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Special Olympics Champ Challenges First Bowler

Mar 20, 2009 11:21 AM CDT

Special Olympics Champ Challenges First Bowler

He's confident he can outroll the President

(Newser) - Kolan McConiughey says he’s confident he can beat Barack Obama in a bowling matchup, despite the president’s recent improvement to a score of 129. The Special Olympics champion, who has three perfect games on his record and averages 266, tells TMZ that "he’s cool, but he...

Aussie Grabs Bowling World
With Both Hands

Feb 5, 2009 2:12 PM CST

Aussie Grabs Bowling World With Both Hands

But will his back hold up?

(Newser) - Jason Belmonte could single-handedly change bowling forever—or is that double-handedly? The 25-year-old Australian has the charm and talent to be a star in a sport that badly needs one, but what’s made him a YouTube sensation is his novel delivery style, the Wall Street Journal reports: a two-handed...

Hoops Fans Await Jump Shots at White House

Jan 10, 2009 2:17 PM CST

Hoops Fans Await Jump Shots at White House

(Newser) - It's no secret that Barack Obama is an avid hoopster and that his presidency could usher in an era of basketball diplomacy, but a New York Times feature on the politics of presidential sports notes a potential hurdle for the president-elect: He's inheriting a cruddy basketball court. Little-used since Bush...

Newser Crushes HighBeam
(in Game 3)

Mar 17, 2007 8:00 AM CDT

Newser Crushes HighBeam (in Game 3)

HighBeam defeats Newser in the series

(Newser) - In a surprising comeback, the Newser Ninjas crushed the HighBeam Highlanders in the third game of their semi-annual competition. After the game, Newser captain John Filut summarized his participation, saying, "I was proud to win with a high score of 195, but I felt sorry for the HighBeam bowlers...

Ninjas Slice Through Bowling Competition

Jan 1, 2007 8:00 AM CST

Ninjas Slice Through Bowling Competition

Newser sends HighBeam home

(Newser) - Like Darth Vader striking down Obi-Wan, the Newser Ninjas bowling team shut out the HighBeam Highlanders in the first annual HighBeam Subsidiary Bowling Tournament of Champions. The tournament was to be a best-of-three matchup, but the Ninjas only needed two rounds to finish the job, scoring more than 1,000...