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 […]
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 […]
In this episode of Pickleballers, Hannah sits down with Roscoe and Jared to pull back the curtain on the Johns family, the wild early days of the PPA, and what it really took to turn pickleball into a legitimate professional sport. It’s part origin story, part behind-the-scenes tour, and entirely worth your time. Hannah opens […]
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 […]
TIME this week named Anna Leigh Waters to the magazine’s inaugural 2026 TIME100 Sports list, recognizing 100 of the most influential figures shaping the global sports landscape. It’s the latest instance of Waters, the No. 1 women’s player in the world, breaking through to mainstream media and the larger sports world. Last summer she threw out […]
For the second year in a row, Hayden Patriquin delivered a standout performance at St. Louis’ home event, this time leading the Shock to a perfect 5-0 record and their first event win of the 2026 Major League Pickleball season. St. Louis, which had finished third and second in their prior two events, got in […]
In the latest episode of Pickleballers, pro player Grayson Goldin sits down with Roscoe and Jared to share the full story of suffering two strokes at 30 years old — how it happened, what those six days in the hospital were like, and what his road back to the court has looked like. It’s one […]
We’re 2 weeks into the Major League Pickleball season, and already the events are having major implications on the playoff picture. The St. Louis Shock have underperformed relative to preseason expectations, and the team faces an important home event this week that is sure to have a big impact on their seeding at the end […]
