Des Moines, IA August 17, 2011 Steriods in baseball, blood doping in cycling, cheating in basketball, bad behavior in football. Today another major professional sport was stunned by controversy - professional bowling. The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) announced the completion of a 10 year investigation into the training regimens of its members.
The findings have stunned the sports world. The investigation found that roughly 100% of professional bowlers drink beer during their strict training regimens. Most consume several "brewskis" in a single training session.
Over the ten year investigation, undercover agents disguised as pro bowlers, reported participating in nightly beer drinking training sessions sometimes 3 to 4 times a week. One undercover agent, who spoke only with the promise of anonymity, said "Beer was readily available at the alleys delivered to the lanes on demand. In some cases, beer was rewarded to bowlers with the highest score supplied, free of charge, by the losers. It was rampant."
The PBA said the investigation costs over $3 million dollars, but was worth it.
"Our objective is to clean up our sport and there is not a price we wouldn't pay to do that", said PBA President Orville Shankford, "beer and bowling don't mix."
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