From New York to Hawaii, weekend athletes and government officials are taking part in a battle that goes beyond the fight for court space. Credit...Photo illustration by Guillem Casasus / Tennis court ...

Nobody quite knows why pickleball is called pickleball. Some stories say that it was named after the founders’ family dog, Pickles, who kept running off with the ball. Others that Pickles was born two ...

What have Drew Brees and Kim Kardashian got in common? Both have had social posts about them either playing Pickleball or maybe coming back as a professional Pickleball player (in the case of Drew ...

Bethesda, Maryland — Rebecca Theim is a prolific pickler. A former collegiate tennis player, she's got a solid serve, a dynamic "dink" and even the jewelry for pickleball. "It can be very competitive, ...

Everyone and their mother seems to be playing. What’s the draw — and is it really a workout? By Juno DeMelo Now that their son is grown and their water-loving Labrador retriever has passed away, ...

Billionaire Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates is “stunned” but “delighted” that his favorite sport—pickleball—has become the fastest-growing sport in America, he said Tuesday in a blog post dedicated to ...

Kind of a big dill: Pickleball is exploding in popularity in ritzy hot spots. Getty Images; EleVen by Venus Williams America’s fastest-growing sport is definitely popular among plebes. But lately, ...

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is buying a professional pickleball team, along with fellow NBA champions Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors.

Chances are, you already know someone who’s an avid pickleball player. America’s fastest-growing sport—a cross between tennis, badminton, and ping-pong—can be played as either a singles or doubles ...