/tags/pickleball pickleball en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:45:00 GMT /south-florida/2025-10-30/community-fights-pickleball-replacing-basketball-courts-at-south-florida-beachside-park Basketball players who frequent a South Florida park feel like they're being run off in favor of wealthy residents of a new luxury development. The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:45:00 GMT /south-florida/2025-10-30/community-fights-pickleball-replacing-basketball-courts-at-south-florida-beachside-park David Fischer | Associated Press /south-florida/2025-09-17/pickleball-curse-popular-sport-takes-injury-toll-in-key-biscayne Melissa White, the executive director of the Key Biscayne Community Foundation, tried to resist the siren call that is pickleball. But when her 12-year-old son, Johnny, and her 12-year-old niece, Tori, begged her, White’s willpower wore down. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:07:00 GMT /south-florida/2025-09-17/pickleball-curse-popular-sport-takes-injury-toll-in-key-biscayne John Pacenti | Key Biscayne Independent /environment/2025-04-17/bill-protecting-parks-from-pickleball-golf-and-big-hotel-developments Florida House lawmakers unanimously passed a measure that would protect state parks from pickleball courts, golf courses and big hotels. That measure is still moving through the Senate. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-04-17/bill-protecting-parks-from-pickleball-golf-and-big-hotel-developments Douglas Soule /sports/2024-12-17/at-the-florida-senior-games-pickleball-is-the-crown-jewel-heres-why Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport and it's also popular with older athletes. All Things Considered went to the Florida Senior Games to find out why. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:00:00 GMT /sports/2024-12-17/at-the-florida-senior-games-pickleball-is-the-crown-jewel-heres-why Juana Summers, Matt Ozug, Sarah Handel /government-politics/2023-12-12/pickleball-key-biscayne-committee-crandon-park-sports-miami A powerful member of a Crandon Park committee is pushing back against the idea of adding more pickleball courts at the Key Biscayne park. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-12/pickleball-key-biscayne-committee-crandon-park-sports-miami John Pacenti and Tony Winton | Key Biscayne Independent /local-news/2022-10-25/pickleball-is-booming-and-in-south-florida-its-here-to-stay Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. With great weather and an abundance of courts, Florida is one of the top five places in the U.S. to play. As cities and clubs convert their tennis courts into pickleball courts, enthusiasts — including a Florida tennis family who are ranked at the top of a pro pickleball tour — explain why they think the sport is here to stay. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:34:18 GMT /local-news/2022-10-25/pickleball-is-booming-and-in-south-florida-its-here-to-stay Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel /sports/2022-09-29/lebron-james-is-buying-a-pickleball-team LeBron James is now part of a pickleball team ownership group that includes fellow NBA players Kevin Love and Draymond Green. Pickleball is rapidly growing in popularity in the U.S. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:00:00 GMT /sports/2022-09-29/lebron-james-is-buying-a-pickleball-team Ayana Archie /news/2018-02-01/why-pickleball-is-taking-over-a-broward-hockey-rink-near-you Pickleball has been in South Florida for the past five years or so, but it was just last year that the sport virtually exploded in popularity Broward… Thu, 01 Feb 2018 22:53:28 GMT /news/2018-02-01/why-pickleball-is-taking-over-a-broward-hockey-rink-near-you Caitie Muñoz