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MLP Playoffs 2025 (San Diego) – 5 Takeaways – The Choice Heard Around the World

August 19, 2025 admin 3 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Beer City Open, Ben Johns, Challenger division, lea jansen, LeBron James, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa

After day 1 of the MLP playoffs on Friday, it wasn’t clear if we were going to get the drama

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Newsletter Random Thoughts 

NML Newsletter Compilation – March 3rd

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 admin 4 Comments APP, app tour, Challenger division, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, shuffle draft

NML Newsletter compilation from March 3rd, 2023.

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News Opinion Recaps 

MLP Challenger Post-Mesa Shuffle Draft Reaction

March 6, 2023March 7, 2023 admin 8 Comments Challenger, Challenger division, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball, shuffle draft

Reaction to the first Challenger Shuffle Draft of 2023.

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Previews 

Major League Pickleball (MLP) 2023 Season 1 – Challenger Shuffle Draft #1 Preview

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 admin 31 Comments APP, app tour, Challenger division, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Preview for the first Shuffle Draft of MLP Season 1 for the Challenger Division

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Have Your Say!

  1. admin on PPA Tour Sacramento Open 2026 – 5 Takeaways – NML’S Amateur ExperienceApril 20, 2026

    100%. It’s a big game changer that no one else really is able to offer

  2. Kevin Hillstrom on PPA Tour Sacramento Open 2026 – 5 Takeaways – NML’S Amateur ExperienceApril 20, 2026

    I played 3.5 singles in Mesa and it was an absolute blessing to have family in three states watch my…

  3. PPA Tour Sacramento Open 2026 – 5 Takeaways – NML’S Amateur Experience – NML Pickleball on What Ben Johns and the Eye-Gate Debacle Tells Us About the UPA’s Investment in MLPApril 20, 2026

    […] Probably deserved on our end for all the Benny backdraw jokes, mopey Ben and Collin references, MLP lighting complaint…

  4. Adam on USA Pickleball Tournament of Champions (TOC) – Live BlogApril 20, 2026

    The note about Callie Smith's singles game really stood out — her athleticism always seemed like it could translate there,…

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