Life Time, the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand and operator of 785 dedicated pickleball courts across North America, is celebrating National Pickleball Month in a big way. On Saturday, April 12, Life Time will host the Inaugural Agassi Open Play Day, inviting thousands of players to take part in simultaneous open play from noon to […]
Major League Pickleball’s Orlando Squeeze and the NBA G League’s Osceola Magic pulled off a first-of-its kind collab earlier this week. Special edition Squeeze-themed jerseys were worn during a recent game by the Orlando Magic G League affiliate, which has several notable players on its roster currently, including 3-time Slam Dunk Contest Champion Mac McClung. Even […]
The PPA Tour Red Rock Open in St. George, Utah, will have a slightly different look to it this week. The tour is debuting a new format that will showcase the semifinals in each division on Saturday — that means matches (through the quarterfinal rounds) have been moved up a day from their traditional spot, […]
It’s a chronic issue that almost every player has been guilty of at some point on their pickleball journey: Overestimating your own skill level. Whether it’s a drastic overestimation or bumping yourself up by an extra half point, it’s an easy trap to fall into and one that’s not unique to pickleball – although there […]
Spring is in the air and with a revamped pro schedule in 2025 that means Major League Pickleball is near. The season-opening event is in Orlando on April 24-27 at the USTA National Campus and all 16 Premier Level teams will be in action. Buy tickets: MLP Orlando Scheduling changes this year have placed all MLP […]
There have been several Major League Pickleball trades since the Premier Level and Challenger Level free-agency drafts in early March. We’re keeping them up to date here, with analysis and updated rosters for each trade. Trades can be made until July 16 at 10 p.m. March 18 update Bay Area Breakers (Challenger) receive Alix Truong […]
Franklin has been a big player in the pickleball paddle industry for nearly a decade, going back to when they made the first Ben Johns signature paddle in the late 2010s. Their latest release – the C45° – builds off of their previous models by adding a second step in the thermoforming process, incorporating strategically […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Pickleball was the fastest growing sport in America last year. That probably sounds familiar because it’s the fourth straight year that’s been the case. There were an estimated 19.8 million players in the U.S. in 2024, an increase of 45.8% from the previous year and a 311% jump […]
We’ve now seen a month’s worth of play from Ben Johns with men’s doubles partners not named Collin, and much like the second half of 2024 with his brother, the results have been a mixed bag. He’s teamed up with three different men’s players in four tournaments since he and Collin won the PPA Tour […]
It’s official: The Major League Pickleball franchise formerly known as the Pandas is now the Nashville Chefs. And the team, which is operated by The Kitchen, is looking to make a serious run at the Challenger Level title this season. The Kitchen took over in a management role for the team in the fall of […]
