Pickleball

12/4/2025 |  Pickleball-Owl AI to bring electronic line-calling to pro pickleball, eyes wider sporting impact (Reuters Sports) LOS ANGELES, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Major League Pickleball is set to introduce electronic line-calling for its matches next season, following a deal with technology firm Owl AI, the company's founder Jeremy Bloom told Reuters.
Owl AI's software-based system will be used to make real-time line calls in pickleball matches, replacing human judges and promising "pennies on the dollar" costs.

12/2/2025 |  Pickleball Kingdom Franchise to Land in Port Richey, Florida in Early 2026 (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom is expanding its footprint in Florida with a new franchise club opening in Port Richey, FL, in early 2026. The new ~40,000-square-foot facility will have 14 indoor professional-grade pickleball courts.

11/14/2025 |  EXEC: SFIA Study Finds Pickleball Attracting Rabid Player Base (SGB UPDATE) The SFIA released the findings from a special study, performed in collaboration with Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (DUPR), a privately held tech company that operates a global pickleball player rating system and mobile application, which found that pickleball engagement remains strong among avid players, with over 90 percent playing at least twice a week, 48 percent wanting to increase their play frequency and 57 percent planning to participate in more organized pickleball over the next 12 months.

11/10/2025 |  CityPickle Forms Long-Term License for Central Park Pickleball Courts (SGB UPDATE)

CityPickle has signed a 20-year licensing agreement to continue operating pickleball courts at Wollman Rink* in Central Park during the non-ice-skating seasons.

The decision was made by the NYC Parks Department following a competitive RFP process in which CityPickle and Related Companies (partners in Wollman Park Partners II) were selected as the highest-rated proposers to operate and maintain Wollman Rink.

10/2/2025 |  PickleRage to Open Facility in Fort Myers (SGB UPDATE) PickleRage announced plans to open a franchisee-owned pickleball club in Fort Myers, FL, in Q1 2026, in the McGregor Pointe Shopping Center.
Franchisee Ed Pickett will oversee the launch of the Fort Myers club, furthering PickleRage’s expansion in Florida.