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News Articles: Pickleball

The Macon Pickleball Association got to test the Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events facility on Nov. 18 to help get the facility ready to open by playing on every court for several hours to test the equipment and facility. Stephanie Shadden, For Macon-Bibb County/Special to The Telegraph

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Will new Atlanta development threaten Macon’s claim to largest pickleball facility?

Macon’s Rhythm & Rally may soon face competition as America’s largest pickleball complex, and the threat is coming from within the Peach State.

May 26, 2025
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By:
  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
Pickleball player Alice Edington, 56, returns the ball to her opponents during a doubles match at the Florida Senior Games. Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport and it's also popular with older athletes.

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At the Florida Senior Games, pickleball is the crown jewel. Here's 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.

December 17, 2024
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Matt Ozug,
  • and 1 more
Tony Martinez, 71, left, and Joanna Crawford, 65, from Thomaston, Georgia, compete in mixed doubles on the second day of the United States Senior Pickleball Indoor National Championships on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Rhythm and Rally Sports & Events in Macon, Georgia. United States Senior Pickleball hosted its inaugural indoor national championships this year, spanning three days and bringing hundreds of seniors to compete in Macon from across the country. KATIE TUCKER/THE TELEGRAPH

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Macon’s ‘state-of-the-art’ pickleball courts make it destination for national championship

Macon holds its indoor pickleball facility in high regard, and it was packed with players over the weekend for national championships. Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events hosted hundreds of people 50 and over, who turned out for the second day of the U.S. Senior Indoor Pickleball National Championships in hopes of winning a national title.

July 18, 2024
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By:
  • Lucinda Warnke
Pickleball players compete in the Southern Pickleball Association's Candy Cane Classic at Rhythm & Rally in Macon, Ga.

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World’s largest indoor pickleball facility opens in Macon

The world’s largest indoor pickleball facility is bringing new life to Macon Mall and helping make the Georgia city a focal point for the fast-growing sport. 

December 21, 2023
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  • Josephine Bennett
The world’s largest indoor pickleball facility in Macon

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Macon Mayor Lester Miller ponders creating new police force, reacts to recent jail break

Crime, blight, housing, economic development, tourism and a guitar-shaped beacon for travelers featured in the monthly Ask Mayor Miller talk.

 

November 02, 2023
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
Will and Denise Richards are the owners of Dill Dinkers, an indoor pickleball court chain.

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Pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the country, is moving indoors

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country. Indoor courts are popping up all over, from former warehouses, to empty stores and even shopping malls.

August 19, 2023
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By:
  • Erin Kenney
Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James shares a laugh with staff members during the NBA basketball team's Media Day Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in El Segundo, Calif.

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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.

September 29, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Freida Yueh (right) says of the increasingly popular sport of pickleball: "It's addictive so we just started playing and now with our other friends and relatives—actually everybody we know now plays pickleball."

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America's fastest-growing sport is a cross of tennis, pingpong and badminton

With 4.8 million people now playing, pickleball is ready for the big time.

February 19, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Mullen

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