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Houston Hammers Join Major League Pickleball as 21st Franchise for 2027
Major League Pickleball has added the Houston Hammers as its 21st team, starting in the 2027 season under a new ownership group led by Hugh Zhang.
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MLP
Should Pro Pickleball Ban Taunting? The Debate Splitting the Tour
A call for the PPA Tour to adopt an anti-taunting rule has become one of pro pickleball's loudest arguments this autumn, with Zane Navratil leading the case against. Here is...
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MLP
MLP Nations Cup: Eight Regional Teams Open the Pickleball World Championships
Major League Pickleball takes its co-ed team format global. Eight regional squads meet outside Dallas from 30 October to 1 November in the curtain-raiser for the Pickleball World Championships.
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