Most of the NFL players who'd been to a Pro Bowl in Hawaii missed much about it last week as the game was played in Arizona for the first time.

The Professional Bowlers Tour was a staple of weekend television, pulling in huge ratings through the 1970s. But then something happened.

The Professional Bowlers Association made a tour stop this week at the AMF Thruway Lanes in Cheektowaga, giving this bowling heartland a close-up of a big-time championship for the second time in ...