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For starters, I have interacted with pool's fan base on a regular basis since 1976, having attended several hundred events live over...

I know several top level pool players who are excellent golfers also. Must be something about whacking a ball with a stick.

It has been suggested by some who've played this way that it's inadvisable to make a ball on the break as the one pushing out is, on...

Regardless of its source, the picture is a meaningful trip down memory lane. Pro players were always associated with cigarettes and...

Seems to go with the territory. Johnny Archer, Kim Davenport, Jeremy Jones, Earl Strickland, Nick Varner and, yes, even Jean Balukas...

On May 7, a letter issued jointly by WPA and Matchroom offered “an agreement has been reached, ensuring that WNT events will be ratified...

John is one of the greatest natural talents to ever pick up a cue. Often associated with his straight pool exploits alone, people tend...

Sigh, when will they stop trying to turn 9-ball into 10-ball or snooker? 9-ball is supposed to be packs and fast action. So is WPA now...

Yes, it has between tried. Pat Fleming staged a "mandatory push after the break" style event at the Derby about a decade ago (?2014?)...

Yeah. Having neutral rackers has been a big step forward in our sport, but if the refs give bad racks, it defeats the purpose.

Sounds like you already know, with respect to the stroke, what the ingredients for success are. Stance, grip, bridge, pre-shot routine...

So in One Pocket we're going to spot four more balls in the kitchen to speed the game up and in the Rotation games we're going to an...

Speaking of "a full match" AND Shane Van Boening, most impressive match to me was Shane and Josh Roberts 8-ball match where in 15 games...

If we're talking Shane and 8-ball, his best ever effort was at the 2013 US Open 8ball final, played on the big tables. Biado and Shane...

When Darren Appleton kicked my ass 10-0 playing 10ball at the 2010 World Team Championship in like 20 minutes (he was the world champion...