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FITK Daily Dink - July 16, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from Major League Pickleball's seventh regular-season stop opening this week at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego and The Dink's playoff-race preview, to Dave Fleming's storylines on whether the LA Mad Drops can break through at home and the league's how-to-watch guide for the four-day event.

  • MLP San Diego Preview

    The Dink's Erik Tice previews Major League Pickleball's seventh regular-season stop, running July 16-19 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, where 11 teams chase 25 standings points and playoff positioning. He notes the St. Louis Shock and New Jersey 5s have already clinched playoff berths, projects the LA Mad Drops and Columbus Sliders to clinch this weekend, and points out that Super Sunday matches were moved to early Pacific morning to make room for a FIFA World Cup watch party.

    Read at The Dink →
  • Storylines for MLP San Diego

    In a preview for Pickleball.com, broadcaster Dave Fleming lays out the top storylines for MLP San Diego, the seventh stop of the 2026 Major League Pickleball season at the Barnes Tennis Center. Fleming focuses on whether the LA Mad Drops can finally put it together in their home state of California and how the four-day event could reshape the playoff seeding picture.

    Read at Pickleball.com →
  • Major League Pickleball Returns to San Diego for Week 7

    Major League Pickleball's event page details MLP San Diego, a four-day regular-season showdown running July 16-19 at the Barnes Tennis Center in Point Loma. It is the seventh of nine regular-season stops, with each matchup decided by women's doubles, men's doubles, two mixed-doubles games, and a singles DreamBreaker tiebreaker, carried on PickleballTV.

    Read at Major League Pickleball →

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