Duke, Barnes, Malott Nominated
For “Best Bowler” ESPY

Chris Barnes, Norm Duke and Wes Malott are the finalists in ESPN’s annual ESPYs sports awards competition which will conclude with the annual black-tie ESPYs Awards Show telecast Sunday, July 19, from Los Angeles.

Duke, from Clermont, Fla., won three titles – all majors and all in a row – on his way to a Tour-best $229,350 over the same 12-month span. Barnes, from Double Oak, Texas, won a pair of Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titles during calendar year 2008 and ranked second in Tour earnings with $163,330. Malott won twice and banked $125,200 in 2008.

Fan voting is currently underway on ESPN.com (look for the ESPYS link at the bottom of the home page) and ends July 11. In addition to ESPN’s “Best Bowler” category, voting is available in 36 other categories.

The ESPYs finale will take place at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 15, and will be taped to air on ESPN on Sunday, July 19, at 9 p.m. Eastern.