Just over a year after its grand opening, The Summit Pickleball facility is rallying Boone, NC, in the wake of the devastating hurricane Helene. The Summit has put all games on hold and opened its doors (and high ceilings) as a central drop-off point for hurricane relief supplies. When the storm tore through western North Carolina, […]
QVC just took a big swing by signing a multiyear deal with USA Pickleball, becoming its exclusive broadcaster and retail industry partner. The home shopping powerhouse is blending live sports with retail, all streaming under one roof. First up on their lineup? The 2024 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships, set to stream this November on […]
As a journalist who only truly loves one sport (you can guess which), I never gave pro athletes much thought. After all, they’re paid more than I’ll ever see in my lifetime to play, what, 25 games per year? But then I talked to some pro pickleball players. They have a much different schedule than your […]
Juan Benitez and Claudio Quinones just won $25,000 by coming in first at The Kitchen Open (TKO) 2024 in Austin, Texas. While many former tennis players bring an aggressive mindset to pickleball, Benitez and Quinones chose to outlast their opponents, relying on patience, control, and timing. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t plenty of action-packed, […]
You may know 17-year-old Anna Leigh Waters as “the Young GOAT,” the number one ranked player on the pro pickleball circuit. Now, you’ll know her as the sport’s biggest earner. According to her agent, she’s set to rake in over $3 million this year, surpassing even her Mixed Doubles partner Ben Johns’ $2.5 million salary. If you ask her […]
Rachel Stuhlmann cringes when she says the word “influencer.” But she admits that’s part of what she does and who she is: a social media star who made a name for herself in tennis before adding pickleball to her content plans. Rachel was already a standout athlete at the collegiate level, but now she’s translating her influencer interest […]
