OVERALL TOP 5: FLYING: How will the players who competed in Asia over the last two weeks fare? KINDLING: Wooden paddles are out, today’s paddles are in. SOARING: Despite the different location and equipment, will winners in Asia and Sacramento (with the wooden paddles) be fueled with confidence? PARTNERING: New partnerships look to gel as … Read more
OVERALL TOP 5: SLIDERS ON THE MENU: All 4 MLP Premier Champion Columbus Sliders are in the tournament: Andrei Daescu, CJ Klinger, Parris Todd, and Lea Jansen. FINALS MASHUP: Jansen is paired with her Finals competitors from the New Jersey 5s (Meghan Dizon and Noe Khlif) and Andrei Daescu will play with Dizon as well. … Read more
SEPTEMBER 8-14, 2025 OVERALL TOP 5: BEST ROUND OF 64 MATCH EVER: Ben Johns (5) vs. Chris Haworth (57) on Tuesday. “QUEEN” CITY: Can Jorja Johnson and Tyra Black win back-to-back events? Plus, Anna Leigh Waters returns to singles. BEASTS: Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio have won 4 of the last 5 men’s doubles titles … Read more
Training camp for the Minnesota Wild is about to get underway on Thursday, Sept. 18, and everyone is ready for the season to get going. It’s been a long offseason, and hopefully the Wild can get off to as strong a start as last season but keep it going. Last season was Wild head coach … Read more
SEPTEMBER 8-14, 2025 OVERALL TOP 5: BEST ROUND OF 64 MATCH EVER: Ben Johns (5) vs. Chris Haworth (57) on Tuesday. “QUEEN” CITY: Can Jorja Johnson and Tyra Black win back-to-back events? Plus, Anna Leigh Waters returns to singles. BEASTS: Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio have won 4 of the last 5 men’s doubles titles … Read more
OVERALL TOP 5: SLIDERS ON THE MENU: All 4 MLP Premier Champion Columbus Sliders are in the tournament: Andrei Daescu, CJ Klinger, Parris Todd, and Lea Jansen. FINALS MASHUP: Jansen is paired with her Finals competitors from the New Jersey 5s (Meghan Dizon and Noe Khlif) and Andrei Daescu will play with Dizon as well. … Read more
OVERALL TOP 5: WELCOME BACK: First PPA tournament since San Clemente in June after an MLP-heavy summer schedule. WELCOME BACK 2.0: Players who don’t play MLP return to the court (Mary and Maggie Brascia, Matt Wright, Lucy Kovalova, Julian Arnold, and Lauren Stratman). SINGLES MINDED: Anna Bright adding singles while Anna Leigh Waters is not … Read more
Coming back from the All-Star break, the Washington Nationals are 38-58 and among one of the worst teams in all of baseball. With so many questions surrounding the Washington Nationals’ front office, there are even more questions to be answered for the on-field production. James Wood and MacKenzie Gore became first-time All-Stars this season, and … Read more
JUNE 17-22, 2025 OVERALL TOP 5: NO FAVORITE?: Men’s doubles features multiple teams that can win, with 4 different winning duos in the last 5 events. NO WAY: Anna Leigh Waters has not lost a singles match in over 12 months. NO JERSEYS: Which players will thrive without the unique pressures of the MLP season? … Read more
OVERALL TOP 5: THE BREAKUP: Anna Leigh Waters is now paired with Anna Bright while Rachel Rohrabacher and Catherine Parenteau are partners on the other side of the draw. Will they meet in the final? THE BALL: How will the bouncier Life Time ball affect play and results? THE MLP IMPACT: Some players are gaining … Read more