It’s no secret that the legacy tennis brands have struggled to gain a foothold in the pickleball industry over the past several years. Many have had the same experience to some extent, releasing paddles that are solid from a performance standpoint but don’t quite catch on with the pickleball masses. Given that reality, HEAD has […]
We got an early look this week at Ben Stiller’s new pickleball comedy “The Dink” featuring Jake Johnson as a washed-up former tennis star who starts playing pickleball as he recovers from an injury. “The Dink” features several big-name stars, including Johnson, Stiller, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Chloe Fineman, Aaron Chen, Patton Oswalt, Chris Parnell and Christine Taylor. Former […]
Major League Pickleball is heading back to Sportime Randall’s Island in New York, New York, this week. It’s the second straight year the massive tennis facility has hosted an MLP event. The event — hosted by the Brooklyn Pickleball Team — starts Thursday and runs through Sunday. There are 11 teams in the field this […]
The Major League Pickleball 2026 trade deadline is fast approaching, and several teams are making moves to bolster their lineups heading into the home stretch of the regular season. The deadline was initially June 30, but was bumped back to July 12 and then bumped back again to July 20 (we think for the last […]
The Columbus Sliders were the talk of Major League Pickleball heading into this week’s event in St. Petersburg, Florida. Last weekend they made a blockbuster trade to acquire Tyra Black, giving them four starters (Parris Todd, Tyra Black, Andrei Daescu and CJ Klinger) who are all Top 10 doubles players on the PPA Tour — […]
Major League Pickleball is making its debut in St. Petersburg, Florida, this week for Week 5 of the regular season. The event — hosted by the Florida Smash — will be held at St. Pete Athletic, which opened in late 2025 and is regarded as one of the best indoor pickleball facilities in the country. […]
Multiple sources have confirmed to The Kitchen a blockbuster Major League Pickleball trade that sends Tyra Black from the Dallas Flash to the Columbus Sliders in exchange for rising women’s player Danni-Elle Townsend. Dallas will also get an undisclosed amount of cash as part of the deal — the max per trade is $200,000. The […]
JOOLA is hosting the fourth annual JOOLA Pickleball Celebration in early September this year, and spots are already filling up fast. The event (Sept. 4-7) includes a junior clinic in partnership with National Junior Pickleball hosted by pickleball legend Simone Jardim as well as a unique amateur team tournament – all held at the upscale […]
After a slow start to the season and a fourth-place finish in their first event, the New Jersey 5s have been perfect. They are now 12-0 in their last two events and have clawed their way back to the top of the league standings with three events (60% of their season) in the books. They […]
Major League Pickleball returns to one of the sport’s original hot spots this week: Austin, Texas. The league itself started in nearby Dripping Springs, and MLP events have been held annually in the Austin area ever since. With 3 weeks down and 7 weeks to go in the regular season, a clear group of teams […]
