CBS Sports Network To Televise Major Bowling Events In 2015 Including US Open

By Stars & Strikes Newsmagazine

ARLINGTON, Texas - The United States Bowling Congress has reached an agreement with CBS Sports Network to televise 10 major championship bowling events in 2015, highlighted by the Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open, providing a new level of national television coverage for the sport. Live coverage on CBS Sports Network also includes the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour Championship. The rapidly growing Junior Gold Championships presented by Storm, Roto Grip and Master will be televised for the first time, while the XBowling Intercollegiate Championships return to the Network.

"This television package demonstrates the future for the sport we can build when everyone in bowling comes together," United States Bowling Congress Executive Director Chad Murphy said. "This was only possible thanks to the collective leadership of the boards at the International Bowling Campus, commitment from our industry partners and support from parents and bowlers."

The Bowlmore AMF US Opens and PWBA Tour Championship will be televised live on Sundays, beginning on Sunday, Sept. 6. The schedule calls for the X Bowling Intercollegiate Championships to air as a four-telecast series on Mondays in May, while Junior Gold Championships will air as a three-telecast series Tuesdays in August. The complete television schedule is listed below. "When you look at this package, we have exposure to bowling at all levels," Bowling Proprietors' Association of America Executive Director Frank DeSocio said. "From our youth programs to college to the professional level, these outstanding events will receive great national attention."

CBS Sports Network telecast schedule (all times Eastern; subject to change):

-XBowling Intercollegiate Championships, Northrock Lanes, Wichita, Kansas - Monday, May 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 7 p.m.

- Junior Gold Championships presented by Storm, Roto Grip and Master, Stardust Bowl, Addison, Illinois - Tuesday, Aug. 4, 11 and 18 at 10 p.m.

-Bowlmor AMF U.S. Women's Open, Brunswick Zone Carolier, North Brunswick, New Jersey - Sunday, Sept. 6, 1 p.m. (live broadcast)

-PWBA Tour Championship, location - TBD