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Lopsided Ben Johns Trade Leads to Big Questions Surrounding Competitive Integrity of MLP

July 21, 2025July 24, 2025 admin 17 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It’s being billed as the biggest trade in pickleball history, but it should represent something far different in the early

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Takeaways 

MLP Beer City Open (Midseason Tournament) 2025 – 6 Takeaways – Is Dallas Unbeatable?

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 admin 2 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It has been a lot of MLP over the past couple of months, but that didn’t seem to put a

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Opinion 

Quang Duong is Done with UPA Following Another Brazen Breach of Contract

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 admin 9 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

In one of the most bizarre sequence of events for pro pickleball, news broke on Saturday morning that Quang Duong

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PPA Tour Orange County Cup 2025 – 7 Takeaways – The Level of Pro Pickle Has Never Been Higher

June 24, 2025 admin 3 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It has been a refreshing change of pace to have had a break from PPAs. It meant that the PPA

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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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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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News Opinion 

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 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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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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