NEW BEDFORD – It’s been said that lawn bowling originated in ancient Egypt. The game has been played in England since the 13th century. In New Bedford it dates back to the late 1890s, brought here by ...

At first glance, the crowd dressed in white gathered at the southwest corner of Eisenhower Park in East Meadow might look as if they’re playing bocce, the popular summer sport of backyard barbecues.

Lawn bowling: Isn’t that the same same thing as bocce? Not at all. Actually, they’re pretty similar, but don’t say that around avid players of either game. Yes, they’re both games played outdoors that ...

You’re trying to get the 3-pound ball in your hand to land as close to the small white ball as possible — but if you aim for it, you’ll almost definitely miss it. That’s the trick to lawn bowling, I ...

The afternoon sun is drying out the rink, it’s the last end of the match, and the jack is surrounded. What do you do? Heave and hope to cut your losses, or use your bias to bowl your way to victory?

Brian O'Byrne rolls his bowl toward the jack. Their lawn bowling rink has lights so they can play at night. Essex County Lawn Bowling Club has been around Watsessing Park since the early 1920's. They ...

It’s just fun. That’s the main reason Babs Greff has opted to surround two sides of her home with colorful bowling balls instead of the traditional forage. “They’re fun and they are deer resistant and ...

When he was 39 years old, mild-mannered Scott Roberts discovered that he had certain superpowers that went far beyond most mortals. Roberts found he had an innate sense of how spheres travel over ...