Pickleball Team Owner Flips Medical Device Fortune to Sports Investing
Ron Saslow wasn’t necessarily looking to change careers. But when he finally listened to one of the many unbidden offers for his medical device business five years ago…
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Pickleball Slam 3 Heading to Agassi’s Las Vegas Home Turf
Pickleball Slam, now in its third season, will come to Las Vegas next February, featuring hometown favorite Andre Agassi. Agassi, the Las Vegas native, and Steffi…
Vince Vaughn Buys Pickleball Club Coachella Valley Scorpions
Vince Vaughn is switching sports: He’s going from dodgeball to pickleball. The award-winning Hollywood actor, who starred in 2004 comedy Dodgeball, has acquired a…
Northwestern’s Ex-AD Earned $1.2M After Fraught 9-Day Stint
Mike Polisky, who lasted nine days as Northwestern’s athletic director before resigning amid campus protests and national fury, received a $1.2 million golden parachute…
MLP, PPA Pickleball Tours Complete Merger With $75M Backing
Major League Pickleball by Margaritaville (MLP) and Carvana PPA Tour (PPA Tour) completed their merger, forming a unified pickleball entity backed by a $75 million…
Pickleball Grows 52% as Americans Increase Activity in 2023: Data Viz
If baseball is America’s pastime, then what does it mean if nearly as many Americans played pickleball in 2023 as baseball? According to the annual Topline…
Assessing Pickleball’s Momentum After Bumpy 2023
Being the fastest growing sport in America is fun for only so long. At some point, you have to grow up. With 8.9 million players in 2022, pickleball retained its…
ESPN Pickleball Slam Encore Lands Four Sponsors for 2024
ESPN’s first televised Pickleball Slam event was so successful this past April, the Worldwide Leader is coming back with Slam 2 on Feb. 4 from Hard Rock Live at Seminole…
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Welcome to Sportico‘s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships and products across the sports business industry. PERSONNEL USATF Signs…
Lil Wayne Invests in Texas Pickleball Team, Will Be Strategic Advisor
Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne has invested in the Texas Ranchers—one of the eight founding members of Major League Pickleball. The best-selling hip-hop artist…
NCAA Slams College Pickleball League Name in Trademark Dispute
Does the National Collegiate Pickleball Association sound like it has something to do with the National Collegiate Athletic Association? This question lies at the…
Pickleball Facility Demand Requires $900M Influx, Study Says
The nationwide pickleball craze has created a need for more courts and supporting facilities. So much that it will require more than $900 million in construction costs…
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