One by one, they step up to the shining wooden lanes with ball in hand, tasked to knock down 10 pearly-white foes set 60 feet away, for a chance at $100,000. Faces twisted in concentration and lips ...

What a difference one bowling pin can make. My fingers are wedged inside three holes of a blue bowling ball, just before I let go and watch it glide smoothly down the slick wood floor — then veer ...

Flotation is, well, a “simple” question of physics (an idea that’s flummoxed scores of physics students for centuries). Bowling balls seem heavy, and they are compared to other sports balls, which may ...