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Dinking and Driving Across America
May 22, 2025 By Matthew Schwartz Lorraine (left) and fellow players after playing...
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“What the hell are you guys doing?”
By Matthew Schwartz May 16, 2025 Barry is as fierce a competitor in pickleball as...
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“I’d be Dead Around 50”
By Matthew Schwartz May 8, 2025 Barney in December, 2000, when he weighed 461. -...
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Play Indoors or Outdoors?
By Matthew Schwartz April 29, 2025 If you’ve played pickleball for a while, you...
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Ben Johns: Up-Close and Off-Court
By Matthew Schwartz April 24, 2025 (This is an updated version of the cover story...
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“Loyalty to Players, not Brands”
April 17, 2025 By Matthew Schwartz Matt Khoury is a self-described gearhead - Matt...
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A Near Death Experience
By Matthew Schwartz April 9, 2025 The next time you get upset during your...
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Better Pickleball Through Hypnosis
By Matthew Schwartz April 3, 2025 “Look into my eyes. Look deep into my...
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Your Serve: Players Talk Pickleball
By Matthew Schwartz March 27, 2025 A friend recently gave me a coffee mug that...
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Pickleball Effect’s Co-Host
By Matthew Schwartz March 18, 2025 This week marks one year since Trenga (right) began...
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A Conflict of Interest
By Matthew Schwartz March 12, 2025 I don’t think pickleball paddle reviewers should wear...
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“A Knucklehead and a Half”
By Matthew Schwartz March 5, 2025 Djeu says as a kid he was “A knucklehead...
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