Beware of This Clever Fake Paddle Scam at Big Box Stores
The Dink's Alex E. Weaver details a counterfeit paddle scheme in which scammers buy a real Selkirk Boomstik from retailers like Dick's Sporting Goods, repackage a fake purchased for $30 to $40 from sites like Temu or Alibaba, and return the knockoff for a full refund. The fake paddle then ends up back on store shelves, with one recent Reddit post flagging a Dick's-bought Boomstik that lacked the Selkirk S on the handle and used the wrong unbranded weights.
Read at The Dink →MLP Columbus: Group Standings After Day 1
Pickleball.com's Will Daughton recaps Day 1 of MLP Columbus at Pickle & Chill, with the Atlanta Bouncers, New Jersey 5s, and defending champion Columbus Sliders all opening 1-0 atop Group A and the Las Vegas Night Owls and Palm Beach Royals leading Group B at 1-0 after the Royals notched the first win in franchise history over the Carolina Hogs. Group play resumes Friday at 9:30am CT, with the top four teams in each group advancing to Sunday's Standings Point Matches where 25 points go to the Group A No. 1 vs. Group B No. 1 winner.
Read at Pickleball.com →As The GPF Strengthens Its Governance, Questions Over Pickleball's Global Future Remain
World Pickleball Magazine's Chris Beaumont reports the Global Pickleball Federation has completed its first member-led election, an institutional milestone for the body looking to align national federations under a single international structure. Beaumont argues the lack of visible progress on a broader governance merger between the GPF and rival international organizations keeps key questions open about who will ultimately shape the global rulebook, ranking system, and pathway to the Olympics.
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