Ben Johns was a guest on CNN News Central with Erica Hill on Friday morning while in New York for this weekend’s Major League Pickleball event. Hill and Johns discussed a wide variety of topics during the interview, from Johns’ first experience with the game to the huge growth of the sport both at the […]
Parris Todd recently joined the Pickleballers Podcast for one of our most raw, real conversations yet. She opens up about her early days as a tennis prodigy, turning pro at 14, and traveling the world alone as a teenager chasing a dream. We talk about the pressure, the sacrifices and what eventually led her to […]
We’ve been called a lot of things as pickleball players over the years. Crazy, obsessed, LOUD, annoying … the list goes on. And honestly in a lot of cases pickleball players would probably admit to being those things from time to time. But a Florida man recently took the pickleball insults to new heights when […]
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on the ONIX Pickleball blog. A few things may spring to mind when you hear the name Roxanne Pierce: Olympic gymnast, firefighter, and now a tough pro pickleball player. She is an inspiration to others for her journey from elite gymnastics competitions to a first responder and now […]
On this week’s episode of PICKLEBALLERS, Whole Foods founder John Mackey joins hosts Jared Paul and Roscoe Bellamy to talk about building a billion-dollar brand, pioneering conscious capitalism, redefining love and life in his next chapter — and why he’s all-in on pickleball. If you are an entrepreneur or are intrigued by business stories, you’re going […]
A lot of companies have started making pickleball shoes in recent years, which is no surprise given the sport’s incredible growth. But there are some red flags that consumers need to look out for before pulling the trigger on a new pair of “pickleball shoes.” In many cases, bigger brands have simply repurposed tennis shoes or […]
Federico Staksrud and adidas have officially ended their partnership in a mutual decision by the two parties, according to their statements. Staksrud had signed with the sports equipment and apparel brand back in January, which was a major development given his status as the No. 1 player in men’s doubles and men’s singles at the […]
A recent article on Pickleball.com details the pickleball boom happening at the high school level right now in Utah. The creation of the Utah High School Pickleball Association (UHSPA) less than a year ago has resulted in school clubs that train and compete against each other during a dedicated season, culminating in year-end team and […]
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 […]
