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37 stories tagged Major League Pickleball across Daily Dink, Weekly Drive, and Monthly ATP.

DAILY DINK | June 6, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - June 6, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from the host Shock and Orlando Squeeze sitting tied atop Group A and the LA Mad Drops running Group B at 3-0 after Day 2 of MLP St. Louis, to The Dink's guide to pickleball's four toughest shots and Pickleball Channel's full release of the Franklin US Open men's singles gold medal match.

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DAILY DINK | June 5, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - June 5, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from pickleball.com's MLP St. Louis Day 1 standings recap with Brooklyn, the LA Mad Drops, and the SoCal Hard Eights all 1-0 in Group B and St. Louis topping Group A at Chaifetz Arena, to The Dink's roundup of five fresh poppy paddles built for kitchen line firefights.

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DAILY DINK | June 4, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - June 4, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from The Dink's MLP St. Louis preview ahead of Thursday's tip at Chaifetz Arena, to Jim Kloss's five hypothetical MLP trades that could reshape the title race, and World Pickleball Magazine's argument that the St. Louis Shock cannot afford another near miss at home.

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DAILY DINK | June 4, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - June 4, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from The Dink's MLP St. Louis preview ahead of Thursday's tip at Chaifetz Arena, to Jim Kloss's five hypothetical MLP trades that could reshape the title race, and World Pickleball Magazine's argument that the St. Louis Shock cannot afford another near miss at home.

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DAILY DINK | June 4, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - June 4, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from The Dink's MLP St. Louis preview ahead of Thursday's tip at Chaifetz Arena, to Jim Kloss's five hypothetical MLP trades that could reshape the title race, and World Pickleball Magazine's argument that the St. Louis Shock cannot afford another near miss at home.

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DAILY DINK | June 3, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - June 3, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from MLP's second waiver period reshuffling five rosters and a Black Bears-Hogs swap, to Dave Fleming's storylines for the home-court St. Louis Shock at MLP St. Louis, plus The Dink's drill-down on the three skills that separate 4.0 from 5.0 players.

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DAILY DINK | June 3, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - June 3, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from MLP's second waiver period reshuffling five rosters and a Black Bears-Hogs swap, to Dave Fleming's storylines for the home-court St. Louis Shock at MLP St. Louis, plus The Dink's drill-down on the three skills that separate 4.0 from 5.0 players.

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DAILY DINK | June 2, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - June 2, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from the New Jersey 5s sweeping the St. Louis Shock 3-0 to capture the MLP Columbus title, to the LA Mad Drops shipping Genie Bouchard to the Carolina Hogs in MLP Trade Window #2.

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DAILY DINK | June 2, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - June 2, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from the New Jersey 5s sweeping the St. Louis Shock 3-0 to capture the MLP Columbus title, to the LA Mad Drops shipping Genie Bouchard to the Carolina Hogs in MLP Trade Window #2.

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DAILY DINK | June 1, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - June 1, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from the New Jersey 5s sweeping Super Sunday in Columbus to capture their first MLP event title of 2026, to The Dink mapping out how to attack from the transition zone and World Pickleball Magazine framing what Tama Shimabukuro has to prove at the Macao Open.

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DAILY DINK | May 31, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 31, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from the New Jersey 5s sweeping the Columbus Sliders 4-0 to set up a Super Sunday clash with the St. Louis Shock at MLP Columbus, to The Dink breaking down the placement and spin combos that turn the pickleball serve into a setup shot.

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DAILY DINK | May 30, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 30, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from The Dink's Alex E. Weaver putting Selkirk's new Omni paddle through its paces with adjustable MOI weights, to Pickleball.com profiling Sofia Sewing as she steps onto the Palm Beach Royals roster for her MLP debut at Pickle & Chill.

