Major League Pickleball is back this week with the second event of the season in Columbus, Ohio. There will be four days of matches starting Thursday between 9 participating Premier Level teams: The Atlanta Bouncers, Carolina Pickleball Club, Chicago Slice, Columbus Sliders, Miami Pickleball Club, New York Hustlers, Orlando Squeeze, Phoenix Flames and St. Louis […]

Tennis legend Andre Agassi and world No. 1 women’s pickleball player Anna Leigh Waters won their first match Wednesday at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships, but lost their Round of 16 match later in the day. They defeated 13-year-old Stevie Petropouleas and 16-year-old Tristan Dussault 11-8, 9-11, 11-7 in the Round of 32 at the annual […]

Major League Pickleball is returning to its roots in Austin for the third event of the 2025 regular season, and it’s shaping up to be one of the league’s biggest events ever. Austin has long been one of the most well-known pickleball hotspots in the country and the first-ever Major League Pickleball event was held […]

A new report from Apple suggests people who play pickleball on a regular basis have lower rates of self-reported depression. The recent study gathered data from Apple Watch users and found that the self-reported scores of depressive symptoms were 60% lower among frequent pickleball players compared to the general population. The study’s authors delve into […]

Movie star Ryan Reynolds is rumored to be teaming up with Warner Bros. to convert several stages on the Warner Bros. property in Hollywood into pickleball courts. The “Maximum Effort Pickleball” venture is aimed at driving revenue by utilizing underused studio space. “When life gives you a production slowdown, you build a pickleball empire,” Reynolds […]

Community members and a nature group in Louisville, Kentucky, have come together to oppose a planned pickleball and tennis complex in the city’s Joe Creason Park. The 25-acre facility, which is expected to cost about $65 million, would feature dozens of tennis and pickleball courts as well as other amenities. The group, which is called […]

If you were tuning in to the last Major League Pickleball match of the weekend at the season-opening event in Orlando, you were treated to an exciting, drama-filled battle between two of the top teams in the league — the New Jersey 5s and St. Louis Shock. But the match will be remembered more for […]

Week 1 of the 2025 Major League Pickleball season wrapped up Sunday evening in Orlando, capping off a weekend that saw all 16 Premier Level teams play a total of 28 matches. Most of the matches went how many fans and pundits anticipated, with the “favorites” winning at a high clip. There were plenty of […]

Pickleball Kingdom, a premier brand that is expected to have more than 50 indoor pickleball facilities throughout the U.S. by the end of 2025, has recently opened seven new facilities in Wisconsin, South Carolina, New Jersey, Tennessee and Washington. Together, the new facilities total 90 new courts and each will offer leagues for all skill levels, daily […]