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Anna Leigh Waters accidentally confirms Trail Blazers' pursuit of LeBron James
The world No. 1 was asked about UPA owner Tom Dundon on the ESPYs red carpet — and let slip that his new NBA team is chasing LeBron James.
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Earlier this week
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How St. Louis Shock iced out Anna Leigh Waters — and won the trophy
Kate Fahey and Anna Bright built a game plan around avoiding the world No. 1 entirely at MLP's Mid-Season Finals, holding her to a fraction of her usual shot count. Pundits are still dissecting it.
Earlier this month
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Waters/Khlif Run Win Streak to 10 as New Jersey, St. Louis Set Up MLP Mid-Season Final Rubber Match
Both top seeds rolled through Saturday's semifinals at the Edward Jones MLP Mid-Season Tournament, setting up a third New Jersey-St. Louis meeting of the season for Sunday's title.
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MLP's Mid-Season Tournament Brings Every Team — Plus Four Guest Squads — To Grand Rapids
All 20 MLP teams plus Collegiate All-Stars, Team Europe, Team Australia and Team Canada face a double-elimination bracket at Belknap Park this week, with real standings points on the line.
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Paddletek buys PIKKL, signs JW Johnson, Jorja Johnson and Tyra Black
Paddletek Group's second brand acquisition in eight months comes with three new pros on the roster — the Johnson siblings leave a post-Franklin paddle-testing odyssey behind, and Tyra Black turns her longtime PIKKL loyalty official.
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MLP Trade Window #2: Breakers Ship Pablo Tellez to California in Latest Swap
The Bay Area Breakers and California Black Bears made a July 7 trade sending Pablo Tellez west, the newest move in a window that already produced MLP's first-ever four-team deal.
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Hurricane Tyra Black dealt from Dallas Flash to Columbus Sliders
One of the bigger swaps of MLP's June trade window sends Black to Columbus.
June 2026
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Riley Newman back, Ben Johns 19-5: the numbers that define MLP's third event
Brooklyn gets their injured men's doubles anchor back for St. Pete, where a raft of season stats reveal just how dominant — and how one-sided — the top-tier matchups have been in 2026.
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New Jersey Win MLP Austin, Then Dallas Ships Tyra Black to Columbus in First Big Trade
New Jersey beat Columbus for the Austin event crown on Super Sunday — then the real fireworks started off-court. Dallas, who went 1–4 and finished dead last, immediately dealt top-five women's player Tyra Black to Columbus for Dani-Elle Townsend and cash.
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Zane lit a fire under Hayden Patriquin — and he answered with a 10-0 week
After Zane Navratil publicly questioned Patriquin's Columbus showing, Hayden texted back asking for the smoke — then went 10-0 and took it to Ben Johns in men's doubles.
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Hannah Johns on the Johns family and the PPA's scrappy early days
On Pickleballers, Ben Johns's sister and PPA employee No. 4 retells the origin story — homeschooling on 12 acres, a freakishly coordinated kid brother, and the Franklin deal that made it real.
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MLP Austin: Columbus and New Jersey run their groups after Day 2
Through Friday's group play, the Columbus Sliders and New Jersey 5s sit 3-0 atop their groups, with Super Sunday standings points on the line.
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Waters and Bright cap the PPA season with a Finals title
Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright took women's doubles gold at the Toys "R" Us PPA Finals, with Todd/Rohrabacher silver and Parenteau/Kawamoto bronze.