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MLP 2025 Waiver Wire Period #2 Breakdown and Reactions

June 21, 2025June 21, 2025 admin 6 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

The second and final Premier level waiver period started on Monday, and we saw a slew of moves despite only

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News Opinion 

New Jersey 5’s Reacquire Mari Humberg in MLP‘s Biggest Trade of 2025

June 20, 2025 admin 8 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

This may be the most consequential MLP trade of the past two seasons. And potentially the most consequential since the

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Takeaways 

MLP Daytona 2025 – 7 Takeaways – “Sample Size”

June 11, 2025 admin 1 Comment Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

We have had a couple of very busy life weeks and didn’t come out with any takeaways after MLP Phoenix.

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Takeaways 

MLP Austin 2025 – 5 Takeaways – There’s Nothing Else Like It

May 29, 2025 admin 8 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

Week 1 of the back-to-back-to-back MLPs wrapped up on the Memorial Day holiday and what a weekend it was. Can

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Opinion Previews 

MLP 2025 Power Rankings 2.0

May 22, 2025 admin 0 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

We are about to begin a stretch of 3 straight weeks of MLP tournaments. MLP Austin will be happening on

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Takeaways 

PPA Tour Atlanta Pickleball Championship – 5 Takeaways – Men’s Doubles is a Gauntlet

May 19, 2025 admin 3 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

The PPA is making a very concerted effort to differentiate some of these slams from their regular tournaments. Progressive draws,

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Takeaways 

MLP Columbus 2025 – 5 Takeaways – Can Anyone Catch the Flash and the Shock?

May 6, 2025May 7, 2025 admin 1 Comment Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It has been a fascinating start to the MLP season as the first two weekends were overshadowed by incidents involving

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Random Thoughts 

MLP Columbus 2025 – Live-ish Random Thoughts

May 1, 2025May 4, 2025 admin 14 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp

It’s a weird feeling having an MLP event on back-to-back weeks. We did have this last year when the first

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Takeaways 

MLP Orlando 2025 – 3 Takeaways – Predictably Predictable

April 30, 2025May 1, 2025 admin 1 Comment Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

The season opening MLP event in Orlando felt like it had more going on than any MLP event we have

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MLP Orlando 2025 – Live-ish Random Thoughts

April 24, 2025April 27, 2025 admin 19 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

MLP is back and we are also back with our first live-ish blog for an event in a long time.

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Have Your Say!

  1. admin on NML’s 2026 UPA Power Rankings v. 3.0 – MenOctober 31, 2026

    Don’t think his results warrant that yet but it’ll be interesting to see how he does if he can get…

  2. BamaEddie on NML’s 2026 UPA Power Rankings v. 3.0 – MenOctober 29, 2026

    I think I'd have Roscoe in the Top 15 and curious how he does with some new partners next season.

  3. admin on NML’s 2026 UPA Power Rankings v. 3.0 – WomenOctober 28, 2026

    appreciate that on the grammar! Duly noted From a pb standpoint, it does feel like the depth of the women’s…

  4. Dan on NML’s 2026 UPA Power Rankings v. 3.0 – WomenOctober 28, 2026

    Some of the 30+ legacy players are definitely on their way out. It's nice to see the new faces. I…

  5. NML’s 2026 UPA Power Rankings v. 3.0 – Women – NML Pickleball on NML’s 2026 UPA Player Power Rankings v. 2.0 – WomenOctober 28, 2026

    […] haven’t done any player power rankings since May, and we haven’t posted anything since the end of the MLP season.…

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