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MLP 2025 Offseason Premier Trade and Keeper Grades

February 19, 2025February 20, 2025 admin 13 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

For the first time in MLP’s history, we finally have some continuity. Kind of. With the league’s new keeper system,

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Opinion 

NML Pickleball Podcast Ep. 10 – Do the Best Teams Win at MLP?

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 admin 8 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Ep. 10 of the NML Pickleball Podcast.

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Recaps Takeaways 

APP Tour Houston Open – 3 Takeaways – Emerging Talent

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 admin 4 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

3 Takeaways from the APP Houston Open.

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Recaps Takeaways 

PPA Tour Las Vegas Championships and APP Tour Dallas Open – 5 Takeaways – Paddle Shenanigans Are Back

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 admin 21 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

5 Takeaways from the PPA Vegas Championships and APP Dallas Open.

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Opinion Random Thoughts 

NML Pickleball Podcast Ep. 7 – Is Ben Johns a Terrible GM?

September 26, 2023September 27, 2023 admin 2 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

NML Podcast Ep. 7 – Is Ben Johns a Terrible GM?

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Previews 

MLP Atlanta Premier Division Group Preview

September 18, 2023September 20, 2023 admin 19 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball, Riley Newman, Simone Jardim, Tyson McGuffin

Premier division group preview for MLP Atlanta.

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Opinion Random Thoughts 

NML Pickleball Podcast Ep. 6 – Is the Tour War Finally Over? Ft. Lea Jansen

September 14, 2023 admin 10 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Ep. 6 of the NML Podcast features Lea Jansen as she discusses her journey in the Tour Wars.

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News Opinion 

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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Recaps Takeaways 

PPA Tour Cincinnati Open and APP Tour New Jersey Open – 5 Takeaways – Ben Johns Hits Milestone

September 11, 2023September 12, 2023 admin 8 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 Takeaways from PPA Cincinnati and APP New Jersey.

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Opinion Random Thoughts 

NML Pickleball Podcast Ep. 5 – Zane Navratil Unfiltered

September 8, 2023 admin 12 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Ep. 5 of the NML Podcast features Zane Navratil and his unfiltered takes on pro pickleball’s Tour Wars.

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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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