World No. 1 women’s pickleball player Anna Leigh Waters appeared in a live interview on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Thursday afternoon from the Major League Pickleball Mid-Season Tournament. SportsCenter was on scene as part of its “50 States in 50 Days” tour, which celebrates local sports stories and traditions across the country. The tournament in Grand […]
In addition to shifting to a new prize-money structure next year, the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball will also be implementing an automated line call system in partnership with PlayReplay, a sports technology company specializing in AI-powered line calling and performance analytics. The two big changes in 2026 for the United Pickleball Association — the […]
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 […]
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 […]
