This week on PICKLEBALLERS, the crew is joined by pro Lea Jansen — one of the most intense and misunderstood players in the game — and Jason Aspes, President of the United Pickleball Association and co-founder of The Kitchen. Jansen has been on tour since pro pickleball took off in the early 2020s, so she has […]
ESPN’s flagship show SportsCenter will be on-site at this year’s Major League Pickleball Mid-Season Tournament in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The network announced Monday that the popular news and information program is traveling across the country this summer as part of its “50 States in 50 Days” tour, which will celebrate local sports stories and traditions […]
Pro player Jack Munro — who was the youngest 5.0 pickleball player in history and is known for his ambidextrous abilities on the court — recently joined the PICKLEBALLERS Podcast at our HQ in Austin, Texas. The crew chops it up about everything from Anna Leigh Waters’ dominance, the latest happenings in pickleball and strategies […]
Pickleball isn’t just fun — it’s emerging as a powerful, scientifically validated tool to improve mental health across every age group. From mood elevation and stress reduction to cognitive resilience and community strength, the data is compelling. 📊 What the research shows Adults (50+): A 2023 Frontiers in Psychology systematic review of 13 studies (~2,500 […]
Anna Leigh Waters and her mother and coach Leigh Waters recently sat down with PICKLEBALLERS co-hosts Roscoe Bellamy (pro player) and Jared Paul (founder of The Kitchen) to discuss ALW’s climb to No. 1, how Anna Leigh became a star and what it takes to continue being the most dominant player in the game. She […]
In this unfiltered episode of PICKLEBALLERS, pro player Roscoe Bellamy and The Kitchen founder Jared Paul sit down with two of the sport’s biggest stars — Federico Staksrud (world No. 1 in singles) and Dylan Frazier (former world No. 1 in doubles). What follows is a raw, hilarious and brutally honest look into the world of […]
In the premiere episode of the PICKLEBALLERS Podcast, hosts Roscoe Bellamy, Jared Paul and Dane Iliff share how they each discovered pickleball — and what made them fall in love with the fastest-growing sport in America. Roscoe is a top-ranked pro, while Jared and Dane are the minds behind The Kitchen, the largest media company […]
OnlyFans’ TV network/streaming platform will debut a pickleball-based competition show next month. The show on OFTV will be hosted by Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios and reality TV star Sophie Stonehouse (from Netflix show “Too Hot to Handle”). Well-known adult film actress Rachel Starr will be the referee for the show, which is called “Smash […]
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 […]
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 […]