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DAILY DINK | May 29, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 29, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from The Dink uncovering a clever fake paddle scam at big box stores like Dick's Sporting Goods, to Pickleball.com's Day 1 group standings out of MLP Columbus where the Palm Beach Royals notched the first win in franchise history, and World Pickleball Magazine's read on the Global Pickleball Federation's first member-led election and the open questions about international governance.

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DAILY DINK | May 28, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 28, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from Anna Leigh Waters' active undefeated streak in women's singles by the numbers, to the PPA Tour's PPA Spain announcement opening a seven-stop international expansion, and Pickleball.com's closer look at MLP Columbus tipping off Thursday at Pickle & Chill.

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DAILY DINK | May 27, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 27, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, with The Dink's Erik Tice wrapping the first MLP Dallas of the 2026 season, where the Los Angeles Mad Drops went undefeated for the title belt, the Columbus Sliders banked 18 standings points behind newcomers Alix Truong and Danni-Elle Townsend, and Jack Sock made noise out of the gate for Orlando.

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DAILY DINK | May 26, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 26, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, with the Los Angeles Mad Drops sweeping past the Columbus Sliders on Super Monday to win MLP Dallas undefeated and claim the season's first 25 standings points, plus Vietnam's top stars skipping the PPA Asia Macao Open for a higher-paying domestic Asia Open as scheduling and recovery start to reshape the regional calendar.

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DAILY DINK | May 25, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 25, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, with the Dallas Flash retooling their mixed-doubles pairings ahead of a Group A showdown against the defending-champion Columbus Sliders on the final Group Play day of MLP Dallas, plus the PPA Asia Macao Open opening four days after Kuala Lumpur and putting 15-year-old Tama Shimabukuro into three draws on minimal rest.

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DAILY DINK | May 24, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 24, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from MLP Dallas Day 2 action at Pickler Universe on Memorial Day weekend, to Championship Sunday at the PPA Tour stop in Wilson, NC, and Apollo Sports Capital's landmark $225 million investment in Pickleball Inc. - the new parent company of MLP and the Carvana PPA Tour.

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DAILY DINK | May 24, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 24, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from MLP Dallas Day 2 action at Pickler Universe on Memorial Day weekend, to Championship Sunday at the PPA Tour stop in Wilson, NC, and Apollo Sports Capital's landmark $225 million investment in Pickleball Inc. - the new parent company of MLP and the Carvana PPA Tour.

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DAILY DINK | May 24, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 24, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from MLP Dallas Day 2 action at Pickler Universe on Memorial Day weekend, to Championship Sunday at the PPA Tour stop in Wilson, NC, and Apollo Sports Capital's landmark $225 million investment in Pickleball Inc. - the new parent company of MLP and the Carvana PPA Tour.

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DAILY DINK | May 24, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 24, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from MLP Dallas Day 2 action at Pickler Universe on Memorial Day weekend, to Championship Sunday at the PPA Tour stop in Wilson, NC, and Apollo Sports Capital's landmark $225 million investment in Pickleball Inc. - the new parent company of MLP and the Carvana PPA Tour.

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DAILY DINK | May 23, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 23, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from the Dallas Flash, Orlando Squeeze, and St. Louis Shock opening 1-0 on Day 1 of MLP Dallas, to Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns closing the 2025-2026 PPA season with 43 and 31 gold medals, and Christian Alshon needing more than 1,000 attempts to land a Dude Perfect trickshot.

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DAILY DINK | May 22, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 22, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from Selkirk's June 2 Omni launch as the control-leaning successor to the Boomstik, to Hayden Patriquin, Matt Wright, Jack Sock, Caden Nemoff, and Blaine Hovenier weighing in on whether trash talk is good for pickleball as the MLP season returns.

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DAILY DINK | May 21, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 21, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from MLP's 2026 season opener landing in Dallas this Memorial Day weekend with the Jorja Johnson revenge angle, to Anna Bright and Anna Leigh Waters' defense powering the PPA Finals women's doubles title, and the APP Tour's new Asia expansion led by Tama Shimabukuro and Hsiang Wen-Huang.

