Freeman Coney III holds a bachelor’s degree in math, a master’s degree in natural science and a doctorate in education. Accordingly, the pool-checker players on Parramore Avenue call him “Schoolboy.” ...

ALBANY, GA (WALB) - An East Point man took home the top trophy Thursday night at the American Pool Checkers Association tournament held in Albany this week. Alfred "Eastpoint" Barnett is the Top ...

James Searles, who elevated the lightning-fast form of checkers played mainly in barbershops, in parks and on sidewalks to the province of an exclusive if distinctly clamorous society — the Brooklyn ...

Going by their nicknames, you might think they were gangsters or ballplayers instead of older gents whiling away the time with a board game. There's Hit Man and Big Willie and Junebug and Chicken ...

In a Vine City shotgun house, the dying art of pool checkers, a complex variation of the popular board game, still endures. Stokes introduces us to the obscure pastime: The Georgia Pool Checkers ...