Major League Pickleball is returning to its roots in Austin this weekend, with several top Premier Level teams in action and all 6 Challenger Level teams making their debut. 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 in nearby Dripping […]
Roughly 10 million people globally have Parkinson’s disease, a neurological malady that slows movement, tightens muscles, can cause tremors, affects speech, gait and balance. There is no known cure for the disease, and the prescribed medicine has been the same for decades — Carbidopa Levodopa, which at best softens the symptoms. Intense exercise is really […]
The PPA Tour Orange County Cup is still about a month away, but on the heels of the Atlanta Pickleball Championships, there are a few interesting storylines that have emerged as we head into the summer months. Held in San Clemente, California, the Orange County Cup is one of the biggest events on the PPA […]
Players join together on one of the pickleball courts set up at Adventure Commons in south suburban Chicago. RNS photo/Bob Smietana A recent story by the Religion News Service, a national faith news outlet, highlights how more and more churches in the U.S. are beginning to offer pickleball as part of their programming. Multiple sources in […]
For those who may be unfamiliar, my name is Alex Crum, and I am a tennis coach, musician and professional pickleball player. Recently, I defeated world No. 1 singles player Federico Staksrud at the PPA Tour Atlanta Pickleball Championships, which sparked debate about singles and the role it should play in the modern pro game. […]
Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright claimed gold in their first tournament together this season on Sunday at the PPA Tour Atlanta Pickleball Championships, and Waters got her 150th career gold medal on tour in the process (she ended the day with 151). Waters and Bright took down their former partners — Catherine Parenteau and […]
When I first started playing pickleball, I was happy just to get the ball over the net. Now, after years of practice, I’m starting to really see the court, reading patterns, predicting moves and making smarter decisions. One big realization was that I had more time than I thought to make my next shot. Once […]
The PPA Tour Atlanta Pickleball Championships have given us big upsets, epic matches and a spirited debate about the state of pro singles. And we’ve only made it through Thursday. The best matches of the week are likely still to come at the tour’s second Slam of the season, which offers 2,000 ranking points to […]
Charles Barkley took a shot at pickleball this week while explaining why he chose golf as his preferred sport later in life. After broadcasting the NBA playoffs Tuesday night on the desk of TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” Barkley took a 7 a.m. flight to Birmingham so he could take part in a golf pro-am ahead […]
I’ve been using the JOOLA Tour Elite Pro pickleball bag for a couple months now, so I wanted to do a full review breaking down what I like about it and why I have moved it to the No. 1 spot on my list of the best bags designed specifically for pickleball. For starters, it’s […]
