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Like many elements of the incredibly fast-growing sport of pickleball, the PPA Tour does not yet have a long history, having been founded in 2018. But its growth has also been very much on the upswing. Today the tour offers 24 events nationwide and a prize purse exceeding $5 million. Carvana is on as a […]
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The Association of Pickleball Players will host the inaugural U.S. Collegiate Championships and Midwest Open at Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Indiana, in early January. The January 3-7 tournament is the first APP Signature Event of its 2024 calendar and is presented in partnership with Westfield Sports Commission, Hamilton County Sports Authority, Hamilton County […]
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The Association of Pickleball Players has announced a 2024 schedule of 20 events with a mix of APP Tour and Next Gen events, the introduction of APP Signature competitions, more international tournament partnership and with the potential of more signature events to be announced later. The 2024 APP Tour will feature four APP Tour Majors […]
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The Association of Pickleball Players has announced an update to its 2023 APP Tour schedule, introducing its inaugural APP U.S. Indoor Championships scheduled for November 29 through December 3 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The 2023 APP U.S. Indoor Championships will be the only indoor event on the schedule. It […]
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The Sports & Fitness Industry Association and Pickleheads have released a State of Pickleball: Participation & Infrastructure Report, which provides analysis of pickleball participation and facility and court data in the United States. SFIA conducts an annual survey of Americans ages 6 and older and tracks participation in 124 sports, fitness and outdoor activities. This […]
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Officials with Triple Crown Sports have announced plans for its inaugural PickleCon 2024 from August 8-11 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Missouri. “Our collaboration with Triple Crown Sports has been a mutual benefit since day one,” said Kathy Nelson, president and chief executive officer of Visit KC and the Kansas City Sports Commission. […]
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The Carvana Professional Pickleball Association has announced a new tour stop for the 2023 season when Vulcan Kansas City Open is held at Elite Tennis and Wellness in Overland Park from August 24-27. The “Golden Ticket” qualifier event guarantees those who win their division at the event a confirmed spot in their respective bracket at […]
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Major League Pickleball by Margaritaville has named Julio DePietro has its next chief executive officer as Brian Levine will move from the interim CEO role into a strategic advisor position at the league. DePietro will oversee the continued overall business development of MLP. DePietro was a part owner of the Florida Smash, where he lobbied […]
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The Association of Pickleball Players is set to host the largest tournament in its history next week at the 2023 APP Newport Beach Open, June 28 through July 3 at the Tennis and Pickleball Club at Newport Beach. The 2023 APP Newport Beach Open includes more than 1,100 amateurs will take part in the amateur […]
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USA Pickleball has named Mike Nealy as its new chief executive officer. Nealy, a longtime sports executive, will begin his position at USA Pickleball in mid-June. Nealy served for eight years as executive director of the Arizona Sports Foundation, which operates the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Nealy, who becomes the second chief executive officer in USA […]
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Kentucky Sports Alliance has announced it has completed a major rebrand. The consortium of 15 Kentucky tourism-based organizations has joined under one umbrella to bring sporting events to the Bluegrass State.
Jamie Corr has been named the managing director at Burson Sports, a specialist sports practice based in Lausanne, succeeding Lars Haue-Pedersen, who is stepping down after more than 20 years of leading the agency.
The Sports Facilities Companies has acquired Firland Management as part of launching a new ice division, which includes a partnership with Central Park Conservancy which assumes the management of the Harlem Meer Center in New York City.
As the @NCAA enters the final month of its deliberation on which cities will be future hosts for hundreds of events across all three divisions, destinations around the country anxiously await news of the status of their bids.
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