A new documentary called “The Power of Pickleball” is now streaming on Documentary+ and will be coming to more streaming platforms in early 2026. The film, directed by Alexander Jeffery and produced by Susan Anderson, Brittany Fallow, Chris Lyon and Paul Petersen, is billed as an in-depth exploration of the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and […]
Major League Pickleball on Thursday announced that the league has partnered with Owl AI – a sports technology company that is changing how sports are judged, coached and experienced by fans. MLP will become a member of Owl AI’s “trailblazer program,” in which proprietary technologies will be used for automatic line calling and the league’s […]
A new app launching this week aims to simplify the court booking process for pickleball players – and other racket sports enthusiasts – and help facilities get the word out about their available court times. CourtsApp, which has been in the building phase for most of 2025, has officially launched on the Apple App Store […]
Several pickleball pros who are based in the U.S. and play on the PPA Tour are competing in the Vibrant Linping Hangzhou Open this week in Hangzhou, China. The PPA Tour Asia event runs from Wednesday through Saturday at Linping Sports Center, which has a capacity of more than 4,000. Read next: PPA Tour Asia […]
Christian “Tweener King” Alshon grew up in a high-achieving Florida tennis family, went 18–0 at the University of Chicago and won a D3 national title. Then he found pickleball, and everything changed. He built a brand of trick shots early on, battled for two years before winning his first singles title and eventually transformed into […]
The Los Angeles Lakers held a team pickleball tournament last week during a 5-day break in their NBA schedule. While the Lakers have some of the best players in all of basketball on their roster — LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves to name a few — the tournament was won by bench player […]
The RPM Friction Pro has been getting a lot of buzz since its release earlier this fall. Pro player James Ignatowich launched the paddle brand in late 2025, and it has been met with many players and paddle reviewers praising its performance and comparing it to some of the most popular paddles in the game. […]
JOOLA is officially opening its first retail store at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, Maryland, this week. The brick-and-mortar store opens its doors on Black Friday, marking an exciting milestone for both the brand and the sport of pickleball — to this point paddle and equipment retailers have operated almost exclusively online and through […]
There are now nearly 20 million pickleball players in the U.S., which means there’s a decent chance somebody on your holiday shopping list is an avid player. If you’re wondering what you should get that person for the holidays this year, you’ve come to the right place. Below you will find our top picks for […]
The California beach town of Carmel is likely to permanently ban pickleball after years of noise complaints from neighbors who live near the only public courts in the area. The town’s city council unanimously voted earlier this month to review a permanent ban on pickleball at the courts in Forest Hill Park after initially enacting […]
