There are 20 article(s) tagged pickleball:

• June 2024

  • Calkins: He lost 100 pounds — playing pickleball

    “Adam Clay was always the fat guy. He endured all the humiliations that went along with that. So how did Clay finally lose 100 pounds? With a regular diet of pickleball.”

    By Geoff Calkins June 25, 2024

• May 2024

  • Thompson Machinery, pickleball earn Collierville approvals

    Thompson Machinery plans to develop roads and infrastructure which could encourage more business in the area. Pickleball 901’s conditional-use permit allows pickleball anywhere with Carriage Crossing.

    By Abigail Warren May 29, 2024

  • Collierville leaders face off on the pickleball court

    It’s unclear who won as board members need more practice. They joked they should add pickleball lessons into the 2024-25 budget, under review in the coming weeks.

    By Abigail Warren May 17, 2024

  • Word Search: Blue Note and pickleball

    Can you solve this word search?

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 09, 2024

  • Pop-up pickleball club in Collierville could become national model

    Pickleball 901 is planning a proof of concept in Collierville. If the pop-up club profitable, the idea could be taken nationwide.

    By Abigail Warren May 06, 2024

• April 2024

  • Blue Note named official bourbon of Major League Pickleball

    Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the U.S., and Memphis-based B.R. Distilling Co. has struck a multi-year deal to spotlight its whiskey portfolio during Major League Pickleball events nationwide. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 29, 2024

• March 2024

  • Indoor pickleball facility opens in a theater near you

    Bluff City Pickleball, the first indoor pickleball facility in Memphis, officially opens at the former Malco Bartlett Cinema, transforming all 10 theaters, the concession stand and projector rooms.

    By Michael Waddell March 25, 2024

  • Guess what’s coming, Memphis? More pickleball!

    It was inevitable, wasn’t it? Pickleball is coming to the Memphis Sports and Events Center. It’s the first in a series of pickleball pop-up clubs that Pickleball 901 plans to open in multiple locations across town.

    By Geoff Calkins March 01, 2024

• November 2023

  • Collierville approves Byhalia Commons and condominiums

    Byhalia Commons is south of Tenn. 385 on the west side of Byhalia Road and bordered by Collierville Road to the south. The condominiums are east of Town Square near Washington Street and Mount Pleasant Road.

    By Abigail Warren November 28, 2023

• September 2023

  • Calkins: Pickleball is coming to Beale Street! And FedExForum, too.

    Yes, pickleball is coming to Beale Street. And to FedExForum after that. It’s brought to you by two Memphians who started Pickleball 901 on the theory that — as one of them put it — “pickleball’s a beast.”

    By Geoff Calkins September 27, 2023

  • Injuries from pickleball craze prompt orthopedic study

    If you’ve noticed Campbell Clinic sponsors pickleball events: it’s a strategic move to gather data and ultimately educate the public to prevent the growing number of pickleball injuries local orthopedic doctors are seeing. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 05, 2023

• August 2023

  • Collierville to build public pickleball courts

    Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved public pickleball courts for Suggs Park.

    By Abigail Warren August 15, 2023

• July 2023

  • Exclusive: Germantown to get pickleball club with national opportunities

    A 40-court concept proposed for the Forest Hill Heights area would be the largest in the vicinity. Investors hope one day, it could host national pickleball events.

    By Abigail Warren July 17, 2023

  • Bluff City Pickleball coming to former Malco theater in Bartlett

    Bartlett will soon become the next suburb with a pickleball facility as a private entity is converting the former Malco movie theater on Bartlett Boulevard.

    By Michael Waddell July 07, 2023

• June 2023

  • Membership-based pickleball business to open in Collierville

    Adam Clay plans to open a business for pickleball fans and players at Carriage Crossing near Houston Levee and Tennessee 385 .

    By Abigail Warren June 18, 2023

• March 2023

  • Pickleball’s popularity continues to grow

    The number of Memphis-area pickleball courts continues to grow, with at least 18 more in the works. 

    By Blair Kinsey March 13, 2023

• June 2021

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    As the pandemic passes, we’re seeing lots of opportunities for exercise, dining, work, education and healthcare. A few photos from The Daily Memphian capture folks enjoying the changes.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 26, 2021

  • Pickleball players rejoice at new outdoor Bartlett courts

    Pickleball, invented in 1965, is a paddle sport that combines aspects of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. A pickleball court is 20-by-44 feet, similar to a badminton court and often played in either singles or doubles matches.

    By Omer Yusuf June 25, 2021

• October 2019

  • New Arlington Tennis Center opens as recreational options grow

    Fresh on the heels of the S.Y. Wilson Disc Golf Course opening a couple of weeks ago, the Arlington Tennis Center has opened nearby.

    By Michael Waddell October 09, 2019

• June 2019

  • Pickleball gaining players and venues across the Mid-South

    With an estimated 3 million players across the U.S. and several hundred locally, pickleball is a fast-growing amateur sport.

    By Michael Waddell June 16, 2019