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DAILY DINK | May 19, 2026
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Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from The Dink's Erik Tice previewing the 2026 MLP season opener at Pickler Universe in Dallas, to Pickleball.com's Jim Kloss predicting a New Jersey 5s vs. St. Louis Shock mini-playoff as an early-season Super Bowl out of Pool A and Pool B.

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DAILY DINK | May 17, 2026
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Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from Jim Kloss's tier-by-tier preview of the 10 best MLP rosters heading into Dallas, to Major League Pickleball's first 2026 waiver period quietly reshuffling three roster spots ahead of opening weekend.

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DAILY DINK | May 17, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 17, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from Jim Kloss's tier-by-tier preview of the 10 best MLP rosters heading into Dallas, to Major League Pickleball's first 2026 waiver period quietly reshuffling three roster spots ahead of opening weekend.

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DAILY DINK | May 16, 2026
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Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from Anna Bright welcoming 13-year-old Junior PPA star Elsie Hendershot to a stacked St. Louis Shock roster ahead of the 2026 MLP season opener, to The Dink's photo tour of jaw-dropping backyard and lakeside home pickleball courts ranging from a few hundred dollars to the hundreds of thousands.

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DAILY DINK | May 5, 2026
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Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from the UPA-A's 71-page rulebook landing a Blue Card conduct system and Owl AI line calling on May 22, to the PPA 500 draws dropping in San Clemente and Tama Shimabukuro's breakout run to Championship Sunday in Atlanta.

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DAILY DINK | May 1, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - May 1, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from a landmark $225 million investment by Apollo Sports Capital and Dundon Capital Partners that turns Pickleball Inc. into the new parent company of the Carvana PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball, to 15-year-old Tama Shimabukuro upsetting No. 2 seed Federico Staksrud in the Round of 16 at the Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships.

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DAILY DINK | April 30, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - April 30, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from Life Time's LT Pro 48 becoming the official ball of Major League Pickleball and the APP Tour rolling into Sacramento for its first ever Pro Invitational, to a wave of early upsets reshaping the men's draw at the Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships.

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DAILY DINK | April 29, 2026
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Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from The Dink's definitive 70-term glossary unpacking the new UPA-A pro rulebook, to Pickleball.com's live blog tracking Day 1 Round of 64 results out of Peachtree Corners as the Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships open the final Slam of the 2025-2026 PPA Tour season.

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DAILY DINK | April 27, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - April 27, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from the UPA-A's first official 71-page pro rulebook taking effect at MLP Dallas to the bubble races at Veolia Atlanta as the last 2,000-point stop before PPA Finals.

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DAILY DINK | April 25, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - April 25, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from a fresh All Florida Pro League Season 3 draft preview and PPA Tour storylines for the Veolia Atlanta Championships, to a new MLP partnership with Champions Series Pickleball and the freshly released MLP Austin match schedule.

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DAILY DINK | April 25, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - April 25, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from a fresh All Florida Pro League Season 3 draft preview and PPA Tour storylines for the Veolia Atlanta Championships, to a new MLP partnership with Champions Series Pickleball and the freshly released MLP Austin match schedule.

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DAILY DINK | April 18, 2026
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FITK Daily Dink - April 18, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from Waters and Johns booking the US Open mixed doubles final and Selkirk's sub-$200 SLK reset, to PPA Finals returning to San Clemente, plus USA Pickleball's 2026 Golden Ticket map, MLP scrapping the Challenger tier, and Front Office Sports on pickleball's private-equity rollup.

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DAILY DINK | April 17, 2026
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Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from DUPR's new wheelchair rating debuting at the 2026 Franklin US Open and Joola's ITC patent fight with 11 paddle brands, to a 1,000-point Sacramento Open race, MLP's May-August tickets going live on Tixr and Ticketmaster, Typti's $100K U.S. Open debut with Terrell Owens, and tennis pros using pickleball to warm up for Madrid.

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