Some of you may not consider auto racing a sport (but, let’s face it, there are some who don’t consider bowling a sport), but according to this article from the Dallas Morning News, Indy Racing League driver Sam Hornish Jr. was recently honored by the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame for his charity bowling tournament in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.

SI.com noted today that newly-acquired San Francisco Giants outfielder Aaron Rowand organized bowling outings for team-building about as soon as he arrived at spring training, something a certain former Giant, whom you all may know, but I won’t mention the name of here, would never engage in.

The USBC’s site has posted a feature on Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, who is apparently a very good bowler, boasting of a 244 high game.

I think, from now on, I’ll post anything I see about players in other sports (especially the Boston teams) going bowling and file it under “cross-training” like this.

Boston.com’s Bruins blog had a note today about the Bruins going bowling as a team-building activity rather than run a normal practice. I don’t quite get the Alex Auld bowling ball reference, though.

According to this article in the Boston Herald, Red Sox outfielder J.D. Drew took up bowling in the offseason in search of a way to deal with a lower back problem that he’s had on occasion. He reports that it definitely helped. Maybe this is something that he can take up more seriously when his baseball days are done.