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What Ben Johns and the Eye-Gate Debacle Tells Us About the UPA’s Investment in MLP

May 4, 2025May 4, 2025 admin 19 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Drama is good for the sport of the pickleball. Storylines that go beyond the on-court action is what keeps a

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MLP Dallas Challenger Shuffle Draft Reaction

October 12, 2023October 12, 2023 admin 9 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Challenger Shuffle Draft Reaction.

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NML Pickleball Podcast Ep. 8 – Jillian Braverman the Paddle Crusader

October 10, 2023October 11, 2023 admin 12 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Episode 8 of the NML Pickleball Podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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Bryan Brothers Reportedly Talking With MLP and PPA About Signing Long-Term Deal

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 admin 10 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Thoughts on the news that the Bryan brothers may be coming to pro pickleball.

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MLP and PPA Announce Merger as Big Questions Remain for the Future of Pro Pickleball

September 13, 2023September 14, 2023 admin 31 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, DUPR, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

The merger announced between MLP and the PPA brings more questions on the future of pro pickleball.

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Winners and Losers of Latest Tour Wars Battle Between the PPA and MLP

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 admin 35 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Winners and Losers of the latest Tour Wars chapter.

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MLP Lands Johnson 5 and Potential Knockout Blow

August 31, 2023September 5, 2023 admin 11 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Riley Newman, Tyson McGuffin

Reaction to the news of the Johnson 5 going to MLP.

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MLP vs. PPA Tour Wars Mailbag

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 admin 23 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

NML answers the questions you had for us about the Tour Wars in our first ever mailbag.

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3 Takeaways from the Latest Tour Wars Saga Between MLP and the PPA

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 admin 32 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Takeaways from the latest Tour Wars saga between MLP and the PPA.

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MLP and PPA Announce Mass Signings of Players as Feelings of Deja Vu Rock the Tour Wars

August 26, 2023August 27, 2023 admin 40 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Riley Newman, Tyson McGuffin

Reacting to what may be the wildest day in pro pickleball history following the mass announcement of signings by MLP and the PPA.

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  1. MLP Columbus 2025 – 5 Takeaways – Can Anyone Catch the Flash and the Shock? – NML Pickleball on What Ben Johns and the Eye-Gate Debacle Tells Us About the UPA’s Investment in MLPMay 6, 2025

    […] big B word situation seems like eons ago and so insignificant compared to what ol’ Benny Boy did in Columbus. Despite the overshadowing…

  2. MLP Columbus 2025 – 5 Takeaways – Can Anyone Catch the Flash and the Shock? – NML Pickleball on What to Make of the Hayden Patriquin-Anna Leigh Waters Drama?May 6, 2025

    […] first two weekends were overshadowed by incidents involving the sports two biggest stars. The Anna Leigh Waters-Hayden Patriquin big B…

  3. admin on What Ben Johns and the Eye-Gate Debacle Tells Us About the UPA’s Investment in MLPMay 6, 2025

    This is a very good point of reference and one we wish we would have thought to include in the…

  4. Benjamin P. on What Ben Johns and the Eye-Gate Debacle Tells Us About the UPA’s Investment in MLPMay 6, 2025

    Wasn't Andrei fined $50k and suspended for 60 days for accidentally submitting a paddle with pine tar residue on it…

  5. Big E in Bama on What Ben Johns and the Eye-Gate Debacle Tells Us About the UPA’s Investment in MLPMay 5, 2025

    Ben should have had more input into who to draft than just his brother. Dundon may not care a lot…

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