Pickleball has exploded in popularity; is it here to stay? (Photo of John Merrill of South … [+] Setauket, New York and Jerry Byrne of Northport, New York by Raychel Brightman/Newsday RM via Get...
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Federico Staksrud Topples The GOAT At The Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Professional Pickleball Association Event
Federico Staksrud gave #1 Ben Johns his first singles loss of the season. (Photo From Sept 2022 APP … [+] Chicago Open by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Getty Images Event #3 of the 2023 season of...
Parris Todd And Hunter Johnson Collect More Silverware At The APP Daytona Pickleball Open
Hunter Johnson overcame his own twin brother to take singles gold. (Photo from APP Chicago Open, … [+] September 2022 by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Getty Images More than 1,100 professionals a...
Johns And Waters Repeat Their Triple Crowns In Phoenix’s Professional Pickleball Association Desert Ridge Open
#1 Johns secures his second Triple-Crown in as many 2023 events at the Desert Ridge Open in Phoenix. … [+] (Photo from 2022 Indian Wells by Bruce Yeung/Getty Images) Getty Images The second even...
Pickleball Lands A Few Television Deals
COLUMBUS, OHIO – OCTOBER 15: Zane Navratil and Parris Todd of BLQK celebrate a point during a group … [+] play Major League Pickleball match against the Florida Smash at Pickle & Chill...
Tennis Channel to air Major League Pickleball tournament matches
The Tennis Channel is embracing pickleball. Major League Pickleball announced Thursday the cable channel will broadcast the league’s premier level tournament semifinals and finals in Mesa, Arizo...
Johns And Waters Both Win Triple Crowns At PPA Season Opener
Ben Johns starts off his 2023 season with 3 statement wins. (Photo from US Nationals 2022 by Bruce … [+] Yeung/Getty Images) Getty Images The first Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) tour...
Parris Todd Earns A Triple Crown At APP Tour 2023 Opener
Parris Todd takes the triple crown at the APP’s first event of 2023. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty … [+] Images) Getty Images The first event of the 2023 Association of Pickleball Professio...
The 2023 Pickleball Season Kicks Off With Rule Changes From the USAPA
A pickleball player (Glen Jordan) gets ready to serve while playing at Sunset Ridge Golf Course in … [+] Westbrook on Friday, July 5, 2013. Pickleball is a game similar to tennis, played with ov...
Naomi Osaka And Patrick Mahomes Join Wave Of Celebrities Investing In Pickleball
Naomi Osaka at the Miami Open in March. Robert Prange/Getty Images Following in the footsteps of NBA stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant, tennis ace Naomi Osaka and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patr...
Shaq and Alonzo Mourning talk charity, NBA basketball and pickleball
The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation & Icy Hot unveil the latest “Comebaq Court,” refurbished athletic spaces helping underserved communities get back in the game, in collaboration wi...
Major League Pickleball merges with PPA’s week-old VIBE League
Jorja Johnson of the Hard Eights celebrates a point with teammate Cierra Gaytan-Leach during the Major League Pickleball finals match against BLQK at Pickle & Chill on October 16, 2022 in Columbus...
Kevin Durant Buys Pro Pickleball Team—Joining Brady And LeBron As Owners
Topline NBA star Kevin Durant bought an expansion team in Major League Pickleball, the league announced Thursday, joining the rapidly expanding outfit with a star-studded cast of owners including mult...
Kevin Durant Follows LeBron James In Becoming Team Owner In Professional Pickleball League
Kevin Durant is the latest NBA star and professional athlete to join the team ownership ranks in … [+] Major League Pickleball. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Getty Images Kevin Durant has purchas...
Kevin Durant is latest athlete to buy into Major League Pickleball
Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles during the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center on May 16, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Sarah Stier | Getty Ima...
Why pickleball has NBA’s LeBron James and NFL’s Tom Brady investing
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America, with over 4.8 million people playing the game. However, its rapid growth has caused some growing pains, stemming from competing professional leagues...
Tom Brady Is Latest Pro Athlete To Join Pro Pickleball Ownership Ranks
Tom Brady, who won his fifth Super Bowl title with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is part of Major League … [+] Pickleball’s newest team ownership group. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Ge...
Tom Brady and Kim Clijsters become Major League Pickleball team owners
Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws against the New Orleans Saints during the second quarter at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris Graythen | G...
LeBron James And Draymond Green Part Of Professional Pickleball’s Newest Ownership Group
LeBron James and Draymond Green have met in the NBA Finals and now they’re teammates in Major League … [+] Pickleball’s newest ownership group. (Photo credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP v...
Pickleball Embraces Golf’s Country Club Model With New $180 Million Florida Venture
The Pickleball Club – Lakewood Ranch is a new indoor private club dedicated to the sport of … [+] pickleball that’s set to open in December. With 12 indoor courts and two outdoor cou...
Drew Brees Becomes A Team Owner, In Pickleball
Drew Brees (left) and Major League Pickleball founder Steve Kuhn (right). Brees, who ranks second in … [+] NFL history to Tom Brady in passing yardage and touchdown passes, has joined MLP as a p...
Drew Brees is now a co-owner of a professional pickleball team
Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints Gregory Shamus | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Retired NFL superstar Drew Brees is the latest major sports figure to get in on the pickleball craze. Major L...
Yonex Enters Pickleball Space With Ezone, Vcore Paddles
The new Yonex Ezone pickleball paddle focuses on a large sweet spot for power, similar to the … [+] brand’s tennis racket of the same name. Yonex The rise of pickleball has hit Japanese ra...
Pickleball translates into big business with tournaments, investments
Two men play pickleball. Seth McConnell | Denver Post | Getty Images About eight years ago, when brothers Rob Barnes, then 19, and Mike Barnes, then 21, founded a pickleball paddle-maker, they encoun...
Selkirk Embracing High-Tech Materials, Research In Pickleball Paddles
Selkirk Sports launched a Selkirk Labs line to let consumers test new prototype pickleball paddles. Jack Saber Brothers Rob and Mike Barnes wanted to elevate pickleball equipment from the time the two...