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Pool is as much a battle against chaos as it is a battle between two opponents. Unless you’re a pro, it’s likely you’ll misalign your cue stick with the cue ball, or miscalculate the angle for your ...

In a billiards parlor in Hoboken, New Jersey, Andy “Magic Man” Segal leans over the back table, angles his stick in the air, and stabs downward. The cue ball jumps in the air and lands on the felt, ...

When Nick Varner was a senior at Purdue University in 1969, world 14.1 pocket billiards champion Joe Balsis visited the campus for an exhibition. As the reigning ACUI national collegiate champion, ...