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PPA Foot Solutions Arizona Grand Slam – Fantasy Draft Preview

February 16, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 7 Comments pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

This is the first in a set of back-to-back weekends for the PPA. While the top teams are more or

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Recaps 

PPA Tour Desert Ridge Open – 5 Takeaways – Taylor Made

January 31, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 9 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, Pro Pickleball Assocation

First PPA for 2022 is in the books. There’s a lot of excitement for the start of the year and

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Live Blog 

PPA Tour Desert Ridge Open – Live Blog

January 27, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 16 Comments pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

In case you missed it, we had a lengthy intro to our fantasy draft preview talking about early partnership changes

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Previews 

PPA Desert Ridge – Fantasy Draft Preview

January 26, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 8 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

It’s the PPA Tour Desert Ridge Open sponsored by Carvana, which is an online used car retailer that newly minted

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Opinion 

Reaction to Tom Dundon Interview with the Freestyle Boys

January 22, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 14 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Authored by Gritty The PPA has been mostly quiet since it was purchased by Tom Dundon but the first big

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APP Tour Boca Raton Masters – Fantasy Draft Preview

January 19, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 3 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

We were thinking about the rest of the upcoming month and how this is already tournament 2 of a triple

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Opinion 

APP Tour and Major League Pickleball (MLP) Combine Forces in Shifting Landscape of Pro Pickleball

January 8, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 9 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin, US OPEN

The line in the sand has officially been drawn. The APP announced Saturday morning that they had entered into a

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Opinion 

Does New PPA Ownership Mean New Player Contracts?

January 2, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 6 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Thomas Dundon, Tom Dundon

Authored by Slim We just posted an article we already had in final draft form that we initially planned to

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Opinion 

Appearance Fees, Exclusivity and the Potential Impact on Pro Pickleball

January 2, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 10 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

This post was written prior to information we had received about Tom Dundon and the purchase of the PPA. We

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Opinion 

Tom Dundon Purchases Pro Pickleball Association (PPA) – Goes All-In on Pickleball

January 1, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 10 Comments AAF, pickleball, pickleball tournaments, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tom Dundon

Further Update: with more contract details emerging for players, we put out a new article this morning you can find

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Have Your Say!

  1. Dan on NML’s 2026 MLP Draft Grades (Part 2) – Bottom of the ClassMarch 13, 2026

    Is Jorja really a "massive" upgrade for the 5s? AL and Meghan were already totally dominant, and are Noe/Jorja massively…

  2. admin on NML’s 2026 MLP Draft Grades (Part 2) – Bottom of the ClassMarch 12, 2026

    Oh man. Miscounted that one. We’ll get that one added tomorrow. We had them at a B-. Not sure what…

  3. Mark on NML’s 2026 MLP Draft Grades (Part 2) – Bottom of the ClassMarch 12, 2026

    You only did 19 of the teams. Nothing for Bay Area Breakers

  4. NML’s 2026 MLP Draft Grades (Part 2) – Bottom of the Class – NML Pickleball on NML’s 2026 MLP Draft Live BlogMarch 12, 2026

    […] posted part 1 of our draft grades yesterday and are bringing you part 2 […]

  5. admin on PPA Tour 2026 Newport Beach Open – 5 Takeaways – Greatness is ConsistencyMarch 9, 2026

    Parris is an interesting player as she wants to be alpha but her skillset is probably best suited for the…

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