Here’s something American pickleball fans might not fully grasp: In Southeast Asia, some of the household names from the PPA Tour aren’t just seen as professional pickleball players. They’re legitimate celebrities. “It’s literally like Ben and Tyson, they were like Justin Bieber walking around the U.S.,” Eric Oncins told host Zane Navratil on this week’s … Read more
Easton Cowan and Ben Danford will be leading the Toronto Maple Leafs into battle against the Ottawa Senators for their preseason opener Sunday. Toronto released its roster for Sunday’s game, where the vast majority of veteran players are getting the afternoon off. Cowan will be afforded every chance to make the team this fall, and … Read more
In a day and age where you’ve got loyalty in football disappearing at a rate of nots, you have to be thankful to the players at your club who have remained loyal, remained respectful, and leave it all out on the pitch. Ben Chilwell has departed the club on a permanent transfer this week, joining … Read more
Ben Danford will be the Toronto Maple Leafs’ lone representative at the 2025 NHLPA Rookie Showcase that will take place at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex on September 3rd. Full list below: pic.twitter.com/7w8qU5Yxng — Marco D'Amico (@mndamico) August 26, 2025 He will get to share the ice with the likes of Matthew Schaefer, Sam Dickinson, Zayne … Read more
There’s a new pickleball comedy coming to Apple, and let us be the first to say: Did Ben Stiller steal our name for his pickleball movie? “The Dink,” starring Jake Johnson (“New Girl) and produced by Stiller (“Severance”), follows a washed-up tennis pro as he “tries to save a club by reluctantly playing pickleball to … Read more
In the third PPA Tour event in the same amount of months, drama was high, upsets were huge, and so was the temperature and humidity. Enjoy the newsletter, subscribe today and receive the next issue straight to your inbox. The Veolia PPA Bristol Open took place at the Bristol Sportsplex, in Bristol, Tennessee. It seems … Read more
A few thoughts from the single biggest win of my pro pickleball career. First off, let’s keep this win in perspective: The top 5 seeds are out of the draw, which says a lot about the state of men’s singles. I don’t think that trend is going anywhere either; singles brackets are going to be … Read more
When Michael Frankie of Texas East isn’t on a baseball diamond, he’s on the pickleball court. The Little League World Series is one of the most wholesome sporting events of the year. Taking place annually in Williamsport, PA, it unites talented tikes from 20 teams around the world to battle it out for the coveted … Read more
England and India will require a fifth day to settle their contest at Old Trafford after a mammoth stand of 174 from KL Rahul and Shubman Gill thwarted the hosts’ attempts to push for victory on Day Four – although the visitors still trail by 137. With shadows lengthening and a once vociferous crowd increasingly … Read more
In what’s being called the biggest player move in Major League Pickleball history, Ben Johns was traded Saturday from the Carolina Hogs to the LA Mad Drops. This one deal, following the recent league ban of former LA Mad Drop player Quang Duong, upends the entire MLP season and paints the playoff picture in a … Read more