The age-old question of whether bowling is a sport, recreation or business may finally have been definitively answered June 27-July 1 at International Bowl Expo 2010 in Las Vegas. After years of arguing that it had to be one or the other, it was apparent to the thousands in attendance that bowling indeed is all of them together. And that seemed okay to the many experts there. So with all the talk about the sport, recreation and business of bowling
all being good, where does the industry go from here?
Country music star Taylor Swift edged out pop singer Justin Bieber to become the 2010 inductee into the Celebrity Bowling Hall of Fame. Swift earned 613,324 of the nearly 1.3 million votes cast during the past month on gobowling.com. Bieber finished with 608,015 votes. "In many ways Taylor Swift perfectly represents the current face of bowling, especially as the sport enjoys unprecedented growth in popularity among youth, women and young adults," said BPAA Executive Director Steve Johnson
National Bowling Week returns in 2010 with a familiar goal but an earlier date. For the third straight year, the goal is to set a world record for most games bowled in a 24-hour period. With a high of 741,821 games recorded in 2009, NBW organizers hoping to top one million games this year on Saturday, Aug. 7. This year's version, with a theme of "Bowling: More Fun Than Ever,"
begins July 31. 
While Sarah Palin (r.) was the biggest name to appear at International Bowl Expo in Las Vegas, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate took a back seat to an announcement made minutes after finishing her keynote address Wednesday morning. Palin learned of the return of the U.S. Women's Open in 2011 presented by the brands of Ebonite International.
Whether you agree with her political views or not, Sarah Palin knows how to tailor a speech to her audience. Wednesday morning at the International Bowl Expo in Las Vegas, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee (center) came well prepared to talk to a group of bowling center owners and industry leaders. "You are an audience full of fellow sports enthusiasts, that's how I view all of you," she said. "I grew up in a family of sportsmen.
