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The second day of the preliminaries concluded at the USBA Three Cushion National Championship in Las Vegas without any major surprises. In flight A, Pedro Piedrabuena, appears to be in top form as he began the defense of his 2011 crown. His hardest matches remain to be played on the last day...

I am sorry and sad to announce that it is HIGHLY unlikely that the nationals will be live streamed. It is a long story, but Steve Elzinger's illness and death created the first obstacle. We lined up a substitute, but he had to cancel because of work commitments. We switched to lining up a...

The host sent me an email. The paper was not about billiards in any sense. The paper used a billiard analogy in explaining a three-part coordination among industry, government and academia. Andy J. USBA President

No USBA board member attended. I did ask the University for a video of the lecture or a copy of any paper or materials distributed at the lecture. I have not received a response to my request. I plan to follow up later this week. Andy J. USBA President

Sal DiNenna of Massachusetts won the cue in the raffle. Andy J. USBA President

We should be able to keep the information flowing now. The internet failed at the venue yesterday, which caused many problems with getting the live stream up. With luck, it works today. Stories and revised charts will be posted at Professor Q Ball (if the internet holds up). Some great play...

The event is underway. I'll be sending out info as I get it. I may be able to post charts tomorrow. Play will run from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. today, tomorrow and Saturday. Sunday's play will conclude around 4:00 p.m. We're still working on live streaming but have encountered a variety of...

I called Merrill Hughes, USBA board member, who drove to MGM to gather some intel. He called back while driving home on the Long Island Expressway. The connection was bad and the traffic drowned out much of what he said. He spoke in clipped sentences but in a calm voice, like Murrow in London...

I've been asked recently by several players about the schedule for the 2012 nationals. The tentative schedule is as follows: Saturday, May 5: Player registration, practice time and players' meeting in the evening (7:00 p.m.) Sunday, May 6: Play begins in the morning, either 9:00 or 9:30...

I've booked my flight and plan to play in the qualifier. I've been talking to a few other players about attending, but whoever wants to play should call Jamie. He's done a lot of hard work, and we need to get this qualifier off the ground. Andy J. USBA President

I will be present at the Champion-of-Champions event. I'll be helping out Paul Frankel and Charlie Brown--vacuuming tables, cleaning balls, keeping score, etc. I'll also be manning the USBA/Professor Q Ball booth, hoping to land some more USBA members. (We'll have a special membership...