As a child, Jim Barkley, Jr., used to help his father repair pool equipment. He spent a lot of time gluing tips on cues and doing other minor repairs. Funny how things come back around. After a long ...

When Dan Dishaw was 13, he began playing pool with his dad on the billiard table in his basement. He still has a billiard table; the game has been a constant in his life. Now 60, Dishaw has been ...

Business priorities: "I first wanted my cues to be good. I wanted a solid hit with very little deflection. That's what my cues are known for. "Then, I worked on the design. "The cue sells itself ...

Dad builds. Son designs. That’s a business combination that’s certainly “on cue.” From a garage in West Liberty, Iowa, Pat Diveney and his son Brian make custom pool cues. Pat has been building cues ...

Jack Riley is about to turn 67. And although he usually plays 18 holes of golf (scoring in the 80s), he often stretches a round to 27 holes. Either way, he walks every fairway. Riley brings the same ...

LOS ANGELES – A famous custom pool-cue maker has been sentenced to two years of probation for his role in trying to help export protected African elephant ivory to Taiwan. Seventy-five-year-old Cesar ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Billiards is ”one of the most popular recreational activities.” In downtown Nekoosa, between a laundromat and a childcare center sits an international business. ”Yeah, I would ...

When finicky billiard players need a cue, seldom do they browse among the mass-produced sticks stocked by sporting goods stores. They talk to someone who speaks their language and makes cues by hand ...

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary call on Tuesday that resulted in a total estimated loss of $4,800 in valuables. The victim reported someone entered his house on ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A famous custom pool cue maker has been sentenced to two years of probation for his role in trying to help export- protected African elephant ivory to Taiwan. Seventy-five-year-old ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A famous custom pool-cue maker has been sentenced to two years of probation for his role in trying to help export protected African elephant ivory to Taiwan. Seventy-five-year-old ...