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Life Time's LT Pro 48 named official ball of Major League Pickleball
Life Time and Major League Pickleball announced that the LT Pro 48 has been named the official ball of MLP, expanding its role from the Carvana PPA Tour onto MLP courts when the league opens its 2026 season May 22 to 25 in Dallas. The 48-hole, precision-molded ball was designed by Life Time founder and CEO Bahram Akradi and his team to deliver more consistent bounce, durability, and playability across both pro leagues.
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APP Tour rolls into Sacramento with first ever Pro Invitational benefiting Shriners Children's
The Dink previewed the 2026 APP Sacramento Open Benefiting Shriners Children's at Johnson Ranch Sports Club, where the APP is running its first ever Pro Invitational on Wednesday April 29 with two unique format twists added on top of standard rules. The weekend event is the second stop of the APP Tour's 2026 calendar and the first time the tour has bolted a Pro Invitational onto a regular Sacramento Open.
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Atlanta begins to shift as early upsets open the men's draw ahead of the Round of 16
World Pickleball Magazine reports the opening rounds at the Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships have started to reshape the men's draw, with unseeded Matthew Barlow advancing past the eighth seed in three games and other lower-seeded players knocking out top contenders. The analysis frames one half of the men's bracket as cracked open ahead of the Round of 16 while the top half of the draw remains intact.
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