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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 21 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 36 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. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    We are about to both play the amatuer events in Sacramento and have never both done one together so we’re…

  2. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    The lack of difference between events seems like a big contributor to this

  3. Dan Beeman on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I just got done playing 2 hours of really fun pickleball with friends on our local courts. While I am…

  4. Deb Waldin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I stopped watching PB tournaments a year ago because…watching Anna Leigh win every single time got very old. Good for…

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