (l.) has made plenty of clutch shots during his basketball career, but in his bowling experiences, he had never thrown a bigger strike than the one he rolled in helping partner Jason Belmonte rally their team to victory in the Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational. The duo defeated LaMarr Woodley (r.) and Norm Duke in the title match, 180-177.
With the help of four Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour stars and a star-studded lineup of celebrities, New Orleans Hornets All-Star point guard Chris Paul will again highlight his "second-favorite sport" in the second annual Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational which airs Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. Celebrity icons Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Hines Ward, LaMarr Woodley Jack Del Rio teamed with PBA stars Pete Weber, Norm Duke, Wes Malott and Jason Belmonte in a unique doubles competition to benefit Paul's CP3 Foundation.
Team GEICO with Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association stars Patrick Allen, Mika Koivuniemi, Mike Wolfe, Brad Angelo, reigning Player of the Year Wes Malott and 2007-08 Player of the Year Chris Barnes took home the $108,000 first prize by winning the GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags against Team Bayer, 4-0.
The GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags heads down the homestretch this Sunday when the championship rounds air beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. After week 3, Team GEICO (pictured left) clinched a berth in the championship round with a 5-2 match play record. Sunday’s opening telecast will be the final round-robin match that will determine whether Team Lumber Liquidators or Team Bayer will advance to the championship round to battle Team GEICO in a series of singles, doubles and Baker-style team matches for the $108,000 first prize.
With one Baker-format match remaining, Team GEICO (Chris Barnes, pictured, reigning PBA Player of the Year Wes Malott, Patrick Allen, Mika Koivuniemi, Mike Wolfe and Brad Angelo) clinched a berth in the GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags championship round with a 5-2 record. After 11 total matches in round-robin competition, Team Lumber Liquidators and Team Bayer are battling for the second spot with 3-4 and 3-5 records, respectively.
Bowling fans will be treated to three and half hours of televised
bowling Sunday when seven matches of the GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted
by Six Flags will be aired on ESPN beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern. Team GEICO, with Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour stars Chris Barnes, Patrick Allen, Mike Wolfe, Mika Koivuniemi, reigning Player of the Year Wes Malott and Brad Angelo, has taken a 2-1 lead after four round-robin matches in the made-for-TV team tournament.
After two opening matches in the PBA GEICO Team Shootout from
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J., Team Bayer, with Lumber
Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour stars Rhino Page
(pictured), Michael Fagan, Bill O'Neill, Sean Rash, two-hander Jason
Belmonte and Tommy Jones, took a 1-0 lead. Round-robin match play continues this Sunday with four more matches
televised on ESPN beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern. In all, viewers will be
able to watch two hours of competition in the made-for-TV event.
Team Bayer, featuring Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour stars Rhino Page, Michael Fagan, Bill O'Neill, Sean Rash, two-hander Jason Belmonte and Tommy Jones, took a 1-0 lead after the first day of GEICO PBA Team Shootout competition. The GEICO PBA Team Shootout Hosted by Six Flags was conducted outdoors on specially-constructed lanes at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J., June 11-13. Round-robin team matches air Sundays on ESPN through July 12. 
PBA Player of the Year Wes Malott
(center) of Pflugerville, Texas, felt his King of Bowling crown
slipping off his head, but staged an amazing rally to defeat 2007-08
PBA Rookie of the Year Rhino Page (pictured right) of Topeka, Kan., 257-233, in the fourth installment of the special competition at Kegel Training Center. Trailing Page by 32 pins in the fifth frame of the King of Bowling
Powered by Amp Energy event, Malott threw seven strikes in a row and
got a couple of breaks from Page to retain his crown.
PBA Player of the Year Wes Malott (pictured) of Pflugerville, Texas, kept his King of Bowling record perfect in more ways than one on Wednesday's telecast, defeating Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right) of Ocala, Fla., 300-238, at Kegel Training Center. In the third weekly installment of the King of Bowling Powered by Amp Energy series, Malott was perfect in winning another $10,000 King of Bowling prize and becoming the fourth PBA player to throw a nationally-televised 300 game at the winningest bowler in PBA Tour history.
The Professional Bowlers Association's Player of the Year Wes Malott (center) of Pflugerville, Texas has demonstrated he is unwilling to surrender his king's crown without a fight. His next challenge will come from either Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right), the all-time titles leader in PBA history or Bill O'Neill (left), a young gun eager to make Malott his first victim.
Professional Bowlers Association Player of the Year Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, held off the second challenge to his reign as King of Bowling, defeating H&R Block Tournament of Champions winner Patrick Allen (left) of Wesley Chapel, Fla., 258-234, in Wednesday's ESPN2 telecast at Kegel Training Center. Handed the advantage when Allen failed to convert the 2-4-6-10 split in his opening frame, Malott struck on eight of his first nine shots to lock up his second straight $10,000 King of Bowling prize.
After a successful opening test in the PBA's new King of Bowling Powered by Amp Energy series, Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, is ready to take on a
left-handed challenge Wednesday night in his second attempt to retain
his crown. Malott will bowl the
winner of a "challenge match" featuring the top two left-handers from
the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season – PBA Tournament of
Champions winner Patrick Allen (l.) and U.S. Open champion Mike Scroggins (r.).
Newly-crowned Professional Bowlers Association Player of the Year Wes Malott
of Pflugerville, Texas, withstood the first challenge to his reign as
King of Bowling, defeating Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, in the
inaugural King of Bowling Powered by Amp Energy telecast. Trailing Barnes by nine pins after four frames, Malott when went on a
seven-strike binge, racing away to a 268-214 victory after Barnes lost
his carry. In the next show, Malott will bowl the winner of a match between Patrick Allen and Mike Scroggins.
Fifteen of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour's top competitors from the 2008-09 season will test their skills at "outdoor bowling" for the third year in a row when Six Flags in Jackson, N.J., hosts the Six Flags Summer Series III June 11-14. The annual event will involve three five-player teams in a unique round-robin competition contested on lanes built in Six Flags' New Jersey Park. ESPN will air the competition on a tape-delayed basis. Dates and times will be announced later. Wes Malott (pictured) of Pflugerville, Texas, is the only player qualified thus far, based upon his points victory in the six-tournament Versatility Swing. 
Recent Olympic gold medalists and NBA stars Chris Paul, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade (pictured with Rudy Gay and Kevin Durant) paired up with the stars of the PBA Saturday night at AMF Winston-Salem Lanes in the inaugural Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational presented by the brands of Ebonite International. The event will air on ESPN on Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. EDT. The event was held in conjunction with the Third annual Chris Paul's Winston-Salem Weekend, the signature fundraising event of the CP3 Foundation. 
The much-anticipated Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational presented by the brands of Ebonite International will be taking place this Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C. at AMF Major League Lanes. The event will air on ESPN on Sunday, Oct. 19 to kick off the 2008-09 PBA Tour season, the 50th Anniversary Season. The Invitational marks the first time professional athletes from other sports will partner with professional bowlers for a bowling event with a dedicated telecast. 