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[caption id="attachment_2759" align="alignright" width="150"] Rodney and Earl Strickland[/caption]Playing the role of psychologist to near perfection, Rodney Morris kept teammate Earl Strickland under control and helped prevent a European sweep of the Friday afternoon matches at the 2004 Mosconi Cup…

On the heels of near perfection from the duo of Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris, and the cool play of Gabe Owen, Team USA took a 2-1 lead over Team Europe on the opening day of play at the 2004 Mosconi Cup at the Hotel Zuiderduin in the Dutch seaside resort village of Egmond aan Zee. For the fi…

Matchroom Press Release: 16th December D Day has arrived. Tonight at the Hotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee, Holland the two six-man teams representing the United States and Europe will enter the packed arena to contest the 12th annual Mosconi Cup. Played out over four days, it features a serie…

[caption id="attachment_2752" align="alignright" width="150"] Basavich won his first major title in Reno.[/caption]At the Glass City Open in November, Danny "Kid Delicious" Basavich beat pool hero Jeremy Jones for the first time, and went on to take second place. According to the Kid, it was a highl…

Charlie Williams and Dragon Promotions have announced the enstatement of a new president, Steve Choy, and vice president, Cindy Lee. Dragon Promotions owner and founder Williams, who started the company four years ago, will be handing day-to-day operations over to the duo. Dragon Promotions curre…

Trailing badly late in the finals of the inaugural Skins Billiard Championship, steely Niels Feijen of Holland summoned the composure to win three games in a row and pocket a knee-knocking $35,000 – enough to seize the lead and eventually win the debut event. “I got out, and I didn’t know how muc…

Karen Corr won the Women's Professional Billiards Association's National 9-Ball Championship, held at the Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City, Ore, Nov. 9-14. Her triumph over Gerda Hofstatter in the final match solidified her lead over formerly dominant Allison Fisher, who took third in Oregon.…

Charles "Hillbilly" Bryant went undefeated through a 96-player field to take the $8,000 title at the Glass City Open at the Clarion Westgate hotel in Toledo, Ohio, Nov. 10-14. Bryant, for whom this is his first major pro title, beat Danny "Kid Delicious" Basavich in the final, 10-6, to take the p…